SG Block Index

Gilstead 38

309082 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Moulmein · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
67Overall / 100Top 70% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

Gilstead 38 in Novena scores 67.3/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 7.7 minutes’ walk from Newton Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1699 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Gilstead 38 in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
56
Food
71
Schools
100
Healthcare
49
Daily needs
76
Green space
65
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
37
EV charging
26
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
67
Young Families
73
Seniors
62
Renters
59
Investors
76
EV Owners
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
20.4min
NSLS$1.49 · direct
one-north
33.8min
48CCLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.9min
48CCLEWLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.8min
960EWLEWL2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

20 min door to door · S$1.49 · no transfers · 12 min (770 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 9 min riding

11mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 11 min (743 m) to Newton
  2. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  3. 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$1699
12-month change▲ 14.8%
Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 4 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

71–100 m²
2
101–150 m²
1
>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 1244 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Newton Food Centre14 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)21.9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)27.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4.4 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd8.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Island Medical Clinic7.9 min
  • Phoenix Medical Group ( Novena )8.6 min
  • Providence Clinic @ Novena11 min

Parks & green

green
  • Gentle Dr Pg7.6 min
  • Thomson Rd Pg12.1 min
  • Novena Pk13.6 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)24.2 min
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre25 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)31.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Cairnhill CC13.7 min
  • Pek Kio CC25.5 min
  • Tanglin CC32.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • library@orchard29.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Public Library35.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Gilstead 38
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 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 500617.5 min walk · 263 m
  • Stop 401217.6 min walk · 420 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP NEWTON STN EXIT C8 min walk
    960
  • NEWTON STN EXIT C9 min walk
    48

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
good value

Among CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), Gilstead 38 is more liveable than 33% of them and cheaper than 86% — around S$1,699/psf (as of 2025-11).

Liveability33th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 86%

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 2025-11

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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