Overview
Jurong East is a West Region planning area of 17.87 square kilometres. It includes the Jurong Gateway commercial centre around the interchange, the Yuhua and Teban Gardens HDB estates, and Jurong Lake Gardens. With 72,160 residents in June 2026 spread over a large area, it has about 4,000 people per square kilometre (our arithmetic), the lowest density of any HDB-majority planning area.
Who lives here
Jurong East's residents are older than the national average. In June 2026, 26.2% were 65 or over and only 9.3% were under 15, against 19.5% and 13.3% for Singapore. Among planning areas with more than 10,000 residents, only Outram and Ang Mo Kio had a larger share of older residents, and only Outram and Rochor a smaller share of children.
Homes and dwelling types
Nine in ten residents lived in HDB flats in June 2026. The 5-room and executive group (23,970 residents) and the 4-room group (23,380) are almost equal, with a further 15,760 people in 3-room flats. Condominiums and other apartments housed about 8% of residents, and SingStat records no landed homes in the area.
Residents by type of dwelling, June 2026 (SingStat). Shares are our arithmetic; “–” means nil or negligible.
| Type of dwelling | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HDB 1- and 2-room flats | 2,210 | 3.1% |
| HDB 3-room flats | 15,760 | 21.8% |
| HDB 4-room flats | 23,380 | 32.4% |
| HDB 5-room and executive flats | 23,970 | 33.2% |
| Condominiums and other apartments | 6,100 | 8.5% |
| Landed properties | – | – |
| Others | 750 | 1.0% |
| All residents | 72,160 | 100% |
HDB's third-quarter 2026 medians for Jurong East were S$396,800 for a 3-room flat, S$540,900 for a 4-room flat and S$718,000 for a 5-room flat. Executive resales were too few for a published median. See our HDB medians article for other towns.
Getting around
Two stations have exits inside the planning area today.
| Station | Code | Line |
|---|---|---|
| Jurong East | NS1EW24 | North-South Line, East-West Line |
| Chinese Garden | EW25 | East-West Line |
Stations announced with a date (LTA):
| Station | Code | Opening (LTA) |
|---|---|---|
| Toh Guan | JE4 | 2028 |
| Jurong East | JE5 | 2028 |
| Jurong Town Hall | JE6 | 2028 |
| Pandan Reservoir | JE7 | 2028 |
| Jurong Lake District | CR19 | 2032 |
Jurong East is an interchange between the North-South and East-West lines, and Chinese Garden is the next East-West stop to the west. The rail map here is about to grow. LTA lists the Jurong Region Line's eastern branch, from Tengah to Pandan Reservoir, for 2028, and four of its stations fall in Jurong East, including a new interchange at Jurong East itself. The Cross Island Line's second phase, targeted for 2032, adds a Jurong Lake District station.
Schools
Six MOE schools are inside the boundary on the 2025 map. The primary schools are Fuhua, Jurong and Yuhua. At secondary level there are Commonwealth Secondary, an autonomous school, Crest Secondary and Jurongville Secondary. There is no junior college inside the area.
Hawker centres
NEA's register lists three: Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre at Block 254 Jurong East Street 24, with 60 cooked-food stalls; Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre at Block 347 Jurong East Avenue 1, with 56; and Teban Gardens Market and Food Centre at Block 37A Teban Gardens Road, with 28.
Parks
Jurong Lake Gardens is the centrepiece. NParks lists its Lakeside Garden, the Chinese Garden and the Japanese Garden among the four park points inside the boundary. A PAssion WaVe sea sports club operates on the lake.
Healthcare
A public hospital campus is here: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital share an address at 1 Jurong East Street 21. Jurong Polyclinic, run by National University Polyclinics, is at 190 Jurong East Avenue 1. MOH's June 2024 CHAS list counts 26 clinics in the area.
Community facilities
The People's Association's June 2024 list has Ayer Rajah CC and Yuhua CC. Jurong Regional Library, one of NLB's regional libraries, is in the planning area, and SportSG lists Jurong East Sport Centre and an ActiveSG gym and pool at Jurong Lake Gardens. ECDA's June 2024 list has 44 pre-schools.
New launches in Jurong East
Sora
A residential project at 72, 74, 76 and 78 Yuan Ching Road: 440 homes, 99-year leasehold, vacant possession 31 October 2028.
Nearby planning areas
Next to Jurong East on URA's map: Clementi (full guide), Boon Lay, Jurong West, Tengah, Bukit Batok.
Every planning area has a page on our neighbourhoods index.
Sources
- URA, Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea), data.gov.sg (updated 27 February 2026)
- LTA, MRT Station Exit (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 18 October 2026)
- LTA, Train Station Chinese Names (station codes and lines), data.gov.sg; LTA rail system map
- LTA, Cross Island Line project page (phases, stations, target years)
- MOE, General information of schools (2026), data.gov.sg (updated 17 April 2026)
- NEA, Hawker Centres (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026), checked against NEA's list of hawker centres (17 August 2026)
- People's Association, Community Clubs, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
- NParks, Parks, data.gov.sg (updated 14 November 2026)
- MOH, CHAS Clinics, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
- NLB, Libraries, data.gov.sg (list dated June 2024)
- SportSG, Sport Facilities (GEOJSON), data.gov.sg (updated 13 November 2025)
- SingStat, Resident Population by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Type of Dwelling, June 2026 (released 25 September 2026), singstat.gov.sg
- HDB, 3rd Quarter 2026 Public Housing Data, Annex C: Median Resale Prices by Town and Flat Type (23 October 2026), hdb.gov.sg
- SLA, OneMap search (venue addresses and locations)
- ECDA, Pre-Schools Location (list dated June 2024) and Kindergartens (updated April 2026), data.gov.sg
- NHG Polyclinics, SingHealth Polyclinics and National University Polyclinics: lists of polyclinics (November 2026)
- LTA, Jurong Region Line project page: Stage 1 and Stage 2 in 2028, Stage 3 in 2029
Facts checked on 15 November 2026. See our editorial policy.
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