Block 159 Yung Ping RD
610159 · Taman Jurong · Jurong West · Built 1994 · ~67 yrs lease left · 74 units · 20 floors
66Overall / 100
Summary
Block 159 Yung Ping RD in Jurong West scores 65.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 24.3 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 9.6 minutes from Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre, and 1112 m straight-line from Lakeside Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 36
- Food
- 64
- Schools
- 98
- Healthcare
- 68
- Daily needs
- 97
- Green space
- 70
- Connectivity
- 55
- Value (lease)
- 54
- Leisure
- 52
Who it suits
- Overall
- 66
- Young Families
- 72
- Seniors
- 64
- Renters
- 58
- Investors
- 57
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 45.4min
- one-north
- 37.2min
- Jurong East
- 21.9min
- Changi Airport
- 80.4min
240EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
240EWLCCLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
240EWLS$1.49 · 1 transfer
240EWLEWLS$2.54 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap45 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 5 min (307 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 38 min riding
1m›240›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 1 min (81 m) to Blk 158
- Bus 240 · SBS Transit
Blk 158 → Lakeside · 7 stops · 8 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 Station24.3 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station24.6 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station25.1 min
PlannedTukang MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1527 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre9.6 min
- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)29.9 min
- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50533.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.7 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.7 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- Acumed Medical Group6 min
- Drs Tang & Partners Pte. Ltd.6 min
- Doctors Koo, Loh & Associates (Pte) Ltd6.9 min
Parks & green
green- Taman Damai Interim Park2.9 min
- Taman Jurong Oasis Interim Park12.2 min
- Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner17.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Bo Tien Home For The Aged8.2 min
- Silver Ace @ Taman Jurong10.5 min
- Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited14.5 min
Community clubs
leisure- Taman Jurong CC9.8 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)19.4 min
- Yuhua CC34.1 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong Regional Library34.2 min
- Jurong West Public Library37.8 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 — Taman Jurong
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▲ 1.0%1
3 ROOMS$693▲ 6.8%2
4 ROOMS$631▲ 13.8%1
5 ROOMS$479▲ 0.6%2
EXECUTIVES$520▲ 1.7%3