Blk 553 Jurong West St 42
Completed 1983 · 12 storeys · 88 flats · 58 years 09 months remaining · 9 resale transactions on record · median household income in Jurong West: $8,500/mo
12 storeys · completed 1983
What the record shows
This block crossed 60 years remaining in 2024 - the line where CPF usage rules tighten for buyers. In Jurong West over the last two years, flats below that line sold at a median 8% below their younger neighbours' PSF (963 sales).
Across Jurong West, roughly 775 flats in newly-completed blocks reach the end of MOP between 2026 and 2028 - new sellers entering this market.
Rent check
What flats in this block actually rented for in the last 12 months - official approvals, not listings. If you’re quoted much more, you have a number to negotiate with.
| Type | Block median | Range | Jurong West median | Gross yield | Rented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-ROOM | $3,500/mo | $2,800–$4,000 | $3,700/mo | - | 3 |
Price trend
median PSF by year · ━ this block · ╌ Jurong West · gaps = years with no sales here
Every recent sale HDB official record, latest 9
| Month | Type | Storey | Area (sqm) | Price | PSF | Lease left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 135 | $620,000 | $427 | 58y 09m |
| Dec 2024 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 134 | $605,000 | $419 | 59y 05m |
| Aug 2024 | 5 ROOM | 01 to 03 | 133 | $600,000 | $419 | 59y 08m |
| Jul 2023 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 104 | $458,888 | $410 | 60y 09m |
| Jun 2022 | 4 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 108 | $430,000 | $370 | 61y 10m |
| Jun 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 135 | $400,000 | $275 | 63y 11m |
| Mar 2020 | 5 ROOM | 04 to 06 | 133 | $395,000 | $276 | 64y 01m |
| May 2019 | 4 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 104 | $325,000 | $290 | 64y 10m |
| May 2017 | 5 ROOM | 10 to 12 | 134 | $480,000 | $333 | 66y 10m |
Who lives in Jurong West
Census of Population 2020 · planning-area aggregates · SingStat via data.gov.sg
The neighbourhood
What sits around this address - distances computed from official OneMap and LTA records.
The neighbourhood, photographed
freely-licensed photographs taken within ~450 m · Wikimedia Commons
Around this block
The nearest blocks by actual distance - street names are postal artifacts, so true neighbours often sit on a different road. Price gaps are median-vs-median on the flat type both blocks actually trade.
5-room median $26k above this block · 4 vs 3 sales
built 1983 · same generation
built 1983 · same generation
built 2017 · 33 more lease years than this block
built 1983 · same generation
built 1984 · same generation
Condos nearby
The private premium, measured: the nearest condo trades at 5.0×this block’s PSF.
Grounded in this block’s own resale record, trend and lease - ask away.