SG Block Index

Block 523 Jurong West ST 52

640523 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone
74Overall / 100
Summary

Block 523 Jurong West ST 52 in Jurong West scores 74.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 7.2 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 255 m straight-line from Rulang Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
82
Schools
98
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
83
Green space
77
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
71

Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
79
Seniors
72
Renters
73
Investors
50

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43min
240EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.8min
240EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
19.5min
240EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
78min
240EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 8 min (508 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding

4m2403mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (256 m) to Blk 209
  2. Bus 240 · SBS Transit
    Blk 209Opp Lakeside · 2 stops · 2 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 523

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 739 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)7.2 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 5058.2 min
  • Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre20.9 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.9 min
  • Ng Toh Tet12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tayka Medical Family Clinic3.3 min
  • Tc Family Clinic Pte Ltd3.3 min
  • Lakeside Family Medicine Clinic6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner11 min
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden15.1 min
  • Lakeside Grove Playground15.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay7.7 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders7.8 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services19.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Jurong Spring CC5.8 min
  • Boon Lay CC8.9 min
  • Jurong Green CC19.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library21.8 min

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).

Resale context — 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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