SG Block Index

Block 249 Jurong East ST 24

600249 · Yuhua East · Jurong East · Built 1982 · Lease from 1983 · ~56 yrs lease left · 102 units · 10 floors

74Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 249 Jurong East ST 24 in Jurong East scores 73.9/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.9 minutes’ walk from Chinese Garden Mrt Station MRT, 3.7 minutes from Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre), and 176 m straight-line from Yuhua Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 249 Jurong East ST 24 in Singapore

Block 249 Jurong East ST 24, Singapore 600249

Pillar scores

Transport
74
Food
94
Schools
100
Healthcare
73
Daily needs
62
Green space
65
Connectivity
60
Value (lease)
32
Leisure
68
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
74
Young Families
76
Seniors
73
Renters
71
Investors
54
EV Owners
75

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.2min
180EWLS$2.15 · 1 transfer
one-north
33min
180EWLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
19min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
Changi Airport
76.2min
180EWLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

41 min door to door · S$2.15 · 1 transfer · 9 min (587 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 28 min riding

8m1801mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (502 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 249

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 361 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)3.7 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)11.9 min
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre24.2 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.1 min
  • One Eight Shop Pte. Ltd.13.4 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd14.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Medico Clinic & Surgery0.2 min
  • Wu Clinic & Surgery0.2 min
  • B S Chew Clinic3.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Chinese Gardens18 min
  • Japanese Gardens23.1 min
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden25.1 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)14.4 min
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre15.1 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE19.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Yuhua CC9.3 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)21.1 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)25 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong Regional Library19 min
  • Bukit Batok Public Library21.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 246/249 Jurong East Street 241.5 min
  • Dbs Jurong East Street 243.4 min
  • Blk 250/251 Jurong East Street 244.2 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 249 Jurong East ST 24
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 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 283292.6 min walk · 169 m
  • Stop 283393.2 min walk · 215 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2288 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 249 Jurong East ST 24 is more liveable than 68% of them and cheaper than 90% — around S$489/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-05).

Liveability68th 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 249 offers a strong liveability score (73.9/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~56 years left).

What you get73.9/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-3.5%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds56 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 249 Jurong East ST 24

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

3-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$410k
median S$410k · S$569569 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 249 Jurong East ST 24

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Sep '253-room01 TO 0367S$410kS$569
Jun '253-room04 TO 0667S$398kS$552
May '253-room07 TO 0967S$397kS$550
Feb '253-room04 TO 0667S$408kS$566
Jan '253-room10 TO 1267S$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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