SG Block Index

Block 642 Jurong West ST 61

640642 · Jurong West Central · Jurong West · Built 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 126 units · 15 floors

82Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 642 Jurong West ST 61 in Jurong West scores 82.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.7 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 3.1 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 329 m straight-line from Jurong West Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 642 Jurong West ST 61 in Singapore

Block 642 Jurong West ST 61, Singapore 640642

Pillar scores

Transport
86
Food
90
Schools
100
Healthcare
84
Daily needs
70
Green space
95
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
91
EV charging
84
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
82
Young Families
86
Seniors
81
Renters
78
Investors
63
EV Owners
79

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
EWLS$2.30 · direct
one-north
33.9min
EWLCCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
18.5min
EWLS$1.59 · direct
Changi Airport
77min
EWLEWLS$2.55 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.30 · no transfers · 8 min (529 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 34 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (501 m) to Pioneer
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    PioneerRaffles Place · 14 stops · 34 min
  3. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 642

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
PlannedGek Poh MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 933 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre3.1 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)28.8 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd3.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?9.4 min
  • Kader Hasna Marican15.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Chua'S Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.3.2 min
  • Healthmark Pioneer Mall Clinic3.2 min
  • My Family Clinic (Pioneer)3.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yunnan Park9.6 min
  • Jurong Central Park21 min
  • Westwood Park Playground21.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay28 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders36.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nanyang CC8.9 min
  • The Frontier CC13.6 min
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)15.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library14.3 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 711/718 Jurong West Street 71 Hdb Public Shelters4 min
  • Blk 974/980 Jurong West Street 936.8 min
  • Blk 719/731 Jurong West Street 7211.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 642 Jurong West ST 61
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 2 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 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 223610.7 min walk · 52 m
  • Stop 222312.9 min walk · 159 m

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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$588k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 642 Jurong West ST 61 is more liveable than 96% of them and cheaper than 87% — around S$497/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability96th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 87%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 642 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).

What you get82.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds71 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 Jurong West Central. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 642 Jurong West ST 61

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

4-room5 sales · 12 mo
S$515k – S$600k
median S$535k · S$474557 psf
5-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$620k – S$637k
median S$628k · S$472493 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room5-room a sale at this block
459526593Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Jurong West Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 642 Jurong West ST 61

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room01 TO 03101S$515kS$474
Mar '264-room07 TO 09100S$520kS$483
Mar '264-room13 TO 15100S$600kS$557
Jan '264-room10 TO 12100S$535kS$497
Dec '254-room13 TO 15100S$551kS$512
Aug '255-room01 TO 03122S$620kS$472
Aug '255-room04 TO 06120S$637kS$493
May '255-room13 TO 15120S$658kS$509

Subzone medians — Jurong West Central

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$846▲ 19.6%
3 ROOMS$803▲ 10.7%
4 ROOMS$546▲ 6.8%
5 ROOMS$497▼ 4.2%
EXECUTIVES$555▲ 3.9%
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