Block 559 Jurong West ST 42
640559 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1984 · Lease from 1985 · ~58 yrs lease left · 90 units · 11 floors
Block 559 Jurong West ST 42 in Jurong West scores 58.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 20.7 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 12.6 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 859 m straight-line from Rulang Primary School.
Where it is
OneMap · SLABlock 559 Jurong West ST 42, Singapore 640559
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 36
- Food
- 79
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 52
- Daily needs
- 68
- Green space
- 25
- Connectivity
- 50
- Value (lease)
- 36
- Leisure
- 40
- EV charging
- 98
Who it suits
- Overall
- 58
- Young Families
- 63
- Seniors
- 52
- Renters
- 51
- Investors
- 43
- EV Owners
- 66
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 49.9min
- one-north
- 41.6min
- Jurong East
- 23.9min
- Changi Airport
- 84.8min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap50 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 14 min (904 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 33 min riding
- Walk 10 min (677 m) to Blk 457
- Bus 98 · Tower Transit Services
Blk 457 → Lakeside · 3 stops · 4 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 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 Station20.7 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station21.1 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station21.6 min
Hawker centres
food- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50512.6 min
- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)21.1 min
- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)26.9 min
Eateries nearby
food- He Jia Coffee House Pte. Ltd0.6 min
- Yeo Hwee NgohB0.6 min
- Home Eatery Pte. Ltd.0.6 min
- Heng Nan Yang LlpB0.6 min
- Tan Boon LengB0.6 min
- Mohd Shahrul Nizam Bin Fadil0.6 min
Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd7 min
- Ng Toh Tet11.3 min
- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.4 min
CHAS clinics
health- Idoc Clinic (Hong Kah) Pte Ltd10.7 min
- Silver Cross Medical10.7 min
- banyan clinic @ jw10.7 min
Parks & green
green- Jlg: Lakeside Garden24.2 min
- Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner27.1 min
- Bulim Park (Phase 1) 29.3 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Adventist Home for the Elders13.7 min
- Singapore Anglican Community Services17.7 min
- THK SAC @ Boon Lay21.8 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jurong Spring CC12 min
- Jurong Green CC13.8 min
- Boon Lay CC18.9 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong West Public Library31.4 min
EV charging
ev- Blk 552/559 Jurong West Street 423.4 min
- Blk 543/551 Jurong West Street 428.9 min
- Blk 401/408 Jurong West Street 429.1 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 285513.8 min walk · 212 m
- Stop 285416.2 min walk · 280 m
- BLK 560A4 min walk334
- BLK 45710 min walk98
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 559 Jurong West ST 42 is more liveable than 5% 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 559 offers a solid liveability score (58.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~58 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 559 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 559 Jurong West ST 42
| Month | Type | Storey | Area | Price | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr '26 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 139 m² | S$655k | S$438 |
| Mar '26 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 139 m² | S$750k | S$501 |
| Feb '26 | 5-room | 10 TO 12 | 139 m² | S$675k | S$451 |
| Nov '25 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 137 m² | S$700k | S$475 |
| Oct '25 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 139 m² | S$690k | S$461 |
| Sep '25 | 5-room | 07 TO 09 | 139 m² | S$688k | S$460 |
| Jun '25 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 139 m² | S$685k | S$458 |
| Mar '25 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 139 m² | S$675k | S$451 |
| Nov '24 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 137 m² | S$659k | S$447 |
| Oct '24 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 137 m² | S$640k | S$434 |
| Aug '24 | 5-room | 04 TO 06 | 139 m² | S$650k | S$434 |
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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