SG Block Index

Block 729 Jurong West Ave 5

640729 · Yunnan · Jurong West · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 88 units · 12 floors

68Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 729 Jurong West Ave 5 in Jurong West scores 68.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16.3 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 10.6 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 237 m straight-line from West Grove Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 729 Jurong West Ave 5 in Singapore

Block 729 Jurong West Ave 5, Singapore 640729

Pillar scores

Transport
58
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
77
Daily needs
46
Green space
72
Connectivity
53
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
72
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
68
Young Families
73
Seniors
65
Renters
61
Investors
58
EV Owners
70

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
47.4min
242258EWLS$2.33 · 2 transfers
one-north
38.3min
181MEWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
23.8min
242258EWLS$1.68 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
81.5min
181MEWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

47 min door to door · S$2.33 · 2 transfers · 4 min (246 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 39 min riding

1m2422583mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 1 min (34 m) to Blk 729
  2. Bus 242 · SBS Transit
    Blk 729Blk 711 · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Bus 258 · SBS Transit
    Blk 711Pioneer · 3 stops · 3 min
  4. Walk 3 min (185 m) to Pioneer
  5. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    PioneerRaffles Place · 14 stops · 34 min
  6. 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 729

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre10.6 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)25.7 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50535.7 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?13.3 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pier Medical Centre4.4 min
  • One Medical Clinic4.9 min
  • Faith Clinic (Jurong West)7.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Westwood Park Playground12 min
  • Westville Playground14.1 min
  • Yunnan Park17.3 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay24.9 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders32.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)5.6 min
  • Nanyang CC12.2 min
  • The Frontier CC15.1 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library15.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 743/751 Jurong West Street 73 Gek Poh Ville4.4 min
  • Blk 719/731 Jurong West Street 726.2 min
  • Blk 711/718 Jurong West Street 71 Hdb Public Shelters8.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 729 Jurong West Ave 5
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 273410.6 min walk · 30 m
  • Stop 273492.3 min walk · 48 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 7291 min walk
    242
  • BLK 7111 min walk
    258
  • BLK 7454 min walk
    181M

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$429k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 729 Jurong West Ave 5 is more liveable than 44% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$443/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability44th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 100%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (4-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 729 offers a strong liveability score (68.2/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~62 years left).

What you get68.2/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds62 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 Yunnan. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 729 Jurong West Ave 5

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

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)2-room3-room4-room5-room a sale at this block
411532652Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Yunnan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 729 Jurong West Ave 5

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '254-room07 TO 09104S$522kS$466
Nov '245-room07 TO 09121S$600kS$461
Jul '244-room07 TO 09104S$505kS$451

Subzone medians — Yunnan

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$629▲ 7.7%
3 ROOMS$501▲ 1.2%
4 ROOMS$443▲ 2.9%
5 ROOMS$437▼ 1.5%
EXECUTIVES$487▲ 6.2%
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