SG Block Index

The Tier

328373 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
80Overall / 100Top 28% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Tier in Novena scores 79.8/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 14.9 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1585 psf.

Where it is

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

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
94
Schools
99
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
100
Green space
61
Connectivity
65
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
59
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
80
Young Families
83
Seniors
81
Renters
69
Investors
69
EV Owners
86

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.3min
145EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.3min
186CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.4min
186CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
49min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 10 min (614 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 14 min riding

4m1455mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (245 m) to Opp Balestier PT
  2. Bus 145 · SBS Transit
    Opp Balestier PTBef Crawford Bridge · 8 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 5 min (341 m) to Lavender
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LavenderRaffles Place · 3 stops · 5 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$1585
12-month change▲ 5.4%
Price momentum19th pctvs other condos

Based on 14 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

≤50 m²
8
51–70 m²
6

What’s nearby

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

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 1876 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)5.5 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)7.1 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)15.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited4.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Heal Medical Centre4.4 min
  • Healthify Medical Family Clinic4.4 min
  • N B Tham Clinic Pte Ltd4.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park16.3 min
  • Novena Rise Pk17.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk19.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa16.5 min
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre18.6 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders20.6 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC10.8 min
  • Pek Kio CC18.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)26.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library23.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Tier
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 502092.1 min walk · 118 m
  • Stop 502113.1 min walk · 179 m
Buses that serve this block
  • AFT PEGU RD2 min walk
    186
  • OPP BALESTIER PT4 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
priced about right

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Tier is more liveable than 46% of them and cheaper than 55% — around S$1,585/psf (as of 2026-05).

Liveability46th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 55%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR 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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