SG Block Index

Jurong West vs Woodlands

Jurong West averages 71.1/100 for HDB liveability across 744 blocks, ahead of Woodlands at 64.7/100 across 732 blocks. The gap comes down to individual pillars — compare them below.

The verdict

For all-round liveability, Jurong West comes out ahead (71.1/100 vs 64.7/100). Jurong West is stronger on food, healthcare, daily needs, green space, connectivity, leisure and ev charging. Woodlands leads on transport and value (lease).

On the commute that matters most, Jurong West’s median trip to the city centre is 45 min versus Woodlands’s 55 min by public transport — Jurong West is the faster commute.

By life stage, young families lean towards Jurong West, seniors lean towards Jurong West, renters lean towards Jurong West and investors lean towards Woodlands.

Commute face-off · median public transport

DestinationJurong WestWoodlands
Raffles Place45 min55 min
one-north37 min56 min
Jurong East21 min37 min
Changi Airport80 min91 min

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

Pillar by pillar

Transport60.864.6
Food80.273.9
Schools99.699
Healthcare72.769.1
Daily needs7053.5
Green space70.660.9
Connectivity55.334.9
Value (lease)55.864
Leisure70.153.9
EV charging7261.7

By persona

PersonaJurong WestWoodlandsVerdict
Overall71.164.7Jurong West
Young Families7670.4Jurong West
Seniors68.560.1Jurong West
Renters65.156.4Jurong West
Investors57.865.5Woodlands