Block 556 Jurong West ST 42
640556 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1984 · Lease from 1986 · ~59 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors
Block 556 Jurong West ST 42 in Jurong West scores 56.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.6 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 13.5 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 773 m straight-line from Rulang Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 556 Jurong West ST 42, Singapore 640556
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 33
- Food
- 77
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 49
- Daily needs
- 66
- Green space
- 22
- Connectivity
- 50
- Value (lease)
- 38
- Leisure
- 37
- EV charging
- 82
Who it suits
- Overall
- 56
- Young Families
- 62
- Seniors
- 50
- Renters
- 48
- Investors
- 42
- EV Owners
- 60
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 50min
- one-north
- 41.8min
- Jurong East
- 24.3min
- Changi Airport
- 84.9min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap50 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 13 min (826 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 35 min riding
- Walk 3 min (205 m) to Blk 551
- Bus 334 · Tower Transit Services
Blk 551 → Blk 316 · 6 stops · 8 min - Walk 9 min (593 m) to Chinese Garden
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Chinese Garden → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 27 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- Lakeside Mrt Station21.6 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station22.1 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station22.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50513.5 min
- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)21.8 min
- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)27.8 min
Eateries nearby
food- He Jia Coffee House Pte. Ltd1.6 min
- Yeo Hwee NgohB1.6 min
- Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.1.6 min
- Heng Nan Yang LlpB1.6 min
- Tan Boon LengB1.6 min
- Mohd Shahrul Nizam Bin Fadil1.6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7 min
- Ng Toh Tet12.3 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd15.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Idoc Clinic (Hong Kah) Pte Ltd11.6 min
- Silver Cross Medical11.6 min
- banyan clinic @ jw11.6 min
Parks & green
green- Jlg: Lakeside Garden25.1 min
- Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner28 min
- Bulim Park (Phase 1) 29.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Adventist Home for the Elders14.7 min
- Singapore Anglican Community Services18.7 min
- THK SAC @ Boon Lay22.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jurong Spring CC13 min
- Jurong Green CC14.8 min
- Boon Lay CC18.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong West Public Library31.4 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 552/559 Jurong West Street 424.4 min
- Blk 543/551 Jurong West Street 428.9 min
- 447 Jurong West Street 42 Singapore 64044711.1 min
What’s within a walk
OSRM foot · OneMapWithin ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets.
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 285514.7 min walk · 270 m
- Stop 285417.2 min walk · 147 m
- BLK 5513 min walk334
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 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 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 556 Jurong West ST 42 is more liveable than 4% of them and cheaper than 88% — around S$533/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).
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 · leaseBlock 556 offers a solid liveability score (56.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~59 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 Hong Kah. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.
Prices & transactions — Blk 556 Jurong West ST 42
Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation
Recent sales at Blk 556 Jurong West ST 42
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan '26 | Executive | 04 TO 06 | 157 m² | S$818k | S$484 |
| May '25 | Executive | 07 TO 09 | 150 m² | S$818k | S$507 |
Subzone medians — Hong Kah
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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