How far is Block 196A Boon Lay DR from the nearest MRT?

The nearest MRT is Lakeside Mrt Station, about 15.1 minutes on foot.

How do I get from Block 196A Boon Lay DR to the city centre by public transport?

Take Bus 154 to Opp Lakeside, then East-West Line to Raffles Place. About 39 minutes with 1 transfer, roughly S$2.24.

What is the nearest hawker centre to Block 196A?

Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village) is roughly 6.4 minutes' walk away.

Which primary school is closest to Block 196A Boon Lay DR?

Boon Lay Garden Primary School, approximately 113 m straight-line — inside the 1 km MOE priority radius.

How many years remain on the lease at Block 196A Boon Lay DR?

Approximately 88 years, derived from the block's lease commencement in 2015 against the standard 99-year HDB lease.

What is the liveability score of Block 196A Boon Lay DR?

It scores 76.2/100 overall: transport 49.5, food 92.9, schools 100, healthcare 68.8, daily needs 88.3, green space 62.5, connectivity 61.9, value 96, leisure 78.4.

Is Block 196A Boon Lay DR a good place to live and a good buy?

On liveability it scores 76.2/100 overall. On price, resale prices here have been softer than most subzones, and about 88 years of lease remain. Whether that is "worth it" depends on budget and priorities — the index gives the liveability and lease picture, and data.gov.sg resale transactions for Boon Lay Place give the price trend.

Block 196A Boon Lay DR

641196 · Boon Lay Place · Jurong West · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 54 units · 17 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km

76Overall / 100How we score →

Summary

Block 196A Boon Lay DR in Jurong West scores 76.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.1 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 6.4 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 113 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA

Map showing the location of Blk 196A Boon Lay DR in Singapore

Block 196A Boon Lay DR, Singapore 641196

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Pillar scores

Transport: 50
Food: 93
Schools: 100
Healthcare: 69
Daily needs: 88
Green space: 63
Connectivity: 62
Value (lease): 96
Leisure: 78
EV charging: 88

80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

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Who it suits

Overall: 76
Young Families: 80
Seniors: 73
Renters: 68
Investors: 68
EV Owners: 80

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00

Raffles Placecity centre: 39min
one-north: 30.8min
Jurong East: 15.4min
Changi Airport: 74min

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 6 min (370 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

2m›154›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre

Walk 2 min (118 m) to Blk 200
Bus 154 · SBS Transit
Blk 200 → Opp Lakeside · 1 stop · 1 min
Walk 3 min (224 m) to Lakeside
East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lakeside → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 30 min
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 · schematic

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

PlannedJurong West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 932 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food

Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)6.4 min
Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50514.1 min
Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre23.3 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily

Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15 min
Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.6 min

CHAS clinics

health

Boon Lay Central Clinic7.5 min
Boon Lay Clinic & Surgery7.5 min
Bless Medical Centre Pte Ltd7.5 min

Parks & green

green

Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner13.4 min
Lakeside Grove Playground18 min
Taman Jurong Oasis Interim Park18.6 min

Primary schools

straight-line

Eldercare centres

care

THK SAC @ Boon Lay4.4 min
Adventist Home for the Elders15 min
NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong22.1 min

Community clubs

leisure

Boon Lay CC9 min
Jurong Spring CC11.7 min
The Frontier CC19.2 min

Libraries

leisure

Jurong West Public Library18.6 min

EV charging

Blk 198/206 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Gardens5.1 min
Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista5.2 min
Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista5.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap

Walking-reach map around Blk 196A Boon Lay DR

5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 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 214093.8 min walk · 198 m
Stop 216896.1 min walk · 80 m

Buses that serve this block

BLK 2002 min walk
154

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$621k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like

good value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 196A Boon Lay DR is more liveable than 79% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$641/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability79th percentile

Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 40%

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 196A offers a strong liveability score (76.2/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get76.2/100overall liveability

Where price is heading+8.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo

How long it holds88 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 Boon Lay Place. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 196A Boon Lay DR

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

5-room3 sales · 12 mo

S$760k – S$825k

median S$768k · S$625–678 psf

Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block

Monthly resale volume — Boon Lay Place (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 196A Boon Lay DR

Month	Type	Storey	Area	Price	PSF
Apr '26	5-room	07 TO 09	113 m²	S$768k	S$631
Feb '26	5-room	16 TO 18	113 m²	S$825k	S$678
Aug '25	5-room	04 TO 06	113 m²	S$760k	S$625
Mar '25	4-room	04 TO 06	93 m²	S$603k	S$602

Subzone medians — Boon Lay Place

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo changeLatest txns

2 ROOMS$691▲ 9.2%2

3 ROOMS$479▼ 3.3%3

4 ROOMS$641▲ 8.1%5

5 ROOMS$673▲ 21.0%1

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