SG Block Index

Block 106 Jln Rajah

321106 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1983 · Lease from 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 68 units · 10 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 106 Jln Rajah in Novena scores 70.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.2 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 9.2 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market), and 820 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 106 Jln Rajah in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
38
Food
86
Schools
100
Healthcare
75
Daily needs
87
Green space
78
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
34
Leisure
81
EV charging
95
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
76
Seniors
72
Renters
61
Investors
59
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.2min
124NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
41.6min
124DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
58.8min
124NSLEWLS$2.11 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
59.9min
139EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

29 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 6 min (388 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding

5m1241mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (308 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 106

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 2181 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)9.2 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)9.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)15.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.7.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa7.4 min
  • Winsome Medical & Dental Center8.3 min
  • Plushealth Medical Clinic & Surgery8.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Mar Thoma Road Park15.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk15.5 min
  • St Michael'S Pg19.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa9.3 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders12.8 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders13.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC8 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)17.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)19.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library17.6 min
  • Bishan Public Library42.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 103/104 Jalan Rajah3.8 min
  • Blk 61/62 Jalan Ma'Mor5.3 min
  • Blk 101/102 Jalan Rajah Rajah Court5.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 106 Jln Rajah
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 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 524111.5 min walk · 90 m
  • Stop 524191.5 min walk · 94 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP NKF5 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
slight premium

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 106 Jln Rajah is more liveable than 58% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability58th 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 106 offers a strong liveability score (70.2/100). 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 get70.2/100overall 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 106 Jln Rajah

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

Executive1 sale · 12 mo
S$935k
median S$935k · S$579579 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
568596625Sep '24Aug '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 106 Jln Rajah

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '25Executive04 TO 06150S$935kS$579

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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