SG Block Index

Cube 8

298130 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Balestier · Novena

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

Cube 8 in Novena scores 71.2/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 12.5 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2146 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Cube 8 in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
60
Schools
93
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
57
Green space
68
Connectivity
69
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
54
EV charging
85
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
71
Young Families
75
Seniors
67
Renters
63
Investors
75
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
23.6min
851NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
28.2min
153CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
42.2min
153CCLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.2min
851EWLEWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

24 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 4 min (279 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 15 min riding

2m8512mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (108 m) to Thomson Flyover
  2. Bus 851 · 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$2146
12-month change▲ 33.2%
Price momentum64th pctvs other condos

Based on 28 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

51–70 m²
7
71–100 m²
14
101–150 m²
9
>150 m²
2

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)21 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)21.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)22.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Health Clinic & Surgery4.7 min
  • Thomson GP Clinic4.7 min
  • Victor's Family Clinic8.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Novena Rise Pk7.1 min
  • Novena Pk9.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk13.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)6.8 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)15.3 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport22.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC18.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)19.9 min
  • Tanglin CC28.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library20.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Cube 8
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 510191.7 min walk · 97 m
  • Stop 510294 min walk · 278 m
Buses that serve this block
  • THOMSON FLYOVER2 min walk
    851
  • OPP TRELLIS TWRS4 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
priced about right

Among CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), Cube 8 is more liveable than 46% of them and cheaper than 50% — around S$2,146/psf (as of 2026-06).

Liveability46th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 50%

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 2026-06

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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