SG Block Index

Block 77 Lor Limau

320077 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1972 · Lease from 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 206 units · 16 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 77 Lor Limau in Novena scores 73.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.8 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 3.9 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 499 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 77 Lor Limau in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
46
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
83
Daily needs
100
Green space
64
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
12
Leisure
70
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
78
Seniors
77
Renters
67
Investors
56
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.4min
456NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.9min
186CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
51min
186CCLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
55.3min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (417 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

4m4562mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (246 m) to Opp Nkf
  2. Bus 456 · SBS Transit
    Opp NkfNovena · 2 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 2 min (143 m) to Novena
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NovenaRaffles Place · 6 stops · 11 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 77

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 2226 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)3.9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)4.6 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)18.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.7 min
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited6.8 min
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.7.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Plushealth Medical Clinic & Surgery2.8 min
  • Wee'S Family Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Whampoa Clinic3.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk18 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park19.1 min
  • Pek Kio Park19.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa13.2 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders17.4 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders17.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC6.3 min
  • Kallang CC17.7 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)21.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library22.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 76/77 Lorong Limau0.7 min
  • Okio6.8 min
  • Blk 103/104 Jalan Rajah7.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 77 Lor Limau
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 4 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 501592.9 min walk · 186 m
  • Stop 520994.2 min walk · 159 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP NKF4 min walk
    186456
  • OPP BALESTIER PT8 min walk
    145

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 77 Lor Limau is more liveable than 77% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability77th 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 77 offers a strong liveability score (73.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~46 years left).

What you get73.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds46 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 77 Lor Limau

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

3-room6 sales · 12 mo
S$335k – S$388k
median S$357k · S$528611 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
456614772Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 77 Lor Limau

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
May '263-room01 TO 0359S$335kS$528
Mar '263-room04 TO 0659S$338kS$532
Dec '253-room07 TO 0959S$370kS$583
Nov '253-room04 TO 0659S$350kS$551
Oct '253-room04 TO 0659S$363kS$572
Sep '253-room07 TO 0959S$388kS$611
Jun '253-room13 TO 1559S$360kS$567
May '253-room13 TO 1559S$368kS$579
Apr '253-room10 TO 1259S$330kS$520
Feb '253-room01 TO 0359S$315kS$496
Jul '243-room04 TO 0659S$309kS$487
Jul '243-room16 TO 1859S$350kS$551

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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