SG Block Index

Block 229 Jurong East ST 21

600229 · Yuhua East · Jurong East · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 154 units · 12 floors

77Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 229 Jurong East ST 21 in Jurong East scores 77/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.3 minutes’ walk from Chinese Garden Mrt Station MRT, 5.8 minutes from Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre), and 338 m straight-line from Yuhua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 229 Jurong East ST 21 in Singapore

Block 229 Jurong East ST 21, Singapore 600229

Pillar scores

Transport
85
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
69
Green space
72
Connectivity
62
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
71
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
79
Seniors
75
Renters
76
Investors
55
EV Owners
77

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
38.7min
180EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
30.5min
180EWLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
18.2min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
Changi Airport
73.7min
180EWLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

39 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 7 min (435 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 28 min riding

5m1801mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 5 min (350 m) to Blk 228
  2. Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
    Blk 228Chinese Gdn · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 1 min (57 m) to Chinese Garden
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Chinese GardenRaffles Place · 11 stops · 27 min
  5. 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicBlk 229

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
PlannedBukit Batok West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 459 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)5.8 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)10.3 min
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre24.4 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.6 min
  • One Eight Shop Pte. Ltd.11.8 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd16.7 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medico Clinic & Surgery4 min
  • Wu Clinic & Surgery4 min
  • B S Chew Clinic5.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Chinese Gardens15.4 min
  • Japanese Gardens20.4 min
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden22.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre13.6 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)16.8 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE18.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Yuhua CC7.5 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)22.3 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)23.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong Regional Library17.4 min
  • Bukit Batok Public Library23.7 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 215A/231 Jurong East Street 210.2 min
  • Blk 215A/231 Jurong East Street 210.2 min
  • Blk 246/249 Jurong East Street 244.8 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 229 Jurong East ST 21
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 3 MRT, 1 hawker centres, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 283311.6 min walk · 28 m
  • Stop 283392.1 min walk · 113 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2285 min walk
    180

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Jurong East planning area
Age profile
In Jurong East, 11.4% of residents are under 15 and 19.1% are 65 or older.
60–648.5%
55–597.9%
65–697.6%
45–497.5%
Household income
33.2% of Jurong East households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
No working person15.6%
$20,000+9.6%
$3,000–3,9996.5%
$5,000–5,9996.3%
Dwelling mix
90.6% of Jurong East households live in HDB flats; 9.1% in condominiums or landed homes.
HDB 4 room flats31.1%
HDB 5 room and executive flats29.2%
HDB 3 room flats26.3%
Condominiums and other apartments9.1%
Household size
40.9% of Jurong East households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person24.4%
3-person22%
4-person19.3%
1-person16.5%
In education
Of Jurong East residents currently in education, 28% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary29.5%
Secondary25.3%
University16.2%
Polytechnic11.8%
Commute to work
59.8% of working Jurong East residents commute by public transport; 24.4% drive or ride.
MRT LRT and bus27.7%
Bus20.5%
Car15.7%
No transport required9.7%

Resident data for the Jurong East planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$579k · 5 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 5-room HDB flats islandwide (2,514 compared), Blk 229 Jurong East ST 21 is more liveable than 80% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$489/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability80th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 90%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (5-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-05

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 229 offers a strong liveability score (77/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~54 years left).

What you get77/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.5%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds54 yrslease remaining

A plain-language read, not financial advice. Liveability and lease come from the index; price signals from data.gov.sg resale transactions for Yuhua East. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 229 Jurong East ST 21

Actual registered resale prices · source data.gov.sg · we show real sale ranges, not an estimated valuation

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$400k
median S$400k · S$555555 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)3-room a sale at this block
516558599Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Yuhua East (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 229 Jurong East ST 21

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '263-room07 TO 0967S$400kS$555

Subzone medians — Yuhua East

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
3 ROOMS$558▲ 1.8%
4 ROOMS$484▲ 2.4%
5 ROOMS$489▼ 3.5%
EXECUTIVES$552▲ 5.3%
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