How far is Block 259 Boon Lay DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Boon Lay Mrt Station, about 16.9 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 259 Boon Lay DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 174 to Boon Lay Int, 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 259?

Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village) is roughly 10.1 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 259 Boon Lay DR?

Boon Lay Garden Primary School, approximately 558 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 259 Boon Lay DR?

Approximately 68 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 1995 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 259 Boon Lay DR?

It scores 68.4/100 overall: transport 42.5, food 81.5, schools 100, healthcare 69.7, daily needs 78.1, green space 44.1, connectivity 55.2, value 56, leisure 85.6.

Is Block 259 Boon Lay DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 68.4/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 68 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 Boon Lay Place give the price trend.

Block 259 Boon Lay DR

640259 · Boon Lay Place · Jurong West · Built 1994 · Lease from 1995 · ~68 yrs lease left · 56 units · 15 floors

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Summary

Block 259 Boon Lay DR in Jurong West scores 68.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.9 minutes’ walk from Boon Lay Mrt Station MRT, 10.1 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 558 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 259 Boon Lay DR in Singapore

Block 259 Boon Lay DR, Singapore 640259

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Pillar scores

Transport: 43
Food: 82
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 70
Daily needs: 78
Green space: 44
Connectivity: 55
Value (lease): 56
Leisure: 86
EV charging: 99

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

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Who it suits

Overall: 68
Young Families: 73
Seniors: 66
Renters: 61
Investors: 56
EV Owners: 74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 45.1min
one-north: 36.9min
Jurong East: 21.6min
Changi Airport: 80.1min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

45 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 6 min (403 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding

3m›174›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 3 min (199 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

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

PlannedJurong West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 405 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)10.1 min
Jurong West Hawker Centre20.4 min
Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50521.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.9 min
Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.7 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16 min

CHAS clinics

health

Boon Lay Central Clinic8.9 min
Boon Lay Clinic & Surgery8.9 min
Bless Medical Centre Pte Ltd8.9 min

Parks & green

green

Westwood Park Playground16.9 min
Bulim Park (Phase 1) 19.3 min
Jurong Central Park21.3 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Boon Lay9.3 min
Adventist Home for the Elders18 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong30.2 min

Community clubs

leisure

Boon Lay CC10.6 min
The Frontier CC13.8 min
Jurong Spring CC20.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Jurong West Public Library13.1 min

EV charging

Blk 174/179 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Green3.2 min
Blk 185/187 Boon Lay Avenue Boon Lay Vista6.5 min
Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista9.9 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 259 Boon Lay DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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

Nearest bus stops

Stop 213915 min walk · 71 m
Stop 213995.4 min walk · 105 m

Buses that serve this block

RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCH3 min walk
174

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 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

slight premium

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 259 Boon Lay DR is more liveable than 44% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$641/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability44th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 40%

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 · lease

Block 259 offers a strong liveability score (68.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~68 years left).

What you get68.4/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+8.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds68 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 Boon Lay Place. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 259 Boon Lay DR

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Boon Lay Place (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 259 Boon Lay DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Jul '24	4-room	13 TO 15	115 m²	S$565k	S$456

Subzone medians — Boon Lay Place

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$691▲ 9.2%2

3 ROOMS$479▼ 3.3%3

4 ROOMS$641▲ 8.1%5

5 ROOMS$673▲ 21.0%1

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