SG Block Index

Block 696 Jurong West Ctrl 1

640696 · Jurong West Central · Jurong West · Built 1996 · ~69 yrs lease left · 92 units · 12 floors

79Overall / 100
Summary

Block 696 Jurong West Ctrl 1 in Jurong West scores 79.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.8 minutes’ walk from Boon Lay Mrt Station MRT, 13.1 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 588 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
52
Schools
100
Healthcare
87
Daily needs
87
Green space
86
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
58
Leisure
99

Who it suits

Overall
79
Young Families
84
Seniors
78
Renters
76
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
42.1min
EWLS$2.27 · direct
one-north
33.9min
EWLCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
18.6min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
Changi Airport
77.1min
EWLEWLS$2.54 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.27 · no transfers · 10 min (635 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 32 min riding

9mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 9 min (607 m) to Boon Lay
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Boon LayRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 min
  3. 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 696

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
PlannedBahar Junction MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 679 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)13.1 min
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre16.2 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50525.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd5.9 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.5 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.9 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical2.7 min
  • Acumed Medical Group5.9 min
  • Fullerton Healthcare @ Drs Trythall Hoy Davies5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jurong Central Park11.2 min
  • Westwood Park Playground18.9 min
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner19 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay12.3 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders22 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong27.7 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • The Frontier CC6.2 min
  • Boon Lay CC14.5 min
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)18.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library5.5 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 — Jurong West Central

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$846▲ 19.6%
3 ROOMS$803▲ 10.7%
4 ROOMS$546▲ 6.8%
5 ROOMS$497▼ 4.2%
EXECUTIVES$555▲ 3.9%
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