SG Block Index

Block 115 Whampoa RD

320115 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1993 · Lease from 1994 · ~67 yrs lease left · 98 units · 14 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
75Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 115 Whampoa RD in Novena scores 74.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.4 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 503 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 115 Whampoa RD in Singapore

Block 115 Whampoa RD, Singapore 320115

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
98
Green space
80
Connectivity
48
Value (lease)
54
Leisure
75
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
80
Seniors
78
Renters
63
Investors
65
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30.6min
124NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
43min
124DTLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
60.2min
124NSLEWLS$2.15 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
61.3min
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 (227 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 24 min riding

2m1241mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (147 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 115

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 2488 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)7.9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)8.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)19 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.4.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.4 min
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited11.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa4.6 min
  • Winsome Medical & Dental Center5.7 min
  • HeartlandHealth6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mar Thoma Road Park12.4 min
  • St Michael'S Pg16.6 min
  • St Michael'S Fc17.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa6.4 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders13 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders13.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC5.2 min
  • Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)17.3 min
  • Kallang CC19.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library20.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blks 34/35 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens4.3 min
  • Blks 27-30 & 32-33 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens4.8 min
  • Blk 74/75 Whampoa Drive Whampoa Court5.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 115 Whampoa RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 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 524513.5 min walk · 111 m
  • Stop 521093.5 min walk · 122 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 115 Whampoa RD is more liveable than 82% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability82th 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 115 offers a strong liveability score (74.6/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~67 years left).

What you get74.6/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds67 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 115 Whampoa RD

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$912k
median S$912k · S$628628 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
564636707Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 115 Whampoa RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room10 TO 12135S$912kS$628
Apr '255-room04 TO 06131S$890kS$631
Sep '245-room04 TO 06135S$840kS$578

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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