Block 729 Jurong West Ave 5
640729 · Yunnan · Jurong West · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors
65Overall / 100
Summary
Block 729 Jurong West Ave 5 in Jurong West scores 64.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.3 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 10.6 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 237 m straight-line from West Grove Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 58
- Food
- 60
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 77
- Daily needs
- 46
- Green space
- 72
- Connectivity
- 53
- Value (lease)
- 44
- Leisure
- 72
Who it suits
- Overall
- 65
- Young Families
- 71
- Seniors
- 62
- Renters
- 58
- Investors
- 56
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 47.4min
- one-north
- 38.3min
- Jurong East
- 23.8min
- Changi Airport
- 81.5min
242258EWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
181MEWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
242258EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
181MEWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap47 min door to door · S$2.33 · 2 transfers · 4 min (246 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 39 min riding
1m›242›258›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (34 m) to Blk 729
- Bus 242 · SBS Transit
Blk 729 → Blk 711 · 2 stops · 2 min - Bus 258 · SBS Transit
Blk 711 → Pioneer · 3 stops · 3 min - Walk 3 min (185 m) to Pioneer
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Pioneer → Raffles Place · 14 stops · 34 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- Pioneer Mrt Station16.3 min
- Pioneer Mrt Station17.5 min
- Boon Lay Mrt Station19.1 min
PlannedGek Poh MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 221 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Jurong West Hawker Centre10.6 min
- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)25.7 min
- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50535.7 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
- Prime Supermarket Limited?13.3 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- Pier Medical Centre4.4 min
- One Medical Clinic4.9 min
- Faith Clinic (Jurong West)7.7 min
Parks & green
green- Westwood Park Playground12 min
- Westville Playground14.1 min
- Yunnan Park17.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Boon Lay24.9 min
- Adventist Home for the Elders32.4 min
Community clubs
leisure- Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)5.6 min
- Nanyang CC12.2 min
- The Frontier CC15.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong West Public Library15.8 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 — Yunnan
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$629▲ 7.7%1
3 ROOMS$501▲ 1.2%4
4 ROOMS$443▲ 2.9%16
5 ROOMS$437▼ 1.5%1
EXECUTIVES$487▲ 6.2%1