Block 557 Jurong West ST 42
640557 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 109 units · 12 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
54Overall / 100
Summary
Block 557 Jurong West ST 42 in Jurong West scores 54.2/100 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.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 39
- Food
- 56
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 54
- Daily needs
- 71
- Green space
- 28
- Connectivity
- 51
- Value (lease)
- 32
- Leisure
- 42
Who it suits
- Overall
- 54
- Young Families
- 61
- Seniors
- 49
- Renters
- 48
- Investors
- 39
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 48min
- one-north
- 39.7min
- Jurong East
- 24.4min
- Changi Airport
- 82.9min
187EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
187EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
187EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
187EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap48 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 13 min (827 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding
9m›187›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 9 min (601 m) to Blk 458
- Bus 187 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 458 → Lakeside · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 3 min (199 m) to Lakeside
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lakeside → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 30 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-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- Lakeside Mrt Station20.1 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station20.6 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station21 min
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
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
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare 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
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).
Resale context — Hong Kah
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$747▲ 8.0%1
3 ROOMS$533▲ 3.9%6
4 ROOMS$483▲ 10.7%5
5 ROOMS$454▲ 4.5%1
EXECUTIVES$456▼ 14.1%3