Block 253 Jurong East ST 24
600253 · Yuhua East · Jurong East · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 85 units · 4 floors
73Overall / 100
Summary
Block 253 Jurong East ST 24 in Jurong East scores 72.8/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10.5 minutes’ walk from Chinese Garden Mrt Station MRT, 1.6 minutes from Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre), and 435 m straight-line from Yuhua Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 75
- Food
- 90
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 75
- Daily needs
- 69
- Green space
- 58
- Connectivity
- 64
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 57
Who it suits
- Overall
- 73
- Young Families
- 75
- Seniors
- 72
- Renters
- 71
- Investors
- 54
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 37.4min
- one-north
- 29.2min
- Jurong East
- 14min
- Changi Airport
- 72.4min
180EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
180EWLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
334S$1.28 · direct
180EWLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap37 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 4 min (263 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 29 min riding
3m›180›1m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (178 m) to Blk 253
- Bus 180 · SMRT Corporation
Blk 253 → Chinese Gdn · 2 stops · 2 min - Walk 1 min (57 m) to Chinese Garden
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Chinese Garden → Raffles Place · 11 stops · 27 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Chinese Garden Mrt Station10.5 min
- Chinese Garden Mrt Station11.6 min
- Chinese Garden Mrt Station12.3 min
PlannedBukit Batok West MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 368 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)1.6 min
- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)10.4 min
- Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre21.3 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd11.7 min
- One Eight Shop Pte. Ltd.15.9 min
- Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd16.3 min
CHAS clinics
health- B S Chew Clinic3.4 min
- Mary Medical Clinic and Surgery3.4 min
- First Care Family Clinic & Surgery4.5 min
Parks & green
green- Chinese Gardens17.7 min
- Japanese Gardens22.7 min
- Jlg: Lakeside Garden23.8 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Yuhua Senior Activity Centre13.6 min
- Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)15.9 min
- SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE18 min
Community clubs
leisure- Yuhua CC10.1 min
- Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)22.6 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)24.6 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong Regional Library22.5 min
- Bukit Batok Public Library23.9 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 changeLatest txns
3 ROOMS$558▲ 1.8%2
4 ROOMS$484▲ 2.4%1
5 ROOMS$489▼ 3.5%3
EXECUTIVES$552▲ 5.3%1