SG Block Index

Bukit Merah vs Jurong West

Bukit Merah averages 77.6/100 for HDB liveability across 425 blocks, ahead of Jurong West at 71.1/100 across 744 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Bukit Merah comes out ahead (77.6/100 vs 71.1/100). Bukit Merah is stronger on transport, food, daily needs, green space, connectivity and ev charging. Jurong West leads on healthcare, value (lease) and leisure.

On the commute that matters most, Bukit Merah’s median trip to the city centre is 19 min versus Jurong West’s 45 min by public transport — Bukit Merah is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Bukit Merah, seniors lean towards Bukit Merah, renters lean towards Bukit Merah and investors lean towards Bukit Merah.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationBukit MerahJurong West
Raffles Place19 min45 min
one-north26 min37 min
Jurong East32 min21 min
Changi Airport54 min80 min

Median door-to-door minutes across each town’s blocks, weekday 08:00, OneMap routing.

Pillar by pillar

Transport66.660.8
Food94.880.2
Schools99.299.6
Healthcare67.972.7
Daily needs88.670
Green space74.870.6
Connectivity74.855.3
Value (lease)40.155.8
Leisure58.770.1
EV charging8972

By persona

PersonaBukit MerahJurong WestVerdict
Overall77.671.1Bukit Merah
Young Families80.376Bukit Merah
Seniors77.468.5Bukit Merah
Renters76.865.1Bukit Merah
Investors6157.8Bukit Merah