SG Block Index

The Axis

308227 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
82Overall / 100Top 20% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Axis in Novena scores 82.1/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 11.6 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1798 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of The Axis in Singapore

The Axis, Novena, Singapore 308227

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Pillar scores

Transport
64
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
99
Green space
71
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
69
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
85
Seniors
81
Renters
73
Investors
88
EV Owners
90

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.7min
131NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
31.8min
186CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
45.9min
186CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.5min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 4 min (291 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 18 min riding

2m›131›2m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (121 m) to Opp Shaw Plaza
  2. Bus 131 · SBS Transit
    Opp Shaw Plaza → Novena · 6 stops · 7 min
  3. Walk 2 min (143 m) to Novena
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Novena → Raffles 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$1798
12-month change▲ 35.5%
Price momentum93th pctvs other condos

Based on 17 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

≤50 m²
2
51–70 m²
4
71–100 m²
8
101–150 m²
2
>150 m²
1

What’s nearby

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

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 1711 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)8.1 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)9.7 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)16.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.2 min
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Y Lee Clinic4.8 min
  • N B Tham Clinic Pte Ltd7 min
  • Heal Medical Centre7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Novena Rise Pk14.5 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk15.2 min
  • Novena Pk16.4 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)18.4 min
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa19.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3119.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC13.4 min
  • Pek Kio CC20.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)22.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library19.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Axis
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 501991.6 min walk · 74 m
  • Stop 501912.9 min walk · 131 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP SHAW PLAZA2 min walk
    131186
  • BEF BALESTIER PLAZA4 min walk
    145

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), The Axis is more liveable than 89% of them and cheaper than 81% — around S$1,798/psf (as of 2026-05).

Liveability89th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 81%

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 2026-05

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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