SG Block Index

Block 979 Jurong West ST 93

640979 · Yunnan · Jurong West · Built 1989 · ~62 yrs lease left · 100 units · 11 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 979 Jurong West ST 93 in Jurong West scores 74/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.5 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 9.9 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 482 m straight-line from Jurong West Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 979 Jurong West ST 93 in Singapore

Block 979 Jurong West ST 93, Singapore 640979

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
82
Schools
100
Healthcare
75
Daily needs
56
Green space
99
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
83
EV charging
80
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
80
Seniors
71
Renters
69
Investors
61
EV Owners
71

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
44.1min
179EWLS$2.33 · 1 transfer
one-north
35.9min
179EWLCCLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
20.5min
179EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
79min
179EWLEWLS$2.55 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

44 min door to door · S$2.33 · 1 transfer · 6 min (382 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 36 min riding

4m1792mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (225 m) to Blk 705
  2. Bus 179 · SBS Transit
    Blk 705Pioneer · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 2 min (129 m) to Pioneer
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    PioneerRaffles Place · 14 stops · 34 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 979

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 1043 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre9.9 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)36 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?8.1 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10 min
  • Kader Hasna Marican17.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Dr Soh Family Clinic6.2 min
  • Dr Chua'S Family Clinic Pte. Ltd.10 min
  • Apex Medical Centre (Jurong) Pte Ltd10.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yunnan Park5.1 min
  • Westwood Park Playground25.9 min
  • Jurong Central Park26 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay35.2 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nanyang CC7.6 min
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)19.5 min
  • The Frontier CC20.8 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library21.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 974/980 Jurong West Street 932.3 min
  • Blk 711/718 Jurong West Street 71 Hdb Public Shelters10.1 min
  • Blk 933-953 Jurong West Street 9112.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 979 Jurong West ST 93
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 2 supermarkets, 1 parks, 2 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 275112.6 min walk · 152 m
  • Stop 273014.2 min walk · 92 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 7054 min walk
    179

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 979 Jurong West ST 93 is more liveable than 72% of them and cheaper than 100% — around S$443/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability72th 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 979 offers a strong liveability score (74/100). 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 get74/100overall 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 979 Jurong West ST 93

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

4-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$520k – S$540k
median S$530k · S$444460 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
427453479Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Yunnan (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 979 Jurong West ST 93

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '264-room01 TO 03105S$520kS$460
Mar '264-room10 TO 12113S$540kS$444

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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