SG Block Index

Block 27 Jln Bahagia

320027 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1963 · Lease from 1970 · ~43 yrs lease left · 118 units · 10 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 27 Jln Bahagia in Novena scores 68.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.1 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 11.4 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 494 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 27 Jln Bahagia in Singapore

Block 27 Jln Bahagia, Singapore 320027

Pillar scores

Transport
43
Food
79
Schools
99
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
85
Green space
80
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
6
Leisure
71
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
75
Seniors
71
Renters
61
Investors
52
EV Owners
73

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
28.6min
124NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
41min
124DTLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
58.2min
124NSLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.3min
139EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 3 min (182 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 23 min riding

2m1241mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (102 m) to Blk 29
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Blk 29Newton · 10 stops · 14 min
  3. Walk 1 min (52 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 27

Distance 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
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2673 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)11.4 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)12.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)19.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.6.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa7.1 min
  • Winsome Medical & Dental Center9 min
  • The Tenteram Clinic9.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mar Thoma Road Park10.3 min
  • St Michael'S Pg13.5 min
  • St Michael'S Fc14.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa4.4 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders11 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders11.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC7.8 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)15.3 min
  • Kallang CC20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library21.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blks 27-30 & 32-33 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens1.5 min
  • Blks 34/35 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens3.4 min
  • Blk 20 Jalan Tenteram5.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 27 Jln Bahagia
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 521092.5 min walk · 138 m
  • Stop 521293.4 min walk · 79 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 292 min walk
    124139

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 · executive

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 27 Jln Bahagia is more liveable than 50% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability50th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 27%

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 · lease

Block 27 offers a strong liveability score (68.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~43 years left).

What you get68.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds43 yrslease remaining

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 27 Jln Bahagia

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$300k – S$315k
median S$307k · S$498523 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
432603775Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 27 Jln Bahagia

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room07 TO 0956S$300kS$498
Aug '253-room04 TO 0656S$315kS$523
Jul '253-room01 TO 0356S$307kS$509
Mar '253-room07 TO 0956S$290kS$481
Aug '243-room01 TO 0353S$265kS$465
Jul '243-room01 TO 0353S$295kS$517

Subzone medians — Balestier

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$507▼ 4.5%
4 ROOMS$658▼ 12.7%
5 ROOMS$740▲ 7.2%
EXECUTIVES$612▼ 4.5%
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