SG Block Index

Tan Tong Meng Tower

298128 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
71Overall / 100Top 58% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

Tan Tong Meng Tower in Novena scores 71.2/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 12.2 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1296 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Tan Tong Meng Tower in Singapore

Tan Tong Meng Tower, Novena, Singapore 298128

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
61
Schools
94
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
59
Green space
68
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
52
EV charging
87
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
76
Seniors
67
Renters
62
Investors
79
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.9min
166NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.4min
153CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
44.4min
153CCLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
57.6min
166EWLEWLS$2.38 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 6 min (352 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 15 min riding

3m1662mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (181 m) to Thomson Flyover
  2. Bus 166 · SBS Transit
    Thomson FlyoverNovena · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 2 min (143 m) to Novena
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NovenaRaffles Place · 6 stops · 11 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

Price & tenure

Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA

Latest median PSFS$1296
12-month change▲ 13.5%
Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 3 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory

>150 m²
3

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTMarketClinicParkHere

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)20.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)21.7 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)22.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Health Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Thomson GP Clinic4.4 min
  • Livewell Medical Family Clinic8.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Novena Rise Pk6.8 min
  • Novena Pk9.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk13.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)7.3 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)15.8 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport23.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC18.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)20.3 min
  • Tanglin CC28.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library21.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Tan Tong Meng Tower
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 parks, 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 510192.2 min walk · 162 m
  • Stop 500514 min walk · 231 m
Buses that serve this block
  • THOMSON FLYOVER3 min walk
    166
  • OPP TRELLIS TWRS7 min walk
    153

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.

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), Tan Tong Meng Tower is more liveable than 46% of them and cheaper than 99% — around S$1,296/psf (as of 2026-04).

Liveability46th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 99%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (CCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-04

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).

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