SG Block Index

Bukit Merah vs Jurong East

Bukit Merah averages 76.3/100 for HDB liveability across 382 blocks, ahead of Jurong East at 65.9/100 across 236 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Bukit Merah comes out ahead (76.3/100 vs 65.9/100). Bukit Merah is stronger on transport, food, healthcare, daily needs, green space, connectivity and leisure. Jurong East leads on value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Bukit Merah’s median trip to the city centre is 19 min versus Jurong East’s 41 min by public transport — Bukit Merah is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Bukit Merah, seniors lean towards Bukit Merah, renters lean towards Bukit Merah and investors lean towards Bukit Merah.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationBukit MerahJurong East
Raffles Place19 min41 min
one-north26 min33 min
Jurong East32 min17 min
Changi Airport54 min76 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport67.758
Food9062.8
Schools99.197.1
Healthcare67.964.2
Daily needs88.678.3
Green space74.959.1
Connectivity74.859.5
Value (lease)3845.1
Leisure58.955.2

By persona

PersonaBukit MerahJurong EastVerdict
Overall76.365.9Bukit Merah
Young Families79.369.9Bukit Merah
Seniors76.364.4Bukit Merah
Renters76.162.1Bukit Merah
Investors6054.3Bukit Merah