How far is Block 19 Jln Tenteram from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Boon Keng Mrt Station, about 17.7 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 19 Jln Tenteram to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 456 to Novena, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 27 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.82.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 19?

Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre) is roughly 12.2 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 19 Jln Tenteram?

Hong Wen School, approximately 692 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 19 Jln Tenteram?

Approximately 77 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2004 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 19 Jln Tenteram?

It scores 73.4/100 overall: transport 42.9, food 79.3, schools 100, healthcare 79, daily needs 79.6, green space 84.8, connectivity 56.6, value 74, leisure 68.6.

Is Block 19 Jln Tenteram a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 73.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 77 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Balestier give the price trend.

Block 19 Jln Tenteram

321019 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1999 · Lease from 2004 · ~77 yrs lease left · 107 units · 28 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 19 Jln Tenteram in Novena scores 73.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.7 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 12.2 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 692 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 19 Jln Tenteram in Singapore

Block 19 Jln Tenteram, Singapore 321019

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Pillar scores

Transport: 43
Food: 79
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 79
Daily needs: 80
Green space: 85
Connectivity: 57
Value (lease): 74
Leisure: 69
EV charging: 100

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 79
Seniors: 74
Renters: 62
Investors: 69
EV Owners: 81

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 26.8min
one-north: 35.1min
Jurong East: 56.3min
Changi Airport: 57.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (237 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

1m›456›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 1 min (67 m) to Blk 19
Bus 456 · SBS Transit
Blk 19 → Novena · 4 stops · 9 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-time rings · schematic

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 2757 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12.2 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)14 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)17.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Fong Fu Food Industries Pte LtdC5.4 min
Thia Moon Chai7.1 min
Cheng Kheng Miang7.1 min
Mok Swee ChengB7.1 min
Kang Poh KetB7.1 min
Say Baba International Pte. Ltd.B7.1 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.7.1 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.8 min
Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

The Tenteram Clinic6.2 min
Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa7.8 min
Winsome Medical & Dental Center9.7 min

Parks & green

green

Mar Thoma Road Park6.6 min
St Michael'S Pg10.9 min
St Michael'S Fc11.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Silver Ace@Whampoa2.1 min
Adventist Home for the Elders8.6 min
Adventist Home For The Elders9.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Whampoa CC8.5 min
Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)12.9 min
Potong Pasir CC24.9 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library22.5 min

EV charging

Blk 20 Jalan Tenteram3 min
Blks 27-30 & 32-33 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens3.4 min
Blks 34/35 Jalan Bahagia Whampoa Gardens4.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 19 Jln Tenteram

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 3 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 520490.3 min walk · 33 m
Stop 521093.4 min walk · 200 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 191 min walk
456
OPP BLK 1956 min walk
151
AFT BLK 1959 min walk
154

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 19 Jln Tenteram is more liveable than 74% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability74th 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 19 offers a strong liveability score (73.4/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~77 years left).

What you get73.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds77 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 19 Jln Tenteram

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$638k – S$689k

median S$664k · S$697–753 psf

5-room2 sales · 12 mo

S$840k – S$860k

median S$850k · S$743–761 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 19 Jln Tenteram

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	4-room	04 TO 06	85 m²	S$638k	S$697
Jan '26	5-room	16 TO 18	105 m²	S$840k	S$743
Nov '25	5-room	16 TO 18	105 m²	S$860k	S$761
Sep '25	4-room	10 TO 12	85 m²	S$689k	S$753
Apr '25	5-room	19 TO 21	105 m²	S$880k	S$779
Nov '24	4-room	07 TO 09	85 m²	S$680k	S$743
Aug '24	4-room	07 TO 09	85 m²	S$650k	S$711
Aug '24	5-room	19 TO 21	105 m²	S$780k	S$690
Jul '24	5-room	19 TO 21	105 m²	S$805k	S$712

Subzone medians — Balestier

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

3 ROOMS$507▼ 4.5%1

4 ROOMS$658▼ 12.7%1

5 ROOMS$740▲ 7.2%1

EXECUTIVES$612▼ 4.5%3

Compare with nearby blocks →Living in Novena →Novena estate data →Blocks near Boon Keng Mrt Station →Blocks near Hong Wen School →Commute to the CBD →Buying your first home →Upgrading or investing →

See what’s for sale

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