This statement is one of the best jokes I've heard for this year. 1stly, I was talking about proximity to CBD & IR. All you need to do is to do a driving direction check on the internet, and you will know the distance from East Coast to CBD/IR versus the distance from Novena to CBD/IR.
Next, you start to bring in Orchard Road into the picture. Without doubt, Novena is nearer to Orchard Road than East Coast by road distance. Take the MRT is even faster.
But take note: Staying near to Orchard Rd does not mean you are in Orchard Road and does not give you the same status as a Orchard Road Resident! Novena is next to Balestier too for all we know
Little India / Chinatown is even nearer! So why are these not as expensive?
So what makes Novena more superior than East Coast? Just bec it happens to be under D9/10/11?