Block 100 Whampoa DR
320100 · Balestier · Novena · Built 1973 · ~46 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
74Overall / 100
Summary
Block 100 Whampoa DR in Novena scores 73.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.4 minutes’ walk from Boon Keng Mrt Station MRT, 5.2 minutes from Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre), and 392 m straight-line from Hong Wen School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 51
- Food
- 99
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 87
- Daily needs
- 98
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 61
- Value (lease)
- 12
- Leisure
- 55
Who it suits
- Overall
- 74
- Young Families
- 79
- Seniors
- 78
- Renters
- 68
- Investors
- 56
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 26.8min
- one-north
- 37.1min
- Jurong East
- 53.6min
- Changi Airport
- 48.2min
130EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
124DTLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
130EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
145EWLEWLS$2.24 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap27 min door to door · S$1.59 · 1 transfer · 6 min (375 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 17 min riding
4m›130›2m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (248 m) to Bef Blk 104
- Bus 130 · SBS Transit
Bef Blk 104 → Bugis · 10 stops · 14 min - Walk 2 min (100 m) to Bugis
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Bugis → Raffles Place · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Boon Keng Mrt Station12.4 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station13.4 min
- Boon Keng Mrt Station13.7 min
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2310 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Whampoa Drive Blk 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)5.2 min
- Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)6 min
- Cambridge Road Blk 41A (Pek Kio Market and Food Centre)14.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Semper Fidelis Fine Foods Private Limited5.4 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.3 min
- Hao Mart Pte. Ltd.8.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Wee'S Family Clinic & Surgery5.2 min
- Heal Medical Centre5.4 min
- Healthify Medical Family Clinic5.4 min
Parks & green
green- Pek Kio Park15.4 min
- City Green19.6 min
- Mar Thoma Road Park19.6 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Silver Ace@Whampoa14.7 min
- Chong Hua Tong Senior Activity Centre17.7 min
- Lions Befrienders (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre20.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Whampoa CC7.5 min
- Kallang CC14.3 min
- Pek Kio CC17.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Toa Payoh Public Library29.3 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
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$507▼ 4.5%1
4 ROOMS$658▼ 16.6%1
5 ROOMS$740▲ 23.1%1
EXECUTIVES$612▼ 4.5%3