SG Block Index

Block 856 Jurong West ST 81

640856 · Yunnan · Jurong West · Built 1994 · Lease from 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 103 units · 14 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 856 Jurong West ST 81 in Jurong West scores 68.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 16 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 10.2 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 391 m straight-line from West Grove Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 856 Jurong West ST 81 in Singapore

Block 856 Jurong West ST 81, Singapore 640856

Pillar scores

Transport
59
Food
81
Schools
100
Healthcare
74
Daily needs
46
Green space
70
Connectivity
55
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
70
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
74
Seniors
65
Renters
62
Investors
61
EV Owners
72

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.5min
181MEWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
one-north
37.3min
181MEWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
21.9min
181MEWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
80.5min
181MEWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · S$2.33 · 1 transfer · 6 min (362 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 37 min riding

3m181M3mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (157 m) to Blk 745
  2. Bus 181M · SBS Transit
    Blk 745Boon Lay Int · 4 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 3 min (177 m) to Boon Lay
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Boon LayRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 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 minHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 856

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

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre10.2 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)27.3 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50537.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.2 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?12.5 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Pier Medical Centre6.4 min
  • Faith Clinic (Jurong West)6.5 min
  • Lee Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.6.5 min

Parks & green

green
  • Westwood Park Playground10.6 min
  • Westville Playground12.4 min
  • Yunnan Park16.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay26.5 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders34 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)4.4 min
  • Nanyang CC11.4 min
  • The Frontier CC16.9 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library17.6 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 743/751 Jurong West Street 73 Gek Poh Ville4.3 min
  • Blk 719/731 Jurong West Street 726.1 min
  • Blk 812/826 Jurong West Street 818.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 856 Jurong West ST 81
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 273491.7 min walk · 138 m
  • Stop 273411.9 min walk · 133 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 7453 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 856 Jurong West ST 81 is more liveable than 47% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$443/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability47th 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 856 offers a strong liveability score (68.9/100). On price, resale prices here have moved roughly in step with the wider market and the lease is mid-life (~69 years left).

What you get68.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+2.9%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds69 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 856 Jurong West ST 81

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$590k
median S$590k · S$432432 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
422456491Jul '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Yunnan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 856 Jurong West ST 81

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Aug '255-room01 TO 03127S$590kS$432
Jul '245-room10 TO 12122S$580kS$442

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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