SG Block Index

Block 93 Whampoa DR

320093 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1973 · Lease from 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 129 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
77Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 93 Whampoa DR in Novena scores 77/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.8 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 2.9 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market), and 315 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 93 Whampoa DR in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
100
Green space
76
Connectivity
56
Value (lease)
14
Leisure
61
EV charging
95
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
81
Seniors
81
Renters
70
Investors
59
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.5min
21EWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.9min
124DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
57.3min
21EWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
49min
21EWLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

31 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 13 min (872 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 14 min riding

8m215mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (547 m) to Northlight Sch
  2. Bus 21 · SBS Transit
    Northlight SchOpp Kallang /blk 2C · 5 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 5 min (297 m) to Kallang
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    KallangRaffles Place · 4 stops · 7 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 93

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 2318 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)2.9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)3.2 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)13.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.6.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Wee'S Family Clinic & Surgery3.2 min
  • Whampoa Clinic3.2 min
  • Plushealth Medical Clinic & Surgery3.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park14.8 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park19 min
  • St Michael'S Pg19 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa13.2 min
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre17.2 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre19.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC5.9 min
  • Kallang CC13.7 min
  • Pek Kio CC16.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library26.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 104 Whampoa Drive Whampoa View3.8 min
  • Okio4 min
  • Rocca Balestier4.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 93 Whampoa DR
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 5 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 502213.9 min walk · 231 m
  • Stop 509914 min walk · 210 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BALESTIER PT6 min walk
    124
  • NORTHLIGHT SCH8 min walk
    21

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
good value

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 93 Whampoa DR is more liveable than 93% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability93th 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 93 offers a strong liveability score (77/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).

What you get77/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds47 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 93 Whampoa DR

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$380k – S$425k
median S$403k · S$520543 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
493631768Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 93 Whampoa DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '253-room01 TO 0365S$380kS$543
Nov '253-room07 TO 0976S$425kS$520
Oct '243-room04 TO 0665S$369kS$527

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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