SG Block Index

Block 197C Boon Lay DR

643197 · Boon Lay Place · Jurong West · Built 2014 · Lease from 2015 · ~88 yrs lease left · 60 units · 17 floors

1 upcoming development site within 1 km
79Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 197C Boon Lay DR in Jurong West scores 78.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.4 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 5.7 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 116 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Where it is

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

Block 197C Boon Lay DR, Singapore 643197

Pillar scores

Transport
55
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
72
Daily needs
92
Green space
67
Connectivity
61
Value (lease)
96
Leisure
81
EV charging
92
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
82
Seniors
76
Renters
71
Investors
69
EV Owners
82

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.9min
154EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
31.6min
154EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
16.3min
154EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
74.8min
154EWLEWLS$2.52 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 7 min (428 m) walking · 2 min waiting · 31 min riding

3m1543mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (176 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 197C

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 878 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)5.7 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50513.4 min
  • Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre22.6 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd15.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Boon Lay Central Clinic6.8 min
  • Boon Lay Clinic & Surgery6.8 min
  • Bless Medical Centre Pte Ltd6.8 min

Parks & green

green
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner12.7 min
  • Lakeside Grove Playground17.3 min
  • Taman Jurong Oasis Interim Park17.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay3.7 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders14.3 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong21.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Boon Lay CC8.3 min
  • Jurong Spring CC11 min
  • The Frontier CC18.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library17.9 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 198/206 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Gardens4.4 min
  • Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista4.5 min
  • Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista4.5 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 197C 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 214093.1 min walk · 173 m
  • Stop 214513.7 min walk · 237 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2003 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 197C Boon Lay DR is more liveable than 86% of them but pricier than 60% — around S$641/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability86th 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 197C offers a strong liveability score (78.5/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is near-fresh (~88 years left).

What you get78.5/100overall 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 197C Boon Lay DR

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

4-room3 sales · 12 mo
S$620k – S$678k
median S$660k · S$619677 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)4-room a sale at this block
561625689Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Boon Lay Place (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 197C Boon Lay DR

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Dec '254-room10 TO 1293S$678kS$677
Sep '254-room07 TO 0993S$660kS$659
Sep '254-room10 TO 1293S$620kS$619
Sep '244-room04 TO 0693S$585kS$584

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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