SG Block Index

Block 561B Jurong West ST 42

642561 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 2017 · Lease from 2018 · ~91 yrs lease left · 164 units · 16 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
53Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 561B Jurong West ST 42 in Jurong West scores 52.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 21.2 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 13.1 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 903 m straight-line from Shuqun Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 561B Jurong West ST 42 in Singapore

Block 561B Jurong West ST 42, Singapore 642561

Pillar scores

Transport
37
Food
73
Schools
100
Healthcare
50
Daily needs
57
Green space
21
Connectivity
0
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
37
EV charging
78
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
53
Young Families
59
Seniors
48
Renters
36
Investors
53
EV Owners
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
no direct route
one-north
no direct route
Jurong East
no direct route
Changi Airport
no direct route

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 561B

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
PlannedCorporation MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 682 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50513.1 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)21.6 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)26.5 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd9.1 min
  • Ng Toh Tet11.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd14.1 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Idoc Clinic (Hong Kah) Pte Ltd11.2 min
  • Silver Cross Medical11.2 min
  • banyan clinic @ jw11.2 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden24.7 min
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner27.6 min
  • Bulim Park (Phase 1) 30.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Adventist Home for the Elders14.2 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services17.4 min
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay22.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Jurong Spring CC12.5 min
  • Jurong Green CC13.5 min
  • Boon Lay CC20.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library32.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 552/559 Jurong West Street 425 min
  • Blk 401/408 Jurong West Street 428.8 min
  • 447 Jurong West Street 42 Singapore 64044710.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 561B Jurong West ST 42
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets.

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 285513.4 min walk · 190 m

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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$373k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
slight premium

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 561B Jurong West ST 42 is more liveable than 2% of them and cheaper than 88% — around S$533/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability2th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 88%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-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 561B offers a solid liveability score (52.8/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~91 years left).

What you get52.8/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds91 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 Hong Kah. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 561B Jurong West ST 42

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

3-room2 sales · 12 mo
S$475k – S$488k
median S$482k · S$649667 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
497608718Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hong Kah (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 561B Jurong West ST 42

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Nov '253-room04 TO 0668S$488kS$667
Aug '253-room04 TO 0668S$475kS$649
Jun '254-room04 TO 0693S$585kS$584
May '253-room13 TO 1568S$510kS$697
Mar '254-room10 TO 1293S$612kS$611
Feb '253-room01 TO 0368S$455kS$622
Feb '254-room13 TO 1593S$670kS$669
Dec '244-room10 TO 1293S$625kS$624
Oct '244-room04 TO 0693S$580kS$579
Sep '243-room07 TO 0968S$471kS$643
Jul '244-room04 TO 0693S$555kS$554

Subzone medians — Hong Kah

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$747▲ 8.0%
3 ROOMS$533▲ 3.9%
4 ROOMS$483▲ 10.7%
5 ROOMS$454▲ 4.5%
EXECUTIVES$456▼ 14.1%
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