Block 22 Jln Tenteram
320022 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1962 · ~35 yrs lease left · 118 units · 10 floors
Block 22 Jln Tenteram in Novena scores 69.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.1 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 11.6 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 556 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 22 Jln Tenteram, Singapore 320022
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 45
- Food
- 79
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 81
- Daily needs
- 83
- Green space
- 86
- Connectivity
- 55
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 70
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 72
- Renters
- 63
- Investors
- 52
- EV Owners
- 73
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 29.4min
- one-north
- 37.8min
- Jurong East
- 51.9min
- Changi Airport
- 60.1min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap29 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (229 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 23 min riding
- Walk 2 min (149 m) to Blk 29
- Bus 124 · SBS Transit
Blk 29 → Newton · 10 stops · 14 min - Walk 1 min (52 m) to Newton
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Newton → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.
MRT stations
transit- Boon Keng Mrt Station17.1 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station18.1 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station19.1 min
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)11.6 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)13.5 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)18 min
Eateries nearby
food- Fong Fu Food Industries Pte LtdC6.3 min
- Thia Moon Chai6.6 min
- Cheng Kheng Miang6.6 min
- Mok Swee ChengB6.6 min
- Kang Poh KetB6.6 min
- Say Baba International Pte. Ltd.B6.6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.6.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.3 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- The Tenteram Clinic5.7 min
- Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa7.3 min
- Winsome Medical & Dental Center9.1 min
Parks & green
green- Mar Thoma Road Park6.1 min
- St Michael'S Pg10.4 min
- St Michael'S Fc11.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Silver Ace@Whampoa0 min
- Adventist Home for the Elders9.5 min
- Adventist Home For The Elders10 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC7.9 min
- Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)13.8 min
- Kallang CC20.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library22.2 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 20 Jalan Tenteram1 min
- Blks 27-30 & 32-33 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens2.9 min
- Blks 34/35 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens3.9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 3 clinics.
Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.Buses near here
LTA stops · OneMap routing- Stop 520491.8 min walk · 112 m
- Stop 521093 min walk · 165 m
- BLK 292 min walk124139
- OPP BLK 1959 min walk151
Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Novena planning area- Age profile
- In Novena, 15.6% of residents are under 15 and 17.6% are 65 or older.
- 45–498.8%40–448.5%35–397.4%50–547.3%
- Household income
- 47.7% of Novena households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- $20,000+27.4%No working person15.6%$2,000–2,9994.7%$15,000–17,4994.6%
- Dwelling mix
- 45.8% of Novena households live in HDB flats; 53.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
- Condominiums and other apartments41.8%HDB 3 room flats18.3%HDB 4 room flats15.4%Landed properties12%
- Household size
- 43.4% of Novena households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
- 2-person23.5%1-person19.9%3-person18.4%4-person17.6%
- In education
- Of Novena residents currently in education, 19.3% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary40.7%Secondary23.3%University13%Pre primary8.3%
- Commute to work
- 47.8% of working Novena residents commute by public transport; 39.3% drive or ride.
- Car31%MRT LRT and bus21.4%Bus17.1%No transport required10.8%
Resident data for the Novena planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Can I afford this?
est. ~S$856k · executiveSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 22 Jln Tenteram is more liveable than 56% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (executive HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06
Is it worth it?
liveability · price trend · leaseBlock 22 offers a strong liveability score (69.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~35 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Balestier. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 22 Jln Tenteram
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 22 Jln Tenteram in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Balestier medians.
Subzone medians — Balestier
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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