How far is Block 179 Yung Sheng RD from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Lakeside Mrt Station, about 18.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 179 Yung Sheng RD to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 240 to Lakeside, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 46 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.27.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 179?

Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre is roughly 1.8 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 179 Yung Sheng RD?

Lakeside Primary School, approximately 599 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 179 Yung Sheng RD?

Approximately 74 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2001 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 179 Yung Sheng RD?

It scores 72.5/100 overall: transport 36.4, food 90, schools 100, healthcare 70, daily needs 100, green space 82, connectivity 53.5, value 68, leisure 55.

Is Block 179 Yung Sheng RD a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 72.5/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have tracked the wider market, and about 74 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 179 Yung Sheng RD

610179 · Taman Jurong · Jurong West · Built 1999 · Lease from 2001 · ~74 yrs lease left · 85 units · 18 floors

73Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 179 Yung Sheng RD in Jurong West scores 72.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 18.9 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 1.8 minutes from Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre, and 599 m straight-line from Lakeside Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 179 Yung Sheng RD in Singapore

Block 179 Yung Sheng RD, Singapore 610179

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Pillar scores

Transport: 36
Food: 90
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 100
Green space: 82
Connectivity: 54
Value (lease): 68
Leisure: 55
EV charging: 74

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 73
Young Families: 78
Seniors: 72
Renters: 64
Investors: 64
EV Owners: 71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 46.4min
one-north: 38.1min
Jurong East: 22.8min
Changi Airport: 81.3min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 9 min (554 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 35 min riding

5m›240›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 5 min (328 m) to Opp Blk 117
Bus 240 · SBS Transit
Opp Blk 117 → Lakeside · 4 stops · 5 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

PlannedEnterprise MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 1359 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre1.8 min
Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)24.3 min
Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50527.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.4 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd17.8 min

CHAS clinics

health

ProHealth Medical Group @Taman Jurong2.6 min
Point Medical Group (Taman Jurong)2.6 min
Acumed Medical Group5.5 min

Parks & green

green

Taman Jurong Oasis Interim Park6.2 min
Taman Damai Interim Park10.8 min
Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner11.8 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

Silver Ace @ Taman Jurong5.9 min
Bo Tien Home For The Aged8.3 min
Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited9.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Taman Jurong CC3.2 min
PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)16.3 min
Jurong Spring CC25.3 min

Libraries

leisure

Jurong West Public Library32.2 min
Jurong Regional Library34.1 min

EV charging

399 Yung Sheng Road Singapore 6103994 min
Blk 151/154 Yung Ho Road13.8 min
Blk 198/206 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Gardens22.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 179 Yung Sheng RD

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 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 211993 min walk · 52 m
Stop 211913.5 min walk · 87 m

Buses that serve this block

OPP BLK 1175 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 179 Yung Sheng RD is more liveable than 70% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$520/psf for executive (as of 2026-06).

Liveability70th 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 179 offers a strong liveability score (72.5/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and there is plenty of lease runway (~74 years left).

What you get72.5/100overall liveability

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

How long it holds74 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 179 Yung Sheng RD

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$588k – S$643k

median S$630k · S$471–515 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Taman Jurong (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 179 Yung Sheng RD

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Mar '26	5-room	10 TO 12	116 m²	S$630k	S$505
Feb '26	5-room	07 TO 09	116 m²	S$643k	S$515
Dec '25	5-room	04 TO 06	116 m²	S$588k	S$471
Dec '24	5-room	01 TO 03	116 m²	S$567k	S$454

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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