SG Block Index

The Citrine

329415 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
76Overall / 100Top 41% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Citrine in Novena scores 76.4/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 12.3 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1754 psf.

Where it is

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

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
71
Daily needs
78
Green space
78
Connectivity
67
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
60
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
76
Young Families
81
Seniors
73
Renters
67
Investors
83
EV Owners
86

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
27min
139NSLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
one-north
28.4min
153CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
42.5min
153CCLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
54.5min
145EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

27 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 6 min (355 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 19 min riding

4m1392mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (233 m) to Aft Irrawaddy RD
  2. Bus 139 · SBS Transit
    Aft Irrawaddy RDToa Payoh Int · 3 stops · 6 min
  3. Walk 2 min (94 m) to Toa Payoh
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Toa PayohRaffles Place · 7 stops · 13 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$1754
12-month change▲ 34.4%
Price momentumToo few sales

Based on 12 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

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

71–100 m²
6
101–150 m²
6

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)17.9 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)19.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)20.1 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Health Clinic & Surgery3.9 min
  • Thomson GP Clinic3.9 min
  • Livewell Medical Family Clinic6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Novena Rise Pk6.9 min
  • Novena Pk9.6 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk12.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)9.4 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)14.2 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport21.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC17.3 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)18.6 min
  • Whampoa CC23.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library19.6 min

What’s within a walk

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

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 2 parks, 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 501611.8 min walk · 86 m
  • Stop 501692.6 min walk · 133 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BEF JLN DUSUN2 min walk
    145
  • AFT IRRAWADDY RD4 min walk
    139
  • OPP TRELLIS TWRS5 min walk
    153

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), The Citrine is more liveable than 32% of them but pricier than 63% — around S$1,754/psf (as of 2026-04).

Liveability32th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 37%

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 2026-04

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).

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