SG Block Index

Block 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1

640687 · Jurong West Central · Jurong West · Built 1997 · Lease from 1998 · ~71 yrs lease left · 123 units · 13 floors

83Overall / 100How we score →
Summary

Block 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1 in Jurong West scores 82.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 6.9 minutes’ walk from Boon Lay Mrt Station MRT, 13.1 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 796 m straight-line from West Grove Primary School.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of Blk 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1 in Singapore

Block 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1, Singapore 640687

Pillar scores

Transport
88
Food
83
Schools
100
Healthcare
90
Daily needs
83
Green space
89
Connectivity
58
Value (lease)
62
Leisure
97
EV charging
63
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor
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Who it suits

Overall
83
Young Families
87
Seniors
83
Renters
79
Investors
63
EV Owners
74

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
43.1min
242EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
one-north
34.9min
242EWLCCLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
Jurong East
19.6min
242EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
Changi Airport
78.1min
242EWLEWLS$2.54 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

43 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 5 min (334 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding

2m2423mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 2 min (129 m) to Blk 691a CP
  2. Bus 242 · SBS Transit
    Blk 691a CPBoon Lay Int · 1 stop · 1 min
  3. Walk 3 min (177 m) to Boon Lay
  4. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Boon LayRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 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 minMRTHawkerMarketClinicParkPolyclinicBlk 687

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
PlannedBahar Junction MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 590 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre13.1 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)14.9 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50527.1 min

Eateries nearby

food

Hygiene grades from SFA (NEA licensed eateries).

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical2 min
  • Acumed Medical Group6 min
  • Fullerton Healthcare @ Drs Trythall Hoy Davies6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jurong Central Park11.4 min
  • Westwood Park Playground20.3 min
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner21.4 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay14.1 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders23.8 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong29.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • The Frontier CC3.1 min
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)16.1 min
  • Boon Lay CC16.4 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library2.4 min

EV charging

ev
  • Jurong Point6 min
  • Blk 174/179 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Green11.1 min
  • Blk 188/191 Boon Lay Drive Boon Lay Vista14.3 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around Blk 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 5 MRT, 2 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 224812.1 min walk · 101 m
  • Stop 224892.4 min walk · 120 m
Buses that serve this block
  • BLK 691A CP2 min walk
    242

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$588k · 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 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1 is more liveable than 97% of them and cheaper than 87% — around S$497/psf for 5 room (as of 2026-07).

Liveability97th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 87%

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 2026-07

Is it worth it?

liveability · price trend · lease

Block 687 offers an outstanding liveability score (82.7/100). On price, resale prices here have been softer than most Singapore subzones and there is plenty of lease runway (~71 years left).

What you get82.7/100overall liveability
Where price is heading-4.2%5 room median PSF, 12-mo
How long it holds71 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 Jurong West Central. We do not publish a fair-price estimate.

Prices & transactions — Blk 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1

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

5-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$809k
median S$809k · S$626626 psf
4-room1 sale · 12 mo
S$620k
median S$620k · S$582582 psf
Subzone median PSF (smoothed)5-room4-room a sale at this block
494567640Aug '24Aug '25Jul '26
Monthly resale volume — Jurong West Central (area liquidity)

Recent sales at Blk 687 Jurong West Ctrl 1

MonthTypeStoreyAreaPricePSF
Mar '265-room10 TO 12120S$809kS$626
Aug '254-room01 TO 0399S$620kS$582
Jun '254-room01 TO 0399S$588kS$552
Jan '254-room07 TO 0999S$655kS$615
Dec '244-room01 TO 0398S$600kS$569

Subzone medians — Jurong West Central

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

Flat typeMedian PSF12-mo change
2 ROOMS$846▲ 19.6%
3 ROOMS$803▲ 10.7%
4 ROOMS$546▲ 6.8%
5 ROOMS$497▼ 4.2%
EXECUTIVES$555▲ 3.9%
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