SG Block Index

Verticus

329343 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
81Overall / 100Top 25% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

Verticus in Novena scores 80.6/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 14.9 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$2435 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Verticus in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
52
Food
90
Schools
96
Healthcare
78
Daily needs
99
Green space
83
Connectivity
63
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
81
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
84
Seniors
81
Renters
71
Investors
79
EV Owners
89

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27.4min
131NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.5min
186CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
47.6min
186CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
53.1min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 7 min (472 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding

5m1312mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (301 m) to Opp Public Man
  2. Bus 131 · SBS Transit
    Opp Public ManNovena · 5 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 2 min (143 m) to Novena
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NovenaRaffles Place · 6 stops · 11 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$2435
12-month change▲ 17.3%
Price momentum58th pctvs other condos

Based on 116 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

≤50 m²
10
51–70 m²
64
71–100 m²
34
101–150 m²
8

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 1749 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)8.7 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)10.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)18.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd2.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.1 min
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited8.3 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • S Y Lee Clinic1.8 min
  • Livewell Medical Family Clinic8.1 min
  • N B Tham Clinic Pte Ltd8.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk12.6 min
  • Novena Rise Pk15.7 min
  • Novena Pk18.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa16.6 min
  • THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3116.7 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)18.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC11.9 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)19.6 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)20.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library17.2 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 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 501912.1 min walk · 135 m
  • Stop 524093.1 min walk · 193 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF BALESTIER PLAZA4 min walk
    145
  • OPP PUBLIC MAN5 min walk
    131186

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
pays a premium

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), Verticus is more liveable than 51% of them but pricier than 94% — around S$2,435/psf (as of 2026-06).

Liveability51th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 6%

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 2026-06

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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