Block 498 Jurong West ST 41
640498 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 73 units · 4 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100
Summary
Block 498 Jurong West ST 41 in Jurong West scores 69.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 9.3 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 11.3 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 368 m straight-line from Shuqun Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 71
- Food
- 58
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 81
- Green space
- 76
- Connectivity
- 57
- Value (lease)
- 36
- Leisure
- 58
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 75
- Seniors
- 66
- Renters
- 66
- Investors
- 49
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 43.9min
- one-north
- 35.7min
- Jurong East
- 20.3min
- Changi Airport
- 78.9min
49EWLS$2.27 · 1 transfer
49EWLCCLS$1.94 · 2 transfers
49EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
49EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 8 min (495 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 33 min riding
4m›49›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 4 min (268 m) to Yuhua Sec Sch
- Bus 49 · Tower Transit Services
Yuhua Sec Sch → Lakeside · 3 stops · 4 min - Walk 3 min (199 m) to Lakeside
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lakeside → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 30 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- Lakeside Mrt Station9.3 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station10.4 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station11.1 min
PlannedHong Kah MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1057 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50511.3 min
- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)18.8 min
- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)21.5 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd1.2 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd4 min
- Ng Toh Tet11.2 min
CHAS clinics
health- Shenton Clinic1.2 min
- Sunnyvale Clinic & Surgery1.2 min
- EHA CLINIC @ Jurong4 min
Parks & green
green- Jlg: Lakeside Garden11.7 min
- Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner18.7 min
- Lakeside Grove Playground21.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Singapore Anglican Community Services6.7 min
- SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE15.7 min
- Yuhua Senior Activity Centre16 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jurong Green CC6.5 min
- Jurong Spring CC12.1 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)21.4 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong West Public Library35.3 min
- Jurong Regional Library37.5 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 — Hong Kah
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$747▲ 8.0%1
3 ROOMS$533▲ 3.9%6
4 ROOMS$483▲ 10.7%5
5 ROOMS$454▲ 4.5%1
EXECUTIVES$456▼ 14.1%3