Block 79 Marine Drive
Block 79 Marine Drive has 21 recorded HDB resale transactions since 2017. Latest sale: $1,100,000 (Jul 2026, 5 room, floors 16–18). Median $7,541/sqm. Prices up 21.5% over the past five years. Built 1977, 49 years lease remaining.
How this block compares
- 5 Room$1,050,000+6.1%vs town(+$60k)+41.9%vs national(+$310k)
Median of resales in the 12 months to Jul 2026, compared with town and Singapore medians on the same basis. Flat types with fewer than two sales in the window are omitted.
What this block rents for, and the gross rental yield (annual rent ÷ resale price). This block has too few rentals on record, so figures shown are the Marine Parade average.
| Flat type | Median rent /mo | Gross yield | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Room | $4,100 typically $3,800–$4,400 | 5% | Marine Parade avg · block too thin |
This block is inside the 1 km Primary 1 priority zone for 3 popular schools. When a school is oversubscribed, MOE ballots by home–school distance, and homes within 1 km are drawn first.
- This home
- School within 1 km
- School 1–2 km
- 1km ring, top priority
- 2km ring, next tier
Straight-line distances, the basis MOE uses for Home–School Distance priority. Tap a school to open it. Map © OneMap, SLA.
Other HDB blocks closest to Block 79 Marine Drive in Marine Parade, with their median resale price. Useful for comparing what a flat here costs against its immediate neighbours.
| Date | Floor | Type | Area | Price | $/sqm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $1,100,000 | $9,402 |
| May 2026 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $1,050,000 | $8,750 |
| Oct 2025 | 01 TO 03 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $780,000 | $6,667 |
| Apr 2025 | 19 TO 21 | 5 ROOM | 121 sqm | $1,200,000 | $9,917 |
| Dec 2024 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $910,000 | $7,583 |
| Jul 2024 | 07 TO 09 | 5 ROOM | 122 sqm | $920,000 | $7,541 |
| May 2024 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $838,000 | $6,983 |
| Oct 2023 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $880,000 | $7,521 |
| Oct 2022 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $990,000 | $8,250 |
| May 2022 | 16 TO 18 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $950,000 | $7,917 |
| Dec 2021 | 10 TO 12 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $885,000 | $7,564 |
| Dec 2020 | 19 TO 21 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $845,000 | $7,042 |
| Jun 2020 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 117 sqm | $910,000 | $7,778 |
| Feb 2020 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $860,000 | $7,167 |
| Aug 2019 | 19 TO 21 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $895,000 | $7,458 |
| Jul 2019 | 22 TO 24 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $808,000 | $6,733 |
| Apr 2019 | 19 TO 21 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $918,000 | $7,650 |
| Nov 2018 | 04 TO 06 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $710,000 | $5,917 |
| Sep 2018 | 13 TO 15 | 5 ROOM | 122 sqm | $890,000 | $7,295 |
| Sep 2018 | 25 TO 27 | 5 ROOM | 120 sqm | $940,888 | $7,841 |
About Block 79 Marine Drive
Block 79 Marine Drive is a million-dollar HDB block: a flat here has sold for as much as $1,200,000 (Apr 2025), among the rare blocks in Marine Parade to cross that mark. Its median runs about 72% above the Marine Parade median, ahead of around 96% of the town's blocks. It has a regular flow of resale activity, with 21 transactions since 2017 across 5 room flats priced from $710,000 to $1,200,000. The most recent transaction was a 5 room flat on storeys 16 TO 18 at $1,100,000 in Jul 2026, and the median works out to $7,541/sqm. Over five years, prices here are up about 21.5%. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), its leasehold relativity ratio is 0.8184, an annual lease decay of about 0.78%. All transaction data is sourced from data.gov.sg and updated monthly.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is an HDB flat at Block 79 Marine Drive worth?
The most recent resale transaction at Block 79 Marine Drive was $1,100,000 for a 5 room flat in 2026-07. The median price per square metre across all flat types is $7,541, based on 21 transactions since January 2017. Data sourced from data.gov.sg.
What is the remaining lease for Block 79 Marine Drive?
Block 79 Marine Drive was built in 1977 and has approximately 49 years and 7 months remaining on its 99-year lease. Under Bala's Table (the SLA leasehold valuation model), the annual lease decay rate is 0.78%, meaning the leasehold value decreases by approximately 0.78% per year at the current remaining lease.
What flat types are available at Block 79 Marine Drive?
Block 79 Marine Drive in Marine Parade contains 5 room flats. Resale prices range from $710,000 to $1,200,000 based on historical transaction records from data.gov.sg.
Have HDB prices at Block 79 Marine Drive gone up or down?
Resale prices at Block 79 Marine Drive have increased by approximately 21.5% over the past five years. The current median price is $895,000, with the most recent sale at $1,100,000 in 2026-07.