SG Block Index

Block 102 Jln Rajah

321102 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1980 · Lease from 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 198 units · 12 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 102 Jln Rajah in Novena scores 74.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 12.1 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market), and 997 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 102 Jln Rajah in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
71
Daily needs
80
Green space
93
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
86
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
80
Seniors
74
Renters
68
Investors
60
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
26.3min
8NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.1min
129186CCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
55.9min
8NSLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.2min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 9 min (575 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 15 min riding

7m82mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (454 m) to Aft Safra Toa Payoh
  2. Bus 8 · SBS Transit
    Aft Safra Toa PayohToa Payoh Int · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 102

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 1828 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)12.1 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7514.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Y Lee Clinic6.5 min
  • Livewell Medical Family Clinic9.1 min
  • Plushealth Medical Clinic & Surgery11.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk10 min
  • Novena Rise Pk17.7 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park19.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3111.9 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders16.1 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport16.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC12.3 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)15.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)16.6 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library14.3 min
  • Bishan Public Library41.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 101/102 Jalan Rajah Rajah Court1.2 min
  • Blk 103/104 Jalan Rajah4.9 min
  • 360 Balestier Road Singapore 3297837.7 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 102 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 524012 min walk · 71 m
  • Stop 524092.3 min walk · 61 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BLK 1022 min walk
    129
  • AFT IRRAWADDY RD2 min walk
    186
  • AFT SAFRA TOA PAYOH7 min walk
    8
  • BEF BALESTIER PLAZA8 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 102 Jln Rajah is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability79th 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 102 offers a strong liveability score (74.1/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get74.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds54 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 102 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$568k
median S$568k · S$561561 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
520730940Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 102 Jln Rajah

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room04 TO 0694S$568kS$561

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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