Block 20 Jln Tenteram
320020 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1962 · ~35 yrs lease left · 318 units · 10 floors
Block 20 Jln Tenteram in Novena scores 65.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17.5 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 12 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 623 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 44
- Food
- 66
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 79
- Daily needs
- 80
- Green space
- 84
- Connectivity
- 54
- Value (lease)
- 0
- Leisure
- 69
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 68
- Renters
- 59
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 27.4min
- one-north
- 36.9min
- Jurong East
- 56.9min
- Changi Airport
- 60.3min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap27 min door to door · S$1.82 · 1 transfer · 4 min (274 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 20 min riding
- Walk 2 min (103 m) to Blk 19
- Bus 456 · SBS Transit
Blk 19 → Novena · 4 stops · 9 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
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- Boon Keng Mrt Station17.5 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station18.5 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station19.5 min
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)12 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)13.9 min
- Toa Payoh Lorong 7 Blk 22 (Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre)18.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd10.7 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.8 min
CHAS clinics
health- The Tenteram Clinic6.2 min
- Hua Mei Clinic, Whampoa7.7 min
- B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery11.6 min
Parks & green
green- Mar Thoma Road Park6.6 min
- St Michael'S Pg11 min
- St Michael'S Fc11.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Silver Ace@Whampoa0.8 min
- Adventist Home for the Elders9.9 min
- Adventist Home For The Elders10.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC8.4 min
- Toa Payoh South CC (Pending relocation)14.2 min
- Potong Pasir CC24.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library22.6 min
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).
Resale context — Balestier
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg