SG Block Index

Block 259 Jurong East ST 24

600259 · Yuhua East · Jurong East · Built 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 12 units · 4 floors

63Overall / 100
Summary

Block 259 Jurong East ST 24 in Jurong East scores 63.3/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 15.2 minutes’ walk from Chinese Garden Mrt Station MRT, 6.1 minutes from Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre), and 178 m straight-line from Yuhua Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
41
Food
76
Schools
100
Healthcare
79
Daily needs
68
Green space
47
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
55

Who it suits

Overall
63
Young Families
67
Seniors
65
Renters
57
Investors
48

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
41.6min
872EWLS$2.20 · 1 transfer
one-north
33.4min
872EWLCCLS$1.86 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
21.9min
walkableS$0.00 · direct
Changi Airport
76.6min
872EWLEWLS$2.51 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

42 min door to door · S$2.20 · 1 transfer · 10 min (596 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 29 min riding

8m8721mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 8 min (511 m) to Blk 253
  2. Bus 872 · Tower Transit Services
    Blk 253Chinese Gdn · 2 stops · 2 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 minHawkerMarketClinicBlk 259

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 170 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)6.1 min
  • Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)16.2 min
  • Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre26.6 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd11.8 min
  • Prime Supermarket Limited?17.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd17.5 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Esther Yeo Clinic5.5 min
  • Medico Clinic & Surgery5.9 min
  • Wu Clinic & Surgery5.9 min

Parks & green

green
  • Chinese Gardens22.4 min
  • Japanese Gardens27.4 min
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden29.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Bukit Batok)11.5 min
  • Yuhua Senior Activity Centre19.5 min
  • SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE23.8 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Yuhua CC14.1 min
  • Bukit Batok CC (Pending U/C)18.1 min
  • PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)29.3 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Bukit Batok Public Library19.5 min
  • Jurong Regional Library23.1 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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