SG Block Index

Block 523 Jurong West ST 52

640523 · Hong Kah · Jurong West · Built 1981 · Lease from 1982 · ~55 yrs lease left · 96 units · 25 floors

Near an LTA Silver Zone1 upcoming development site within 1 km
77Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 523 Jurong West ST 52 in Jurong West scores 76.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 10 minutes’ walk from Lakeside Mrt Station MRT, 7.2 minutes from Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village), and 255 m straight-line from Rulang Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 523 Jurong West ST 52 in Singapore

Block 523 Jurong West ST 52, Singapore 640523

Pillar scores

Transport
77
Food
90
Schools
98
Healthcare
70
Daily needs
83
Green space
77
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
30
Leisure
71
EV charging
100
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
77
Young Families
81
Seniors
74
Renters
74
Investors
52
EV Owners
78

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43min
240EWLS$2.24 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.8min
240EWLCCLS$1.90 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
19.5min
240EWLS$1.38 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
78min
240EWLEWLS$2.53 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.24 · 1 transfer · 8 min (508 m) walking · 3 min waiting · 32 min riding

4m2403mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 4 min (256 m) to Blk 209
  2. Bus 240 · SBS Transit
    Blk 209Opp Lakeside · 2 stops · 2 min
  3. Walk 3 min (224 m) to Lakeside
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    LakesideRaffles Place · 12 stops · 30 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkBlk 523

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
PlannedCorporation MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 739 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)7.2 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 5058.2 min
  • Taman Jurong Market and Food Centre20.9 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.6 min
  • Sheng Siong Supermarket Pte Ltd10.9 min
  • Ng Toh Tet12.4 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Tayka Medical Family Clinic3.3 min
  • Tc Family Clinic Pte Ltd3.3 min
  • Lakeside Family Medicine Clinic6.1 min

Parks & green

green
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner11 min
  • Jlg: Lakeside Garden15.1 min
  • Lakeside Grove Playground15.5 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay7.7 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders7.8 min
  • Singapore Anglican Community Services19.5 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Jurong Spring CC5.8 min
  • Boon Lay CC8.9 min
  • Jurong Green CC19.2 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library21.8 min

EV charging

ev
  • Blk 525/527 Jurong West Street 522.5 min
  • Blk 521/524 Jurong West Street 524.2 min
  • Blk 518/520 Jurong West Street 526.1 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 523 Jurong West ST 52
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 MRT, 2 hawker centres, 1 supermarkets, 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 217110.4 min walk · 46 m
  • Stop 217192.3 min walk · 171 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 2094 min walk
    240

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 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).

Can I afford this?

est. ~S$373k · 3 room

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Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
strong value

Among 3-room HDB flats islandwide (2,589 compared), Blk 523 Jurong West ST 52 is more liveable than 73% of them and cheaper than 88% — around S$533/psf for 3 room (as of 2026-06).

Liveability73th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 88%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (3-room HDB flats islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 523 offers a strong liveability score (76.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and the lease is mid-life (~55 years left).

What you get76.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading+3.9%3 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds55 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 Hong Kah. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 523 Jurong West ST 52

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$595k
median S$595k · S$468468 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room a sale at this block
422458493Aug '24Jul '25Jun '26
Monthly resale volume — Hong Kah (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 523 Jurong West ST 52

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Jun '265-room04 TO 06118S$595kS$468
Nov '245-room22 TO 24118S$613kS$483

Subzone medians — Hong Kah

Latest median resale price per sq ft by flat type · 12-month change · source data.gov.sg

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$747▲ 8.0%
3 ROOMS$533▲ 3.9%
4 ROOMS$483▲ 10.7%
5 ROOMS$454▲ 4.5%
EXECUTIVES$456▼ 14.1%
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