SG Block Index

Block 198 Boon Lay DR

640198 · Boon Lay Place · Jurong West · Built 1976 · ~49 yrs lease left · 60 units · 15 floors

74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 198 Boon Lay DR in Jurong West scores 74.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 12.2 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 4.9 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 241 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
68
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
94
Green space
68
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
18
Leisure
77

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
73
Renters
73
Investors
51

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41min
154EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.8min
154EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
17.4min
154EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
76min
154EWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 8 min (508 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

4m1543mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (256 m) to Blk 200
  2. Bus 154 · SBS Transit
    Blk 200Opp Lakeside · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (224 m) to Lakeside
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LakesideRaffles Place · 12 stops · 30 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 198

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
PlannedJurong West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 859 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)4.9 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50511.2 min
  • Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre22.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.2 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Boon Lay Central Clinic6.3 min
  • Boon Lay Clinic & Surgery6.3 min
  • Bless Medical Centre Pte Ltd6.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner12.5 min
  • Lakeside Grove Playground17 min
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden17.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay5.3 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders12.1 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong21.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Boon Lay CC7.5 min
  • Jurong Spring CC8.8 min
  • The Frontier CC20.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library19.8 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 — Boon Lay Place

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$691▲ 9.2%
3 ROOMS$479▼ 3.3%
4 ROOMS$641▲ 8.1%
5 ROOMS$673▲ 21.0%
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