Former Shuqun Secondary School site in Jurong East may yield up to 1,800 homes
On April 10, URA published a recommended modification to the Master Plan 2025, which includes raising the plot ratio of the 3ha area at 450 Jurong East Street 21 from 3.5 to 5.0. The modification is meant to support future non commercial development and meet housing demand.
The site is close-by (about 600m) to the Jurong East MRT Interchange Terminal (East-West and North-South Lines), shopping center, and the Jurong regional hub, that is very hassle-free for future residents, Sun observes. It is additionally beneficial for locals working in Tuas or Jurong business offices or industrial areas. She expects “need to be sturdy” should HDB flats or private property be built on the plot.
The previous Shuqun High school shut in 2019 following its merger with Yuhua High school. The site at 450 Jurong East Street 21 lies inside 400m of the upcoming Toh Guan MRT Terminal on the Jurong Region Line, and is nearby to amenities such as Yuhua Village Market and Yuhua Grade School.
URA has actually recommended raising the growth intensity of a past academic institution spot in Jurong East, in a step that can yield dramatically a lot more residences.
Many other school locations that have actually been transferred or closed up– and consequently set aside for non commercial property development– include the former Temasek Primary and Secondary Schools sites at the junction of Upper Changi Road and Bedok South Road; Bedok Town Senior High School in Bedok North; Qiaonan Primary School at Tampines Street 11; Angsana Primary School (Tampines Street 22); and Siglap Secondary School in Pasir Ris.
“Private housing demand in the west will still boost as even more condos in Tengah will be acquiring MOP in the following 4 to 5 years, and numerous HDB owners will be prepared to improve to an exclusive home,” she adds.
According to Christine Sun, primary researcher and strategist at Realion (OrangeTee & Tie), the area can possibly yield approximately 1,150 to 1,250 HDB flats, or around 1,750 to 1,800 exclusive apartment units.
Some of the nearest residential release in the Jurong or west region involve the 440-unit Sora on Yuan Ching Road, the 347-unit The Sen and the upcoming 863-unit Tengah Garden Residences, notes Sun. According to URA monthly developer sales information in February 2026, 90 of 347 units at The Sen and 209 of 440 units at Sora had actually been sold.
