SG Block Index

Block 979 Jurong West ST 93

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

72Overall / 100
Summary

Block 979 Jurong West ST 93 in Jurong West scores 71.5/100 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.

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
63
Schools
100
Healthcare
75
Daily needs
56
Green space
99
Connectivity
57
Value (lease)
44
Leisure
83

Who it suits

Overall
72
Young Families
78
Seniors
69
Renters
67
Investors
60

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

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

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).

Resale context — 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%
Living in Jurong WestJurong West estate data →Blocks near Pioneer Mrt StationBlocks near Jurong West Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →