The Verve
329138 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena
The Verve in Novena scores 80.4/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 12.3 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1609 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAThe Verve, Novena, Singapore 329138
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 58
- Food
- 84
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 74
- Daily needs
- 92
- Green space
- 94
- Connectivity
- 59
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 82
- EV charging
- 91
Who it suits
- Overall
- 80
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 80
- Renters
- 70
- Investors
- 84
- EV Owners
- 86
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 27.4min
- one-north
- 36.5min
- Jurong East
- 50.6min
- Changi Airport
- 55min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap27 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 11 min (652 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 14 min riding
- Walk 9 min (530 m) to Bef Toa Payoh PK
- Bus 8 · SBS Transit
Bef Toa Payoh PK → Toa Payoh Int · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Toa Payoh → Raffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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 33 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 Station12.3 min
- Toa Payoh Mrt Station13.1 min
- Toa Payoh Mrt Station13.3 min
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)12.4 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)14.2 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)15.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11 min
CHAS clinics
health- Livewell Medical Family Clinic4.5 min
- S Y Lee Clinic6.5 min
- Mei Ling Clinic (Toa Payoh)13.2 min
Parks & green
green- Toa Payoh Town Pk9.1 min
- Novena Rise Pk12.2 min
- Novena Pk14.9 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)15.1 min
- Carecorner Cluster Suppport15.9 min
- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3116 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC15.2 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)16.1 min
- Toa Payoh West CC17.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library13.7 min
- Bishan Public Library41.1 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 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- Stop 501713 min walk · 223 m
- Stop 501793.7 min walk · 238 m
- ZHONGSHAN MALL4 min walk145
- OPP PUBLIC MAN8 min walk186
- Bef Toa Payoh Pk9 min walk8
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 RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Verve is more liveable than 50% of them and cheaper than 52% — around S$1,609/psf (as of 2026-02).
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 2026-02
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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