Block 61 Jln Tenteram
320061 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1959 · Lease from 1972 · ~45 yrs lease left · 9 units · 2 floors
Block 61 Jln Tenteram in Novena scores 69.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.6 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 10.8 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market), and 691 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 61 Jln Tenteram, Singapore 320061
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 40
- Food
- 85
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 72
- Daily needs
- 81
- Green space
- 87
- Connectivity
- 54
- Value (lease)
- 10
- Leisure
- 79
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 69
- Young Families
- 75
- Seniors
- 71
- Renters
- 62
- Investors
- 54
- EV Owners
- 73
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 25.2min
- one-north
- 43.2min
- Jurong East
- 54.8min
- Changi Airport
- 58.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap25 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (236 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 19 min riding
- Walk 1 min (65 m) to Opp Blk 65
- Bus 456 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 65 → Novena · 3 stops · 8 min - Walk 2 min (143 m) to Novena
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Novena → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 11 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 Station18.6 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station19.7 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station20.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)10.8 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)11.1 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)15.9 min
Eateries nearby
food- Fong Fu Food Industries Pte LtdC2.6 min
- Wong Poh Holdings Pte. Ltd.5.9 min
- Seah Imm MingA5.9 min
- Tan ElsieA5.9 min
- Cheng Kim MengB5.9 min
- Qu XiaobingA5.9 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.4 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa8.6 min
- Winsome Medical & Dental Center9.7 min
- The Tenteram Clinic10.1 min
Parks & green
green- Mar Thoma Road Park10.5 min
- St Michael'S Pg14.8 min
- St Michael'S Fc15.5 min
Primary schools
straight-line- Hong Wen School691 m
- St Andrew'S School (Junior)921 m
- Pei Chun Public School1010 m
Eldercare centres
care- Silver Ace@Whampoa4.6 min
- Adventist Home for the Elders8.5 min
- Adventist Home For The Elders9 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC9.2 min
- Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12.8 min
- Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)17.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library17.7 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 61/62 Jalan Ma'Mor1 min
- Blks 34/35 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens1.3 min
- Blks 27-30 & 32-33 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens3.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 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 520591 min walk · 71 m
- Stop 521091.9 min walk · 131 m
- OPP BLK 651 min walk21456
- THOMSON MED CTR2 min walk141
- AFT BLK 19510 min walk154
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 61 Jln Tenteram is more liveable than 51% 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 61 offers a strong liveability score (69.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~45 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 61 Jln Tenteram
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 61 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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