SG Block Index

Block 409 Jurong West ST 42

640409 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 84 units · 13 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
59Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 409 Jurong West ST 42 in Jurong West scores 59/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.8 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 17.7 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 831 m straight-line from Pioneer Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 409 Jurong West ST 42 in Singapore

Block 409 Jurong West ST 42, Singapore 640409

Pillar scores

Transport
35
Food
64
Schools
100
Healthcare
67
Daily needs
56
Green space
41
Connectivity
54
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
54
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
59
Young Families
65
Seniors
55
Renters
50
Investors
44
EV Owners
66

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.1min
334EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
38.9min
334EWLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
21.4min
334S$1.28 · direct
Changi Airport
82.1min
334EWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 13 min (858 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

4m3349mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (236 m) to Blk 416
  2. Bus 334 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 416Blk 316 · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 9 min (593 m) to Chinese Garden
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Chinese GardenRaffles Place · 11 stops · 27 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 minMarketClinicBlk 409

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
PlannedHong Kah MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 447 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50517.7 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)19.7 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)27.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.1 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.6 min
  • Ng Toh Tet14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • 411 Procross Medical Clinic2 min
  • The Doctor'S Clinic8.2 min
  • 405 Procross Medical Clinic8.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden23.3 min
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner30.3 min
  • Chinese Gardens30.7 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services11 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE16.4 min
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre17 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Jurong Green CC9.5 min
  • Jurong Spring CC18.1 min
  • Tengah CC (U/C)46.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 409/416 Jurong West Street 421.5 min
  • Blk 401/408 Jurong West Street 426.1 min
  • Blk 417/422 Jurong West Street 427.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 409 Jurong West ST 42
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 285714.2 min walk · 195 m
  • Stop 285615.4 min walk · 345 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 4164 min walk
    334

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$373k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 409 Jurong West ST 42 is more liveable than 6% of them and cheaper than 88% — around S$533/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability6th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 88%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 409 offers a solid liveability score (59/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get59/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds58 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 Hong Kah. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 409 Jurong West ST 42

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
393594794Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hong Kah (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 409 Jurong West ST 42

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '25Executive10 TO 12150S$750kS$465
Jun '25Executive01 TO 03150S$748kS$463
Dec '24Executive07 TO 09150S$780kS$483

Subzone medians — Hong Kah

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$747▲ 8.0%
3 ROOMS$533▲ 3.9%
4 ROOMS$483▲ 10.7%
5 ROOMS$454▲ 4.5%
EXECUTIVES$456▼ 14.1%
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