SG Block Index

Block 104 Whampoa DR

323104 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1997 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 112 units · 19 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
80Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 104 Whampoa DR in Novena scores 80.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.9 minutes’ walk from Farrer Park Mrt Station MRT, 5.2 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market), and 501 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 104 Whampoa DR in Singapore

Block 104 Whampoa DR, Singapore 323104

Pillar scores

Transport
54
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
100
Green space
70
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
55
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
84
Seniors
83
Renters
71
Investors
70
EV Owners
85

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23min
124NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
36.6min
145186CCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
51.2min
130EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
45.7min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 3 min (175 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 16 min riding

2m1241mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (95 m) to Bef Blk 104
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Bef Blk 104Newton · 5 stops · 8 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 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 2205 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)5.2 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)5.7 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)12.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited3.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Heal Medical Centre3.4 min
  • Healthify Medical Family Clinic3.4 min
  • N B Tham Clinic Pte Ltd4.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park13.4 min
  • City Green17.6 min
  • Cambridge Park18.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre15.7 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa15.9 min
  • Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre23.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC8.6 min
  • Pek Kio CC15.3 min
  • Kallang CC17.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library28.1 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 104 Whampoa Drive Whampoa View0 min
  • Rocca Balestier3.3 min
  • Okio3.4 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 4 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 502212.4 min walk · 72 m
  • Stop 502292.5 min walk · 59 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF BLK 1042 min walk
    124130145
  • OPP BLK 1042 min walk
    145
  • AFT PEGU RD2 min walk
    186

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
strong value

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 104 Whampoa DR is more liveable than 99% of them but pricier than 73% — around S$612/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability99th 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 an outstanding liveability score (80.3/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).

What you get80.3/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.5%executive median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds71 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 Whampoa DR

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

5-room4 sales · 12 mo
S$919k – S$973k
median S$958k · S$717759 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
603689776Sep '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Balestier (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 104 Whampoa DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jul '265-room01 TO 03119S$948kS$740
Jun '265-room10 TO 12119S$973kS$759
May '265-room10 TO 12119S$969kS$756
Dec '255-room04 TO 06119S$919kS$717
Jun '255-room10 TO 12119S$950kS$742

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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