SG Block Index

Block 689 Jurong West Ctrl 1

640689 · Jurong West Central · Jurong West · Built 1997 · ~70 yrs lease left · 123 units · 13 floors

81Overall / 100
Summary

Block 689 Jurong West Ctrl 1 in Jurong West scores 80.7/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 5.2 minutes’ walk from Boon Lay Mrt Station MRT, 14.5 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 773 m straight-line from Boon Lay Garden Primary School.

Pillar scores

Transport
94
Food
47
Schools
100
Healthcare
89
Daily needs
86
Green space
94
Connectivity
61
Value (lease)
60
Leisure
96

Who it suits

Overall
81
Young Families
86
Seniors
79
Renters
78
Investors
61

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
39.8min
EWLS$2.27 · direct
one-north
31.6min
EWLCCLS$1.94 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
16.2min
EWLS$1.49 · direct
Changi Airport
74.8min
EWLEWLS$2.54 · 1 transfer

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

40 min door to door · S$2.27 · no transfers · 7 min (479 m) walking · 0 min waiting · 32 min riding

7mEWL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 7 min (451 m) to Boon Lay
  2. East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
    Boon LayRaffles Place · 13 stops · 32 min
  3. 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 689

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 682 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Jurong West Hawker Centre14.5 min
  • Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)15.9 min
  • Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50526.3 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd4.3 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd14.8 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Healthway Medical0.8 min
  • Acumed Medical Group4.3 min
  • Fullerton Healthcare @ Drs Trythall Hoy Davies4.3 min

Parks & green

green
  • Jurong Central Park9.7 min
  • Lakeside Grove Fitness Corner19.8 min
  • Westwood Park Playground21.7 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • THK SAC @ Boon Lay15.1 min
  • Adventist Home for the Elders24.8 min
  • NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong27.4 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • The Frontier CC3.6 min
  • Boon Lay CC17.3 min
  • Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)18 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Jurong West Public Library4.3 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 — 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%
Living in Jurong WestJurong West estate data →Blocks near Boon Lay Mrt StationBlocks near Boon Lay Garden Primary SchoolCommute to the CBD →