Nova 88
329640 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena
Nova 88 in Novena scores 81.3/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 11.4 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1683 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLANova 88, Novena, Singapore 329640
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 77
- Daily needs
- 96
- Green space
- 71
- Connectivity
- 64
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 66
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 81
- Young Families
- 85
- Seniors
- 80
- Renters
- 72
- Investors
- 79
- EV Owners
- 89
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 26.2min
- one-north
- 32.3min
- Jurong East
- 46.4min
- Changi Airport
- 53.6min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap26 min door to door · S$1.75 · 1 transfer · 5 min (321 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 18 min riding
- Walk 2 min (150 m) to Opp Shaw Plaza
- Bus 131 · SBS Transit
Opp Shaw Plaza → Novena · 6 stops · 7 min - Walk 2 min (143 m) to Novena
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Novena → Raffles Place · 6 stops · 11 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 21 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 Station11.4 min
- Novena Mrt Station14 min
- Toa Payoh Mrt Station19.8 min
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)8.6 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)10.2 min
- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)16.2 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min
- Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited7.5 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- S Y Lee Clinic5.3 min
- N B Tham Clinic Pte Ltd7.5 min
- Heal Medical Centre7.5 min
Parks & green
green- Novena Rise Pk14.3 min
- Toa Payoh Town Pk15.7 min
- Novena Pk16.2 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)18.4 min
- Silver Ace@Whampoa19.6 min
- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3120.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC13.9 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)22.7 min
- Toa Payoh West CC24.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library20.4 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~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- Stop 501992.1 min walk · 122 m
- Stop 501913.4 min walk · 114 m
- OPP SHAW PLAZA2 min walk131186
- BEF BALESTIER PLAZA4 min walk145
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), Nova 88 is more liveable than 55% of them but pricier than 55% — around S$1,683/psf (as of 2026-01).
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 2026-01
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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