SG Block Index

Block 653A Jurong West ST 61

641653 · Jurong West Central · Jurong West · Built 2000 · ~73 yrs lease left · 152 units · 16 floors

78Overall / 100
Summary

Block 653A Jurong West ST 61 in Jurong West scores 77.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 2.2 minutes’ walk from Pioneer Mrt Station MRT, 9.1 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 340 m straight-line from Frontier Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
92
Food
66
Schools
100
Healthcare
85
Daily needs
46
Green space
97
Connectivity
64
Value (lease)
66
Leisure
81

Who it suits

Overall
78
Young Families
83
Seniors
74
Renters
74
Investors
60

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
37.8min
EWLS$2.30 · direct
one-north
29.6min
EWLCCLS$1.98 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
14.2min
EWLS$1.59 · direct
Changi Airport
72.8min
EWLEWLS$2.55 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

38 min door to door · S$2.30 · no transfers · 4 min (228 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 34 min riding

3mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (200 m) to Pioneer
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    PioneerRaffles Place · 14 stops · 34 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 653A

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 1257 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre9.1 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)30.2 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Kader Hasna Marican10.2 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd10.7 min
  • Li Li Cheng Supermarket Pte. Ltd.12.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Drs Koo, Fok & Associates( Pioneer )4.9 min
  • Pioneer Medicare9.4 min
  • Soon Lee Medical Clinic9.4 min

Parks & green

green
  • Yunnan Park8.9 min
  • Jurong Central Park16.5 min
  • Westwood Park Playground29.2 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay29.3 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders39.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Nanyang CC13.6 min
  • The Frontier CC14.3 min
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)23 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library15.1 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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