CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALDistrict 11 · Novena

1 Thomson Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026

Quick Summary

1 Thomson Road is a commercial building in District 11 · Novena, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 5 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 1 Thomson Road?

Key takeaway1 Thomson Road is a commercial building in District 11 · Novena, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Not on record
District / Area: District 11 · Novena
Address: —
Land area: 17,792 sqm
Completed: 1977 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys: 4 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket: City Fringe
Listed as: Office, Other Retail
Transactions on record: None recorded
Live listings: 1
ACRA registrations: 5

No recorded transactions — this building has never generated a strata caveat (typically single-owner or lease-only stock). That is not missing data, and it says nothing about the building's value, occupancy or availability.

About 1 Thomson Road

1 Thomson Road is a commercial building in Novena (District 11). It is located along Thomson Road, Singapore 300001.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential with a gross plot ratio of 3.

It occupies roughly 17,792 sqm of land with about 53,376 sqm of gross floor area.

130 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Novena MRT, 589 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Thomson Med Ctr) is 47 m away (about a 1-minute walk). Square 2 is 572 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

What is 1 Thomson Road zoned as?

Key takeaway1 Thomson Road sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 3.0.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0

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What does space at 1 Thomson Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 1 Thomson Road itself. On its street, Thomson Road, retail space rented at a median of $18.37 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $11.18 and $26.32. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Thomson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$11.18

$120.38 psm

Median

$18.37

$197.77 psm

75th pct

$26.32

$283.28 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +6.1% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $181.46 psm2026Q3 · $197.77 psm median

URA's percentiles of RETAIL rents (shop, F&B, entertainment, health & fitness) across every lease stamped with IRAS on this STREET in the quarter — the street's figure, not this building's rent and never a unit's. Retail rent swings with floor and frontage, so the spread matters as much as the median. A median needs at least 2 buildings and 3 contracts (percentiles need 4); a blank means below that threshold, not zero.

Source: URA rental statistics by street (IRAS-stamped contracts).

Office space on Thomson Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$7.95

$85.56 psm

Median

$8.45

$90.93 psm

75th pct

$8.72

$93.90 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +0.6% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $78.57 psm2026Q3 · $90.93 psm median

URA's percentiles of OFFICE rents across every lease stamped with IRAS on this STREET in the quarter — the street's figure, not this building's rent and never a unit's. URA publishes a median only where the street has at least 2 office buildings and 3 contracts that quarter (percentiles need 4); a blank means below that threshold, not zero.

Source: URA rental statistics by street (IRAS-stamped contracts).

Retail space — District 11 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$12.48

$134.36 psm

Median

$16.43

$176.85 psm

75th pct

$17.64

$189.91 psm

S$ per sq ft per month

A REGION BAND — URA's grid for the whole district or location, not this street or building. Say "across <district/location>, …", never that this building rents for it. The middle of URA's retail grid for District 11 across every floor and size band — a ground-floor shop and an upper-floor unit sit at very different points in it.

Source: URA REALIS retail rental analysis (district × floor × size grid).

Market context around 1 Thomson Road

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.

CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)

Islandwide: Rent S$28.15 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft

Singapore Retail MarketBeat Q2 2026

Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Retail vacancy rate (Whole Island) 6.5 (-0.4 pp on the year) · Retail rental index (Central Region) 81.2 (+1.4% on the year).

Brokers draw submarkets and grades differently; each figure is the broker's own, for its own area, cited to its report. Rents are per square foot per month.

How fast units move at 1 Thomson Road

Key takeawayBased on listings we track, as of our last check on 28 Aug 2026: 1 unit for rent.

Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 1 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.

One count per unit, however many agents list it. Asking prices are not tracked over time, so price cuts are not shown.

What's been approved at 1 Thomson Road?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at 1 Thomson Road since 2000, most recently in 2014. This is the building's planning history, not today's approved use of any unit: confirm a unit's approved use with URA before signing.

5 Aug 2017RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as coin-operated laundry
Continued use of part unit #01-XX as coin-operated laundry
8 Oct 2015Approved
Additions & alterations
1st extension of written permission for proposed demolition of existing substation & kiosk and erection of new 22kv/lt substation at the existing 4-storey development (balestier hill shopping centre)
30 Jul 2014ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to coin-operated laundry
Proposed change of use of part unit #01-XX to coin-operated laundry on lot 00524w pt ts29 at 1 thomson road (novena planning area)
23 Oct 2013Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed demolition of existing substation & kiosk and erection of new 22kv/lt substation at the existing 4-storey development (balestier hill shopping centre)

Source: URA planning decisions (URA Data Service), matched to this building by address or land lot. A past approval can lapse (a temporary permission) and belongs to the unit it names. The authoritative approved use of a unit comes from URA's Enquiry on Approved Use of Premises (S$54.50 per unit).

How does Thomson Road price?

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

What do commercial rents run near 1 Thomson Road?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q3) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Indicative area yield — District 11 retail

Gross yield (area)

4.6%

4.1% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$176.85 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$4,327 psf

15 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 11 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.

Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.

Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.

Retail rents — District 11 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$134.36	$181.39	$189.91
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$96.71	$98.15	$108.07
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$138.32	$176.85	$254.10

URA REALIS rental-contract percentiles for the district/location — an area benchmark, not this building's own rents. Office and retail are dimensioned differently and are never mixed.

