How far is Block 159 Yung Ping RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Lakeside Mrt Station, about 24.3 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 159 Yung Ping RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 240 to Lakeside, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 45 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.30.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 159?

Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre is roughly 9.6 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 159 Yung Ping RD?

Lakeside Primary School, approximately 1112 m straight-line — outside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 159 Yung Ping RD?

Approximately 69 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1996 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 159 Yung Ping RD?

It scores 68.8/100 overall: transport 35.6, food 82.4, schools 98.2, healthcare 67.5, daily needs 97.2, green space 70, connectivity 54.8, value 58, leisure 51.8.

Is Block 159 Yung Ping RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 68.8/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 69 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Taman Jurong give the price trend.

Block 159 Yung Ping RD

610159 · Taman Jurong · Jurong West · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 74 units · 20 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 159 Yung Ping RD in Jurong West scores 68.8/100 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.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 159 Yung Ping RD in Singapore

Block 159 Yung Ping RD, Singapore 610159

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Pillar scores

Transport: 36
Food: 82
Schools: 98
Healthcare: 68
Daily needs: 97
Green space: 70
Connectivity: 55
Value (lease): 58
Leisure: 52
EV charging: 70

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 69
Young Families: 74
Seniors: 67
Renters: 61
Investors: 60
EV Owners: 67

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

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 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

Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door

Walk-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

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

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

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-line

Eldercare 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

EV charging

Blk 151/154 Yung Ho Road6.4 min
399 Yung Sheng Road Singapore 6103999.7 min
Blk 111/116 Jurong East Street 1334 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 159 Yung Ping RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 3 supermarkets, 1 parks, 3 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing

Nearest bus stops

Stop 215791.8 min walk · 111 m
Stop 215611.9 min walk · 65 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 1581 min walk
240

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$727k · executive

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

strong value

Among executive HDB flats islandwide (774 compared), Blk 159 Yung Ping RD is more liveable than 50% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$520/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability50th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (executive HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 159 offers a strong liveability score (68.8/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get68.8/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+1.7%executive median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds69 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Taman Jurong. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 159 Yung Ping RD

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

Executive1 sale · 12 mo

S$850k

median S$850k · S$530–530 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Taman Jurong (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 159 Yung Ping RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Sep '25	Executive	07 TO 09	149 m²	S$850k	S$530
Mar '25	Executive	04 TO 06	147 m²	S$790k	S$499
Oct '24	Executive	10 TO 12	144 m²	S$850k	S$548

Subzone medians — 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

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