How far is Block 101 Jln Rajah from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh Mrt Station, about 12.5 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 101 Jln Rajah to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 8 to Toa Payoh Int, then North-South Line to Raffles Place. About 27 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$1.75.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 101?

Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market) is roughly 11.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 101 Jln Rajah?

Kheng Cheng School, approximately 1026 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 101 Jln Rajah?

Approximately 53 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1980 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 101 Jln Rajah?

It scores 75.7/100 overall: transport 60.8, food 89.3, schools 99.5, healthcare 70.6, daily needs 82.1, green space 98.8, connectivity 54.9, value 26, leisure 86.9.

Is Block 101 Jln Rajah a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 75.7/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 53 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 101 Jln Rajah

321101 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1980 · ~53 yrs lease left · 128 units · 17 floors

76Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 101 Jln Rajah in Novena scores 75.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.5 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 11.8 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market), and 1026 m straight-line from Kheng Cheng School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 101 Jln Rajah in Singapore

Block 101 Jln Rajah, Singapore 321101

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Pillar scores

Transport: 61
Food: 89
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 71
Daily needs: 82
Green space: 99
Connectivity: 55
Value (lease): 26
Leisure: 87
EV charging: 100

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 76
Young Families: 81
Seniors: 76
Renters: 70
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 27.3min
one-north: 34.9min
Jurong East: 56.9min
Changi Airport: 60.2min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 11 min (614 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 14 min riding

9m›8›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre

Walk 9 min (492 m) to Bef Toa Payoh PK
Bus 8 · SBS Transit
Bef Toa Payoh PK → Toa Payoh Int · 1 stop · 1 min
Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Toa Payoh → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 1720 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)11.8 min
Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12.6 min
Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)14.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

The Food Explorer Pte LtdA3.3 min
Tan Chee Heng3.3 min
Rochor Traditional Beancurd LlpB5.7 min
Chuan Yang Ji Mutton Soup Steamboat Pte. Ltd.B5.7 min
Singapore Petroleum Company LimitedA5.9 min
Tc Boomtown Company Pte. Ltd.A6 min

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.4 min

CHAS clinics

health

S Y Lee Clinic6.2 min
Livewell Medical Family Clinic7.5 min
Chng Clinic And Surgery12.8 min

Parks & green

green

Toa Payoh Town Pk8.4 min
Novena Rise Pk16.1 min
Novena Pk18.9 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3113.8 min
Carecorner Cluster Suppport15.3 min
Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP62B)15.3 min

Community clubs

leisure

Whampoa CC12.8 min
Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)15.4 min
Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)17.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Toa Payoh Public Library13.1 min
Bishan Public Library40.5 min

EV charging

Blk 101/102 Jalan Rajah Rajah Court2.6 min
Blk 103/104 Jalan Rajah5.1 min
360 Balestier Road Singapore 3297837.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 101 Jln Rajah

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 524011.6 min walk · 64 m
Stop 524092 min walk · 88 m

Buses that serve this block

Bef Toa Payoh Pk9 min walk
8230
AFT HDB HUB10 min walk
31

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 101 Jln Rajah is more liveable than 87% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability87th 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 101 offers a strong liveability score (75.7/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~53 years left).

What you get75.7/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds53 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 101 Jln Rajah

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo

S$610k

median S$610k · S$603–603 psf

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

Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 101 Jln Rajah

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Dec '25	4-room	13 TO 15	94 m²	S$610k	S$603
Mar '25	4-room	04 TO 06	94 m²	S$565k	S$558
Feb '25	4-room	01 TO 03	94 m²	S$500k	S$494
Jan '25	4-room	01 TO 03	94 m²	S$530k	S$524
Dec '24	4-room	04 TO 06	94 m²	S$555k	S$549
Nov '24	4-room	10 TO 12	94 m²	S$608k	S$601
Oct '24	4-room	01 TO 03	94 m²	S$568k	S$561
Aug '24	4-room	10 TO 12	94 m²	S$550k	S$544

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

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