SG Block Index

Block 240 Jurong East ST 21

600240 · Yuhua East · Jurong East · Built 1981 · ~54 yrs lease left · 80 units · 11 floors

70Overall / 100
Summary

Block 240 Jurong East ST 21 in Jurong East scores 70.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 13.5 minutes’ walk from Chinese Garden Mrt Station MRT, 7.9 minutes from Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre), and 221 m straight-line from Yuhua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
67
Food
80
Schools
100
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
62
Green space
63
Connectivity
59
Value (lease)
28
Leisure
76

Who it suits

Overall
70
Young Families
74
Seniors
71
Renters
67
Investors
52

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.6min
98EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.4min
98EWLCCLS$1.82 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
14.6min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
Changi Airport
76.6min
98EWLEWLS$2.50 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 8 min (498 m) walking · 5 min waiting · 29 min riding

3m984mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (172 m) to Blk 246
  2. Bus 98 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 246Bef Jurong East · 3 stops · 4 min
  3. Walk 4 min (298 m) to Jurong East
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Jurong EastRaffles Place · 10 stops · 25 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 240

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
PlannedToh Guan MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 164 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)7.9 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)14.6 min
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre28.4 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd13.2 min
  • One Eight Shop Pte. Ltd.13.4 min
  • Isetan (Singapore) Limited?14.6 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medico Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Wu Clinic & Surgery4.4 min
  • Citilife Family Clinic5.7 min

Parks & green

green
  • Chinese Gardens20.6 min
  • Japanese Gardens25.6 min
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden27.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)12.8 min
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok Branch)18.6 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE22.3 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Yuhua CC10.3 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)17.5 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)27.5 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong Regional Library16.9 min
  • Bukit Batok Public Library17.8 min

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).

Resale context — 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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