SG Block Index

Block 104 Jln Rajah

321104 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 144 units · 25 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 104 Jln Rajah in Novena scores 73.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.1 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, 9.1 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market), and 836 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 104 Jln Rajah in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
42
Food
88
Schools
100
Healthcare
76
Daily needs
96
Green space
83
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
84
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
75
Renters
65
Investors
61
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
30min
124NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
38.2min
230CCLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
59.5min
124NSLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.5min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (450 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

6m1241mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (370 m) to Opp Nkf
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Opp NkfNewton · 8 stops · 11 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 104

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 2023 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)9.1 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)9.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 5 Blk 7517.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.9.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Y Lee Clinic5.6 min
  • Plushealth Medical Clinic & Surgery8.6 min
  • Winsome Medical & Dental Center9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk13 min
  • Mar Thoma Road Park18.8 min
  • Novena Rise Pk20.5 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa12.9 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3115 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders16.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC9.4 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)18.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)19.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library17.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 103/104 Jalan Rajah0.4 min
  • Blk 101/102 Jalan Rajah Rajah Court5.2 min
  • 360 Balestier Road Singapore 3297835.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 104 Jln Rajah
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 3 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 524192.7 min walk · 86 m
  • Stop 524113.2 min walk · 87 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP NKF6 min walk
    124
  • SHAW PLAZA8 min walk
    145
  • AFT SAFRA TOA PAYOH11 min walk
    230

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 104 Jln Rajah is more liveable than 75% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability75th 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 104 offers a strong liveability score (73.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~57 years left).

What you get73.5/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds57 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 104 Jln Rajah

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room4-room5-roomExecutive a sale at this block
482713944Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

No registered resale at Blk 104 Jln Rajah in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Balestier medians.

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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