SG Block Index

Block 197A Boon Lay DR

641197 · Boon Lay Place · Jurong West · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 94 units · 17 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
83Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 197A Boon Lay DR in Jurong West scores 83.4/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 11.7 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 4.2 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 181 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 197A Boon Lay DR in Singapore

Block 197A Boon Lay DR, Singapore 641197

Pillar scores

Transport
70
Food
95
Schools
100
Healthcare
74
Daily needs
97
Green space
82
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
81
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
87
Seniors
81
Renters
77
Investors
72
EV Owners
88

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
40.8min
154EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
32.6min
154EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
17.2min
154EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
75.8min
154EWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 8 min (504 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

4m1543mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (252 m) to Blk 200
  2. Bus 154 · SBS Transit
    Blk 200Opp Lakeside · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (224 m) to Lakeside
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LakesideRaffles Place · 12 stops · 30 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 197A

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 821 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)4.2 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50511.9 min
  • Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre19.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.8 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd15.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Boon Lay Central Clinic5.6 min
  • Boon Lay Clinic & Surgery5.6 min
  • Bless Medical Centre Pte Ltd5.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner10.1 min
  • Lakeside Grove Playground14.6 min
  • Taman Jurong Oasis Interim Park15.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay4 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders12.8 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong18.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Boon Lay CC6.8 min
  • Jurong Spring CC9.5 min
  • The Frontier CC19 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library18.5 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 198/206 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Gardens2.9 min
  • Blk 221 Boon Lay Place 221 Boon Lay Place3.1 min
  • Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista5.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 197A 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 214512.1 min walk · 168 m
  • Stop 216892.7 min walk · 208 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2004 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
strong value

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 197A Boon Lay DR is more liveable than 95% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$641/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability95th 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 197A offers an outstanding liveability score (83.4/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get83.4/100overall 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 197A Boon Lay DR

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

4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$621k
median S$621k · S$620620 psf
3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$500k
median S$500k · S$683683 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room3-room a sale at this block
454581708Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Boon Lay Place (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 197A Boon Lay DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Apr '264-room04 TO 0693S$621kS$620
Jul '253-room04 TO 0668S$500kS$683
Feb '254-room04 TO 0693S$640kS$639
Jan '254-room04 TO 0693S$600kS$599

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 change
2 ROOMS$691▲ 9.2%
3 ROOMS$479▼ 3.3%
4 ROOMS$641▲ 8.1%
5 ROOMS$673▲ 21.0%
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