Block 491 Jurong West Ave 1
640491 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1984 · ~57 yrs lease left · 131 units · 10 floors
Block 491 Jurong West Ave 1 in Jurong West scores 69.6/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 14.6 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 12.4 minutes from Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre), and 600 m straight-line from Shuqun Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 59
- Food
- 64
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 69
- Daily needs
- 89
- Green space
- 75
- Connectivity
- 57
- Value (lease)
- 34
- Leisure
- 70
Who it suits
- Overall
- 70
- Young Families
- 76
- Seniors
- 67
- Renters
- 66
- Investors
- 48
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 43.5min
- one-north
- 35.3min
- Jurong East
- 18.7min
- Changi Airport
- 78.5min
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · S$2.27 · 1 transfer · 5 min (321 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 36 min riding
- Walk 1 min (95 m) to Blk 491
- Bus 49 · Tower Transit Services
Blk 491 → Lakeside · 5 stops · 6 min - Walk 3 min (199 m) to Lakeside
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Lakeside → Raffles Place · 12 stops · 30 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorDistance 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- Lakeside Mrt Station14.6 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station15.7 min
- Lakeside Mrt Station16.4 min
Hawker centres
food- Jurong East Ave 1 Blk 347 (Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre)12.4 min
- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50514.6 min
- Jurong East Street 24 Blk 254 (Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre)22.4 min
Supermarkets
daily- Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd5.6 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.3 min
- Ng Toh Tet11.9 min
CHAS clinics
health- EHA CLINIC @ Jurong5.6 min
- Central 24HR Clinic (Jurong West)5.6 min
- Loi+Wong Clinic & Surgery5.6 min
Parks & green
green- Jlg: Lakeside Garden16.6 min
- Chinese Gardens23.2 min
- Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner24 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- Singapore Anglican Community Services4.9 min
- SACS Senior Group Home @ 373 JE9.3 min
- Yuhua Senior Activity Centre9.6 min
Community clubs
leisure- Jurong Green CC5.5 min
- Jurong Spring CC17.1 min
- PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens (Sea Sports Club)26.7 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong Regional Library35.4 min
Who lives here
Census 2020 · Jurong West planning area- Age profile
- In Jurong West, 14.6% of residents are under 15 and 12.8% are 65 or older.
- 45–498.1%40–447.9%50–547.7%35–397.6%
- Household income
- 37.3% of Jurong West households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
- No working person9.6%$20,000+8.2%$6,000–6,9996.4%$4,000–4,9996.3%
- Dwelling mix
- 92% of Jurong West households live in HDB flats; 7.9% in condominiums or landed homes.
- HDB 4 room flats37.4%HDB 5 room and executive flats34.9%HDB 3 room flats15.3%Condominiums and other apartments6.7%
- Household size
- 33.4% of Jurong West households are one or two people; 4-person households are the most common.
- 4-person22.1%3-person21%2-person20.3%1-person13.1%
- In education
- Of Jurong West residents currently in education, 22.8% attend polytechnic or university.
- Primary34.7%Secondary25.5%Polytechnic11.5%University11.3%
- Commute to work
- 57.3% of working Jurong West residents commute by public transport; 26.8% drive or ride.
- MRT LRT and bus28.4%Car17.5%Bus15.1%MRT LRT only10.4%
Resident data for the Jurong West planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).
Resale context — Hong Kah
Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg