District 12 · Novena · RCR
Ascent @ 456
Balestier Road · Apartment · Freehold
Current PSF
$1,530
-3.9% vs district median
Gross yield
4.2%
median rent $3,600/mo
3-year gain
2.7%
Transactions · 5y
15
2 in last 12 months
Nearest MRT
Toa Payoh Mrt Station · 721.857m
NSL
Future MRT
Bright Hill Mrt Station
CRL · 2030
Vs local HDB
-
Area income
$11,500/mo median
commercial zone
En-bloc potential32 / 100
· composite of plot use, age, tenure, value gap & size
Tenanted
100%
units with active leases
Rent momentum
-
latest 2 qtrs vs year ago
Sub-sales
0.0%
flip ratio, last 24 months
Price spread
7%
PSF dispersion within project
The neighbourhood
P1 ring
Chij Primary (Toa Payoh) 996m · Phase 2C 1.6× balloted - inside the 1km priority ring; Phase 2C demand is last year’s applicants ÷ vacancies (MOE)
Secondary
Bendemeer Secondary School · 1.4km
Food
Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market) · 723m - 3 hawker centres within 1km
Green
Toa Payoh Town Pk · 469m - 3 parks within 1km
Mall
Zhongshan Mall · 205m
Health
Ttsh Integrated Care Hub (hospital) · 390m
Who lives in Novena
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
Residents
49,330
Median age
43 yrs
45% under 40 · getting older
Children 0–9
5,060
▲ 1% since 2015 · future P1 demand
Household size
3.1 avg
Homes
44% HDB
39% condo · 16% landed
Degree holders
48%
residents 15+
Commute
48% transit
31% drive
45 min+ to work
16%
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Price trend average PSF by year
2022
$1,403
2023
$1,490
+6.2%
2024
$1,521
+2.1%
2025
$1,485
-2.4%
Rental by bedroom
| Bedrooms | Median rent | Rental PSF | Yield | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3BR | $3,400/mo | $5.23 | 4.1% | 56 |
Recent transactions URA, latest 10
| Date | Price | Area (sqft) | PSF | Floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $1,088,000 | 689 | $1,579 | 06-10 |
| Aug 2025 | $1,020,000 | 689 | $1,481 | 01-05 |
| Feb 2025 | $1,050,000 | 753 | $1,394 | 01-05 |
| Oct 2024 | $1,100,000 | 689 | $1,597 | 06-10 |
| Aug 2024 | $1,048,888 | 753 | $1,392 | 06-10 |
| Apr 2024 | $1,085,000 | 689 | $1,575 | 01-05 |
| Dec 2023 | $980,000 | 689 | $1,423 | 01-05 |
| Nov 2023 | $1,110,000 | 689 | $1,611 | 06-10 |
| Nov 2023 | $980,000 | 689 | $1,423 | 01-05 |
| Aug 2023 | $1,160,000 | 689 | $1,684 | 06-10 |
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