SG Block Index

Balestier 288

329731 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
84Overall / 100Top 16% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

Balestier 288 in Novena scores 83.7/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 14.3 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1192 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Balestier 288 in Singapore

Balestier 288, Novena, Singapore 329731

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Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
100
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
100
Green space
73
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
66
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
84
Young Families
87
Seniors
85
Renters
73
Investors
88
EV Owners
91

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
22.8min
124NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.1min
186CCLS$1.82 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
48.1min
186CCLEWLS$2.07 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
45.5min
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

23 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 2 min (105 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 17 min riding

0m›124›1m›NSL›0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 0 min (25 m) to Opp Balestier PT
  2. Bus 124 · SBS Transit
    Opp Balestier PT → Newton · 6 stops · 9 min
  3. Walk 1 min (52 m) to Newton
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    Newton → Raffles 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$1192
12-month change▲ 11.5%
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
2

What’s nearby

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

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 2067 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)2.1 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)3.8 min
  • Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)12.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited1.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • N B Tham Clinic Pte Ltd1.2 min
  • Heal Medical Centre1.2 min
  • Healthify Medical Family Clinic1.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Pek Kio Park13.8 min
  • Cambridge Park19.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk19.2 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Silver Ace@Whampoa14.8 min
  • Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre16.1 min
  • Adventist Home For The Elders19.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Whampoa CC7.4 min
  • Pek Kio CC15.8 min
  • Kallang CC16.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library23.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Balestier 288
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 hawker centres, 4 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 502110.8 min walk · 21 m
  • Stop 502212.1 min walk · 180 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP BALESTIER PT0 min walk
    124145
  • AFT PEGU RD3 min walk
    186

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
strong value

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), Balestier 288 is more liveable than 65% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$1,192/psf (as of 2023-05).

Liveability65th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 90%

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 2023-05

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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