SG Block Index

Block 30 Jln Bahagia

320030 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1986 · Lease from 1987 · ~60 yrs lease left · 100 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
72Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 30 Jln Bahagia in Novena scores 71.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.1 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 10.2 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 445 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 30 Jln Bahagia in Singapore

Block 30 Jln Bahagia, Singapore 320030

Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
88
Green space
81
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
40
Leisure
73
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
77
Seniors
73
Renters
62
Investors
61
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.5min
124NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
42.9min
124DTLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
60min
124NSLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.2min
139EWLEWLS$2.30 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (218 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 24 min riding

2m1241mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (138 m) to Blk 114
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Blk 114Newton · 11 stops · 15 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 30

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 2579 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)10.2 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)11.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)19.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.6.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa6.9 min
  • Winsome Medical & Dental Center8 min
  • HeartlandHealth9.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mar Thoma Road Park10.3 min
  • St Michael'S Pg13.4 min
  • St Michael'S Fc14.1 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa4.3 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders10.9 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders11.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC7.5 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)15.2 min
  • Kallang CC20.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library21.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blks 27-30 & 32-33 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens1.5 min
  • Blks 34/35 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens2.9 min
  • Blk 20 Jalan Tenteram5.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 30 Jln Bahagia
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 4 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 521092.1 min walk · 136 m
  • Stop 521293.3 min walk · 146 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 1142 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
priced about right

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 30 Jln Bahagia is more liveable than 64% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability64th 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 30 offers a strong liveability score (71.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~60 years left).

What you get71.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds60 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 30 Jln Bahagia

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$755k
median S$755k · S$575575 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
561634708Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 30 Jln Bahagia

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room07 TO 09122S$755kS$575
May '254-room04 TO 0684S$560kS$619
May '254-room01 TO 0384S$565kS$625
Dec '244-room10 TO 1284S$570kS$630

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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