SG Block Index

Block 542 Jelapang RD

670542 · Saujana · Bukit Panjang · Built 1997 · Lease from 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 94 units · 19 floors

69Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 542 Jelapang RD in Bukit Panjang scores 69.1/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.3 minutes’ walk from Senja Lrt Station MRT, 12.4 minutes from Senja Hawker Centre, and 418 m straight-line from West View Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 542 Jelapang RD in Singapore

Block 542 Jelapang RD, Singapore 670542

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
79
Schools
100
Healthcare
52
Daily needs
57
Green space
71
Connectivity
49
Value (lease)
64
Leisure
83
EV charging
69
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
69
Young Families
75
Seniors
63
Renters
64
Investors
73
EV Owners
68

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
45.9min
976DTLNSL2 transfers
one-north
43.8min
976DTLCCL2 transfers
Jurong East
26.8min
BPLNSLS$1.86 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
74.7min
DTLEWLEWLS$2.49 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

46 min door to door · 2 transfers · 10 min (670 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 30 min riding

3m9764mDTL2mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (201 m) to Blk 541a CP
  2. Bus 976 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 541a CPBlk 183 · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 4 min (297 m) to Bukit Panjang
  4. Downtown Line · SBS Transit
    Bukit PanjangNewton · 9 stops · 21 min
  5. Walk 2 min (144 m) to Newton
  6. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NewtonRaffles Place · 5 stops · 9 min
  7. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 542

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
PlannedBrickland MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 2261 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Senja Hawker Centre12.4 min
  • Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre16.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd7.7 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.8 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Parkway Shenton Medical Group6.6 min
  • Senja Family Clinic6.7 min
  • Chin Medical Clinic7.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Phoenix Park18 min
  • Hazel Pk Os19.2 min
  • Cashew Rd Pg21.9 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Teck Whye)20.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Group Home @ Teck Whye Crescent23.2 min
  • Evergreen Place, Home @Hong San34.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Senja-Cashew CC12.9 min
  • Zhenghua CC (Pending U/C)16 min
  • Bukit Panjang CC18.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Panjang Public Library6.5 min
  • Chua Chu Kang Public Library33.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Bukit Panjang Plaza6.6 min
  • Blk 524A Jelapang Road Amazing Star Montessori House (Greenridge)7.7 min
  • Blk 401-408 Fajar Road11.4 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 542 Jelapang RD
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 4 MRT, 2 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 446694.3 min walk · 186 m
  • Stop 446494.5 min walk · 143 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 541A CP3 min walk
    976

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 · Bukit Panjang planning area
Age profile
In Bukit Panjang, 14.9% of residents are under 15 and 12.7% are 65 or older.
55–598.1%
25–297.6%
30–347.6%
45–497.6%
Household income
39.3% of Bukit Panjang households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+12.3%
No working person10.1%
$5,000–5,9996%
$15,000–17,4995.9%
Dwelling mix
82.8% of Bukit Panjang households live in HDB flats; 17.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats39.3%
HDB 5 room and executive flats32.4%
Condominiums and other apartments15.2%
HDB 3 room flats8.3%
Household size
31.9% of Bukit Panjang households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
4-person23.3%
3-person21.6%
2-person20.5%
5-person13.9%
In education
Of Bukit Panjang residents currently in education, 26.6% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary31.9%
Secondary24%
University15%
Polytechnic11.6%
Commute to work
56.6% of working Bukit Panjang residents commute by public transport; 30.7% drive or ride.
Car22.7%
MRT LRT and bus20.5%
Bus17%
Other combi MRT LRT or bus10.5%

Resident data for the Bukit Panjang planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$587k · 4 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
priced about right

Among 4-room HDB flats islandwide (3,466 compared), Blk 542 Jelapang RD is more liveable than 48% of them and cheaper than 50% — around S$606/psf for 4 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability48th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 50%

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 542 offers a strong liveability score (69.1/100). On price, resale prices here have been climbing faster than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~72 years left).

What you get69.1/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+18.1%4 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds72 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 Saujana. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 542 Jelapang RD

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

Executive2 sales · 12 mo
S$975k – S$1.00m
median S$988k · S$647664 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)Executive a sale at this block
569627685Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Saujana (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 542 Jelapang RD

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jan '26Executive07 TO 09140S$975kS$647
Dec '25Executive13 TO 15140S$1.00mS$664
Apr '25Executive19 TO 21140S$945kS$627
Nov '24Executive13 TO 15140S$923kS$612
Oct '24Executive04 TO 06142S$1.03mS$674

Subzone medians — Saujana

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$729▲ 4.2%
3 ROOMS$700▲ 9.1%
4 ROOMS$606▲ 18.1%
5 ROOMS$630▲ 11.7%
EXECUTIVES$605▲ 6.1%
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