SG Block Index

Block 557 Jurong West ST 42

640557 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1983 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 109 units · 12 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
60Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 557 Jurong West ST 42 in Jurong West scores 60/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.1 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 12 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 807 m straight-line from Rulang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 557 Jurong West ST 42 in Singapore

Block 557 Jurong West ST 42, Singapore 640557

Pillar scores

Transport
39
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
54
Daily needs
71
Green space
28
Connectivity
51
Value (lease)
36
Leisure
42
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
60
Young Families
65
Seniors
54
Renters
53
Investors
44
EV Owners
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
48min
187EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
39.7min
187EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
24.4min
187EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
82.9min
187EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

48 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 13 min (827 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding

9m1873mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (601 m) to Blk 458
  2. Bus 187 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 458Lakeside · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (199 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 557

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 542 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50512 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)20.5 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)26.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd6.6 min
  • Ng Toh Tet10.7 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd13.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Idoc Clinic (Hong Kah) Pte Ltd10.1 min
  • Silver Cross Medical10.1 min
  • banyan clinic @ jw10.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden23.6 min
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner26.5 min
  • Bulim Park (Phase 1) 28.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home for the Elders13.1 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services17.1 min
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay21.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Jurong Spring CC11.4 min
  • Jurong Green CC13.2 min
  • Boon Lay CC18.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library30.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 552/559 Jurong West Street 422.8 min
  • Blk 543/551 Jurong West Street 428.4 min
  • 447 Jurong West Street 42 Singapore 6404479.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 557 Jurong West ST 42
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~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
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 285513.2 min walk · 189 m
  • Stop 285415.6 min walk · 230 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 4589 min walk
    187

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 557 Jurong West ST 42 is more liveable than 8% of them and cheaper than 88% — around S$533/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability8th 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 557 offers a solid liveability score (60/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 years left).

What you get60/100overall 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 557 Jurong West ST 42

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$520k – S$538k
median S$529k · S$465481 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
420473526Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hong Kah (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 557 Jurong West ST 42

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '264-room10 TO 12104S$538kS$481
Nov '254-room10 TO 12104S$520kS$465
Oct '244-room04 TO 06104S$481kS$430
Aug '244-room07 TO 09104S$488kS$436

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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