SG Block Index

Block 549 Jurong West ST 42

640549 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1983 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
66Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 549 Jurong West ST 42 in Jurong West scores 65.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 17 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 8.9 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 745 m straight-line from Rulang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 549 Jurong West ST 42 in Singapore

Block 549 Jurong West ST 42, Singapore 640549

Pillar scores

Transport
47
Food
84
Schools
100
Healthcare
64
Daily needs
85
Green space
33
Connectivity
50
Value (lease)
38
Leisure
57
EV charging
97
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
66
Young Families
70
Seniors
62
Renters
59
Investors
48
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
49.8min
334EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
41.6min
334EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
24.1min
334S$1.28 · direct
Changi Airport
84.8min
334EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

50 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 13 min (819 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 35 min riding

3m3349mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (198 m) to Blk 551
  2. Bus 334 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 551Blk 316 · 6 stops · 8 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 549

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
PlannedCorporation MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 257 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 5058.9 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)16.4 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)29.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd1.7 min
  • Ng Toh Tet9.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Idoc Clinic (Hong Kah) Pte Ltd7 min
  • Silver Cross Medical7 min
  • banyan clinic @ jw7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden20.6 min
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner22.6 min
  • Bulim Park (Phase 1) 23.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home for the Elders9.9 min
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay16.9 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services19.9 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Jurong Spring CC8.4 min
  • Boon Lay CC13.6 min
  • Jurong Green CC16.7 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library26 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 543/551 Jurong West Street 423.6 min
  • Blk 537/542 Jurong West Avenue 16.8 min
  • Blk 552/559 Jurong West Street 428.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 549 Jurong West ST 42
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 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 285414 min walk · 150 m
  • Stop 284096.3 min walk · 324 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 5513 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 549 Jurong West ST 42 is more liveable than 20% of them and cheaper than 88% — around S$533/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability20th 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 549 offers a strong liveability score (65.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 years left).

What you get65.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds59 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 549 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 549 Jurong West ST 42

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Feb '25Executive01 TO 03148S$770kS$483
Sep '24Executive01 TO 03150S$710kS$440
Aug '24Executive01 TO 03151S$740kS$455

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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