SG Block Index

Jurong East vs Serangoon

Jurong East averages 69.9/100 for HDB liveability across 229 blocks, ahead of Serangoon at 66.3/100 across 232 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Jurong East comes out ahead (69.9/100 vs 66.3/100). Jurong East is stronger on food, healthcare, daily needs, connectivity and value (lease). Serangoon leads on green space, leisure and ev charging.

On the commute that matters most, Jurong East’s median trip to the city centre is 41 min versus Serangoon’s 36 min by public transport — Serangoon is the faster commute.

By life stage, seniors lean towards Jurong East, renters lean towards Jurong East and investors lean towards Serangoon.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong EastSerangoon
Raffles Place41 min36 min
one-north32 min37 min
Jurong East17 min51 min
Changi Airport76 min53 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport58.460.2
Food81.665
Schools97.399.7
Healthcare64.553.2
Daily needs77.969
Green space59.267.2
Connectivity59.654.8
Value (lease)46.942.9
Leisure55.865.8
EV charging92.396.6

By persona

PersonaJurong EastSerangoonVerdict
Overall69.966.3Jurong East
Young Families72.870.9Tie
Seniors68.362.3Jurong East
Renters65.660.9Jurong East
Investors55.858.3Serangoon