SG Block Index

8 Raja

329217 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
75Overall / 100Top 48% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

8 Raja in Novena scores 74.6/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 11.4 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1597 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of 8 Raja in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
65
Schools
98
Healthcare
69
Daily needs
73
Green space
75
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
57
EV charging
99
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
79
Seniors
71
Renters
65
Investors
81
EV Owners
84

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
29.7min
143NSLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
one-north
29.7min
153CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
43.8min
153CCLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.9min
145EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

30 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 7 min (459 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 18 min riding

6m1431mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 6 min (379 m) to Opp Trellis Twrs
  2. Bus 143 · Tower Transit Services
    Opp Trellis TwrsNewton · 6 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (52 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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$1597
12-month change▲ 20.6%
Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 2 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

101–150 m²
1
>150 m²
1

What’s nearby

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

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)18.7 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)20.4 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)21 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd9.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Health Clinic & Surgery3.6 min
  • Thomson GP Clinic3.6 min
  • Livewell Medical Family Clinic6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Novena Rise Pk6 min
  • Novena Pk8.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk13 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)10.3 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)15.1 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport22.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC18.2 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)19.5 min
  • Whampoa CC24 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library20.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around 8 Raja
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 supermarkets, 2 parks, 3 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 501612.6 min walk · 147 m
  • Stop 500513.2 min walk · 188 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF JLN DUSUN5 min walk
    145
  • OPP TRELLIS TWRS6 min walk
    143153

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
slight premium

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), 8 Raja is more liveable than 26% of them and cheaper than 54% — around S$1,597/psf (as of 2025-10).

Liveability26th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 54%

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 2025-10

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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