SG Block Index

Block 859 Jurong West ST 81

640859 · Yunnan · Jurong West · Built 1994 · ~67 yrs lease left · 70 units · 15 floors

57Overall / 100
Summary

Block 859 Jurong West ST 81 in Jurong West scores 56.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 19.9 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 14.1 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 535 m straight-line from Westwood Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
45
Food
48
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
28
Green space
63
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
54
Leisure
59

Who it suits

Overall
57
Young Families
64
Seniors
51
Renters
49
Investors
53

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.4min
243WEWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.2min
243WEWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
21.9min
243WEWLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
80.4min
243WEWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.33 · 1 transfer · 5 min (292 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 38 min riding

2m243W3mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (87 m) to Bet Blks 859/860
  2. Bus 243W · SBS Transit
    Bet Blks 859/860Boon Lay Int · 5 stops · 6 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 859

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 226 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre14.1 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)28.7 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50538.7 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.1 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?16.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Faith Clinic (Jurong West)6.7 min
  • Lee Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.6.7 min
  • Pier Medical Centre10.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Westwood Park Playground10.3 min
  • Westville Playground12.1 min
  • Bulim Park (Phase 1) 20.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay27.9 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders35.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)4.6 min
  • Nanyang CC15.3 min
  • The Frontier CC18.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library19.6 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%
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