Block 537 Jurong West Ave 1
640537 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 90 units · 8 floors
Near an LTA Silver Zone
70Overall / 100
Summary
Block 537 Jurong West Ave 1 in Jurong West scores 69.5/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.6 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 6.7 minutes from Jurong West Street 52 Blk 505, and 475 m straight-line from Rulang Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 64
- Food
- 84
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 70
- Daily needs
- 91
- Green space
- 40
- Connectivity
- 53
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 67
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 73
- Seniors
- 68
- Renters
- 66
- Investors
- 48
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 47.9min
- one-north
- 37.4min
- Jurong East
- 24.3min
- Changi Airport
- 80.5min
198180EWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers
187EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
198180EWLS$1.49 · 2 transfers
187EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap48 min door to door · S$2.27 · 2 transfers · 4 min (259 m) walking · 6 min waiting · 38 min riding
3m›198›180›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (174 m) to Blk 454
- Bus 198 · SBS Transit
Blk 454 → Blk 228 · 7 stops · 9 min - Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 228 → Chinese Gdn · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 1 min (57 m) to Chinese Garden
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Chinese Garden → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 27 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Lakeside Mrt Station14.6 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station15.3 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station15.5 min
PlannedCorporation MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 405 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 5056.7 min
- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)12.1 min
- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)27.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd5.3 min
- Ng Toh Tet7.8 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.1 min
CHAS clinics
health- Idoc Clinic (Hong Kah) Pte Ltd4.8 min
- Silver Cross Medical4.8 min
- banyan clinic @ jw4.8 min
Parks & green
green- Jlg: Lakeside Garden18.3 min
- Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner18.3 min
- Bulim Park (Phase 1) 21.1 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Adventist Home for the Elders4.7 min
- THK SAC @ Boon Lay12.8 min
- Singapore Anglican Community Services17.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jurong Spring CC6 min
- Boon Lay CC10.7 min
- Jurong Green CC14.5 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong West Public Library23.2 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$747▲ 8.0%1
3 ROOMS$533▲ 3.9%6
4 ROOMS$483▲ 10.7%5
5 ROOMS$454▲ 4.5%1
EXECUTIVES$456▼ 14.1%3