8 Bassein
309838 · Core Central Region (CCR) · Balestier · Novena
8 Bassein in Novena scores 77.9/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 7.8 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1550 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLA8 Bassein, Novena, Singapore 309838
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 71
- Daily needs
- 79
- Green space
- 72
- Connectivity
- 61
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 58
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 82
- Seniors
- 75
- Renters
- 68
- Investors
- 63
- EV Owners
- 87
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 22.5min
- one-north
- 36.4min
- Jurong East
- 50.4min
- Changi Airport
- 56.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap23 min door to door · S$1.59 · no transfers · 12 min (779 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 11 min riding
- Walk 11 min (751 m) to Novena
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Novena → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 11 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Price & tenure
Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA
Based on 17 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.
Transacted unit sizes
Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Novena Mrt Station7.8 min
- Novena Mrt Station10.5 min
- Toa Payoh Mrt Station22.1 min
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)11.2 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12.8 min
- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)14.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Jireh Heart centre7 min
- Providence Orthopaedics7 min
- S Y Lee Clinic7.6 min
Parks & green
green- Novena Rise Pk10.7 min
- Novena Pk12.6 min
- Pek Kio Park15.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)19.6 min
- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre20.5 min
- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3122.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC16.5 min
- Pek Kio CC20.6 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)25 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library22.7 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 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- Stop 501995.1 min walk · 313 m
- Stop 501895.4 min walk · 277 m
- OPP SHAW PLAZA6 min walk186
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-likeAmong CCR condos islandwide (668 compared), 8 Bassein is more liveable than 74% of them and cheaper than 92% — around S$1,550/psf (as of 2026-04).
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).
See what’s for sale
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