SG Block Index

Jurong West vs Sembawang

Jurong West averages 68.1/100 for HDB liveability across 745 blocks, ahead of Sembawang at 62.8/100 across 281 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Jurong West comes out ahead (68.1/100 vs 62.8/100). Jurong West is stronger on food, healthcare, daily needs, connectivity and leisure. Sembawang leads on transport, green space and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Jurong West’s median trip to the city centre is 45 min versus Sembawang’s 48 min by public transport — Jurong West is the faster commute.

By life stage, seniors lean towards Jurong West, renters lean towards Jurong West and investors lean towards Sembawang.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong WestSembawang
Raffles Place45 min48 min
one-north37 min55 min
Jurong East21 min43 min
Changi Airport80 min84 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport60.867.7
Food60.844.2
Schools99.698.8
Healthcare72.753
Daily needs7049
Green space70.691.2
Connectivity55.335.1
Value (lease)5379.9
Leisure70.165.5

By persona

PersonaJurong WestSembawangVerdict
Overall68.162.8Jurong West
Young Families7472.5Tie
Seniors65.254.8Jurong West
Renters62.355.8Jurong West
Investors55.168.9Sembawang