Block 686A Jurong West Ctrl 1
641686 · Jurong West Central · Jurong West · Built 1999 · ~72 yrs lease left · 97 units · 17 floors
78Overall / 100
Summary
Block 686A Jurong West Ctrl 1 in Jurong West scores 78.2/100 overall on the Singapore Block Liveability Index. It is 8.6 minutes’ walk from Boon Lay Mrt Station MRT, 13 minutes from Jurong West Hawker Centre, and 704 m straight-line from West Grove Primary School.
Pillar scores
- Transport
- 83
- Food
- 62
- Schools
- 100
- Healthcare
- 90
- Daily needs
- 73
- Green space
- 83
- Connectivity
- 57
- Value (lease)
- 64
- Leisure
- 97
Who it suits
- Overall
- 78
- Young Families
- 83
- Seniors
- 77
- Renters
- 73
- Investors
- 60
Commute by public transport
OneMap routing · weekday 08:00- Raffles Placecity centre
- 43.8min
- one-north
- 35.6min
- Jurong East
- 20.2min
- Changi Airport
- 78.8min
242EWLS$2.30 · 1 transfer
242EWLCCLS$1.98 · 2 transfers
242EWLS$1.59 · 1 transfer
242EWLEWLS$2.54 · 2 transfers
Getting to the city centre
weekday 08:00 · OneMap44 min door to door · S$2.30 · 1 transfer · 6 min (370 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 34 min riding
3m›242›3m›EWL›0mthe city centre
- Walk 3 min (166 m) to Blk 691a CP
- Bus 242 · SBS Transit
Blk 691a CP → Boon Lay Int · 1 stop · 1 min - Walk 3 min (177 m) to Boon Lay
- East-West Line · SMRT Corporation
Boon Lay → Raffles Place · 13 stops · 32 min - Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
What’s nearby
walk times, door to doorWalk-time rings · schematic
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- Boon Lay Mrt Station8.6 min
- Boon Lay Mrt Station8.9 min
- Boon Lay Mrt Station9 min
PlannedBahar Junction MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 537 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.
Hawker centres
food- Jurong West Hawker Centre13 min
- Boon Lay Place Blk 221A/B (Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village)14.8 min
- Jurong West Street 52 Blk 50527 min
Supermarkets
daily- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd8.2 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd9.3 min
- Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd13.7 min
CHAS clinics
health- Healthway Medical4.2 min
- Acumed Medical Group8.2 min
- Fullerton Healthcare @ Drs Trythall Hoy Davies8.2 min
Parks & green
green- Jurong Central Park13.2 min
- Westwood Park Playground19.3 min
- Yunnan Park21.5 min
Primary schools
straight-lineEldercare centres
care- THK SAC @ Boon Lay14 min
- Adventist Home for the Elders23.7 min
- NTUC Health Cluster Support @ Taman Jurong31.3 min
Community clubs
leisure- The Frontier CC3.8 min
- Gek Poh Ville CC (Pending U/C)14 min
- Boon Lay CC16.3 min
Libraries
leisure- Jurong West Public Library3.5 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 changeLatest txns
2 ROOMS$846▲ 19.6%1
3 ROOMS$803▲ 10.7%1
4 ROOMS$546▲ 6.8%1
5 ROOMS$497▼ 4.2%2
EXECUTIVES$555▲ 3.9%1