SG Block Index

Block 188 Boon Lay DR

640188 · Boon Lay Place · Jurong West · Built 1975 · ~48 yrs lease left · 249 units · 10 floors

69Overall / 100
Summary

Block 188 Boon Lay DR in Jurong West scores 69.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.2 minutes’ walk from Boon Lay Mrt Station MRT, 8 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 234 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
66
Food
70
Schools
97
Healthcare
71
Daily needs
84
Green space
63
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
16
Leisure
82

Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
68
Renters
67
Investors
48

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.5min
180EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.3min
180EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
19.9min
180EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
78.5min
180EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 9 min (587 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding

5m1803mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (335 m) to Summerdale
  2. Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
    SummerdaleOpp Lakeside · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (224 m) to Lakeside
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LakesideRaffles Place · 12 stops · 30 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 188

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
PlannedJurong West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 672 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)8 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50515.9 min
  • Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre25.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.4 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Boon Lay Central Clinic8.4 min
  • Boon Lay Clinic & Surgery8.4 min
  • Bless Medical Centre Pte Ltd8.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner15.5 min
  • Jurong Central Park17.3 min
  • Lakeside Grove Playground20 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay5.3 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders16.6 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong24.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Boon Lay CC10.6 min
  • Jurong Spring CC13.5 min
  • The Frontier CC16.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library15.6 min

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Jurong West planning area
Age profile
In Jurong West, 14.6% of residents are under 15 and 12.8% are 65 or older.
45–498.1%
40–447.9%
50–547.7%
35–397.6%
Household income
37.3% of Jurong West households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person9.6%
$20,000+8.2%
$6,000–6,9996.4%
$4,000–4,9996.3%
Dwelling mix
92% of Jurong West households live in HDB flats; 7.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats37.4%
HDB 5 room and executive flats34.9%
HDB 3 room flats15.3%
Condominiums and other apartments6.7%
Household size
33.4% of Jurong West households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person22.1%
3-person21%
2-person20.3%
1-person13.1%
In education
Of Jurong West residents currently in education, 22.8% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary34.7%
Secondary25.5%
Polytechnic11.5%
University11.3%
Commute to work
57.3% of working Jurong West residents commute by public transport; 26.8% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus28.4%
Car17.5%
Bus15.1%
MRT LRT only10.4%

Resident data for the Jurong West planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Resale context — Boon Lay Place

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$691▲ 9.2%
3 ROOMS$479▼ 3.3%
4 ROOMS$641▲ 8.1%
5 ROOMS$673▲ 21.0%
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