Ascent @ 456
329832 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena
Ascent @ 456 in Novena scores 82.3/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 12.1 minutes’ walk from Novena Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1579 psf.
Where it is
OneMap · SLAAscent @ 456, Novena, Singapore 329832
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 63
- Food
- 88
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 78
- Daily needs
- 97
- Green space
- 86
- Connectivity
- 63
- Value (lease)
- 100
- Leisure
- 78
- EV charging
- 92
Who it suits
- Overall
- 82
- Young Families
- 86
- Seniors
- 82
- Renters
- 73
- Investors
- 75
- EV Owners
- 88
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 30.3min
- one-north
- 32.5min
- Jurong East
- 46.6min
- Changi Airport
- 51.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap30 min door to door · S$1.75 · 2 transfers · 3 min (183 m) walking · 8 min waiting · 19 min riding
- Walk 2 min (102 m) to Bef Balestier Plaza
- Bus 131 · SBS Transit
Bef Balestier Plaza → Opp Balestier PT · 2 stops · 2 min - Bus 124 · SBS Transit
Opp Balestier PT → Newton · 6 stops · 9 min - Walk 1 min (52 m) to Newton
- North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
Newton → Raffles Place · 5 stops · 9 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 15 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 Station12.1 min
- Novena Mrt Station14.7 min
- Toa Payoh Mrt Station15.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)10 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)11.7 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)17.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.8 min
- Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited9.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- S Y Lee Clinic4 min
- Livewell Medical Family Clinic4.3 min
- Family Health Clinic & Surgery8.3 min
Parks & green
green- Toa Payoh Town Pk11.3 min
- Novena Rise Pk12 min
- Novena Pk14.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)14.9 min
- Carecorner Cluster Suppport18.2 min
- THK SAC @ Toa Payoh 3118.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC15.1 min
- Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)18.3 min
- Toa Payoh West CC19.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library16 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 501912.1 min walk · 167 m
- Stop 501892.5 min walk · 68 m
- OPP BALESTIER PT2 min walk124
- BEF BALESTIER PLAZA2 min walk131145
- OPP PUBLIC MAN4 min walk186
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), Ascent @ 456 is more liveable than 61% of them and cheaper than 56% — around S$1,579/psf (as of 2025-10).
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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