SG Block Index

Block 856 Jurong West ST 81

640856 · Yunnan · Jurong West · Built 1994 · ~67 yrs lease left · 103 units · 14 floors

65Overall / 100
Summary

Block 856 Jurong West ST 81 in Jurong West scores 65.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 10.2 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 391 m straight-line from West Grove Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
62
Schools
100
Healthcare
74
Daily needs
46
Green space
70
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
54
Leisure
70

Who it suits

Overall
65
Young Families
71
Seniors
62
Renters
58
Investors
58

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.5min
181MEWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.3min
181MEWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
21.9min
181MEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
80.5min
181MEWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.33 · 1 transfer · 6 min (362 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 37 min riding

3m181M3mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (157 m) to Blk 745
  2. Bus 181M · SBS Transit
    Blk 745Boon Lay Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 3 min (177 m) to Boon Lay
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Boon LayRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 856

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
PlannedGek Poh MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 209 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre10.2 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)27.3 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50537.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?12.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pier Medical Centre6.4 min
  • Faith Clinic (Jurong West)6.5 min
  • Lee Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.6.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Westwood Park Playground10.6 min
  • Westville Playground12.4 min
  • Yunnan Park16.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay26.5 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders34 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)4.4 min
  • Nanyang CC11.4 min
  • The Frontier CC16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library17.6 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 — Yunnan

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$629▲ 7.7%
3 ROOMS$501▲ 1.2%
4 ROOMS$443▲ 2.9%
5 ROOMS$437▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$487▲ 6.2%
Living in Jurong WestJurong West estate data →Blocks near Pioneer Mrt StationBlocks near West Grove Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →