Block 178 Boon Lay DR
640178 · Boon Lay Place · Jurong West · Built 1974 · ~47 yrs lease left · 198 units · 11 floors
Block 178 Boon Lay DR in Jurong West scores 68.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.3 minutes’ walk from Boon Lay Mrt Station MRT, 9.1 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 484 m straight-line from Corporation Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 178 Boon Lay DR, Singapore 640178
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 49
- Food
- 84
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 79
- Daily needs
- 84
- Green space
- 42
- Connectivity
- 51
- Value (lease)
- 14
- Leisure
- 92
- EV charging
- 100
Who it suits
- Overall
- 69
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 69
- Renters
- 63
- Investors
- 48
- EV Owners
- 71
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 48.2min
- one-north
- 40min
- Jurong East
- 24.6min
- Changi Airport
- 83.2min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap48 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 9 min (608 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding
- Walk 6 min (403 m) to River Valley High Sch
- Bus 174 · SBS Transit
River Valley High Sch → Boon Lay Int · 2 stops · 3 min - Walk 3 min (177 m) to Boon Lay
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Boon Lay → Raffles Place · 13 stops · 32 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Boon Lay Mrt Station16.3 min
- Boon Lay Mrt Station16.7 min
- Boon Lay Mrt Station16.7 min
Hawker centres
food- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)9.1 min
- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50517.9 min
- Jurong West Hawker Centre21.7 min
Eateries nearby
food- Sapiah Binte HaronB2.6 min
- Lee Yong SengB2.6 min
- Koh Leong HaiB2.6 min
- Ng Lai TeckB2.6 min
- St.Kerry Private Limited3.2 min
- Alvin SabaiA5.2 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.5 min
CHAS clinics
health- 216 Procross Medical Clinic5.7 min
- Unicare Family Clinic & Surgery5.7 min
- Boon Lay Central Clinic8 min
Parks & green
green- Westwood Park Playground18.2 min
- Bulim Park (Phase 1) 20.7 min
- Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner20.7 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Boon Lay8.3 min
- Adventist Home for the Elders14.6 min
- Singapore Anglican Community Services28.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Boon Lay CC7.2 min
- The Frontier CC13.2 min
- Jurong Spring CC16.8 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong West Public Library12.5 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 174/179 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Green2.3 min
- Blk 185/187 Boon Lay Avenue Boon Lay Vista5.6 min
- Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista9 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 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- Stop 214214 min walk · 169 m
- Stop 213914.4 min walk · 263 m
- RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCH6 min walk174
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$621k · 4 roomSet your budget to see if this block fits. Not sure? work it out from your income →
Value for money
liveability vs price · like-for-likeAmong 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 178 Boon Lay DR is more liveable than 46% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$641/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).
Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-room 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 · leaseBlock 178 offers a strong liveability score (68.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is ageing (~47 years left).
A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Boon Lay Place. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 178 Boon Lay DR
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
No registered resale at Blk 178 Boon Lay DR in the last 2 years — figures above reflect Boon Lay Place medians.
Subzone medians — Boon Lay Place
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg
See what’s for sale
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