What is available at 1 Thomson Road right now?

Key takeaway1 unit is currently listed at 1 Thomson Road. One row per unit; several agents often market the same unit.

For rent (1)

Balestier Hill Shopping CentreS$1k/mo · 300 sqft

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What is near 1 Thomson Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Novena MRT, about 589 m away.

Getting around

Novena MRT589 m · ~9 min

Amenities nearby

Ooi Clinic · 32 mOpp Thomson Med Ctr · 47 mEducational Institution · 59 mNovena Rise Pk · 112 mHotel · 117 mThomson Medical Centre · 118 mPlace Of Worship · 386 mNTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 473 mNovena MRT Exit A · 541 mSquare 2 · 572 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 1 Thomson Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Novena (NS20), 541 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 85,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 7 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 31% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Novena (NS20) 541 m, about 85,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 11,000 taps a weekday; Novena: 42,829 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 39,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 3 other malls within 1 km. Ranked against 12,856 retail buildings by PropKaki's model: a relative score, not a footfall count.

A relative score from PropKaki's model (station and bus taps nearby, workers and residents around, and competing malls), not a count of people.

Stations within 1 km

Novena (NS20)541 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
Toa Payoh (NS19)940 m · about 76,000 weekday taps

Taps are fare-card taps in and out at the station's gates on an average weekday (Jul 2026 to Sep 2026) — people passing through, not visitors to 1 Thomson Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 11,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 2 Balestier Road (HDB)60 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 45 car lots
Blk 1 Thomson Road (HDB)64 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 67 car lots
Jln Raja Udang (URA)140 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 16 car lots
Service Rd (Balestier Rd) (URA)170 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
Jln Dusun (URA)303 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 24 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Balestier Road Area, 941 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 1 Thomson Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 1 Thomson Road?

Key takeaway5 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 1 Thomson Road as their registered address on its shop floor. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Health and social services
1
Construction
1
Education
1
Arts, entertainment and recreation
1
Other services
1
Wholesale and retail trade
0
Financial and insurance
0
Water supply, sewerage and waste management
0
Professional, scientific and technical services
0

Registered businesses, not who occupies the space: companies, LLPs and branches whose REGISTERED address is this building (ACRA), by industry. Sole proprietors are not counted; no business is named. HDB block: only the shop floor (level 1 and basements) is counted; the flats above are homes. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about 1 Thomson Road

Where is 1 Thomson Road?⌄

1 Thomson Road is at Thomson Road, Singapore 300001, in the Novena planning area.

What is 1 Thomson Road zoned as?⌄

1 Thomson Road sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 1 Thomson Road?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 1 Thomson Road in the URA records we track. That is common for buildings held by a single owner, which never generate strata transactions.

What is the nearest MRT station to 1 Thomson Road?⌄

Novena MRT is the closest, 589 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 1 Thomson Road?⌄

130 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That is a measure of registered addresses, not of how many businesses physically occupy the building.

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Completion year: the year HDB records the block as completed (HDB Property Information).

Storeys: the block's highest floor level as HDB records it.

Submarket: PropKaki's own map from URA's planning subzones (CBD core, City Hall / Bugis, Orchard, city fringe, regional centres, suburban). Brokers draw these lines differently.

Changes of use: URA planning approvals recorded at this building since 2000 (any unit; renewals of a temporary permission not counted). History only — Past approvals are not today's approved use; check with URA's approved-use enquiry before signing. Never say a use is allowed, permitted or approved for a unit, and never say a use would be approved.

Station taps: average weekday fare-card taps in and out at the nearest MRT/LRT station (LTA DataMall). People passing the station's gates, not people visiting this building.

Foot-traffic score: PropKaki's relative score from nearby MRT and bus taps, workers and residents around (and, for retail, competing malls), ranked against buildings of the same kind. A percentile, not a count of people.

Company REGISTRATIONS at this address (ACRA), not a tenancy schedule. Registration does not mean the company physically occupies space here, and a low count does not mean the building is empty. Do not describe this as occupancy or vacancy.

Unbuilt GFA cannot be computed here — it needs BCA built-GFA, which covers about 5% of commercial buildings and no industrial ones. Zoning and plot ratio are on record; headroom is not.

Tenure is not recorded for this building. Commercial tenure coverage is roughly 40% (industrial is far better at ~90%).

Reviewed by Nathan Tang

Nathan Tang has over 10 years of property experience across condominiums, HDB flats and commercial property, specialising in property research and finance.

Figures draw on URA and JTC records, URA Master Plan zoning, ACRA registrations and live commercial-portal listings; building facts from HDB Property Information, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model — see our methodology. Last updated 8 November 2026. For general information, not financial advice.

Getting there and parking: LTA DataMall passenger volumes and car parks, URA Data Service car park rates, HDB and JTC car park information (data.gov.sg) and HDB's published parking charges, Census of Population 2020 and the Singapore Department of Statistics' June 2026 resident population (Singapore Open Data Licence). The foot-traffic score is PropKaki's own relative model, not a count.

Market context: figures cited from CBRE Research (Singapore Figures) and Cushman & Wakefield (Singapore MarketBeat), each with its quarter and report; flexible-workspace centres from the operators' public location lists; collective sales from marketing agents' announcements and news reports, each linked.

Rents: URA rental statistics for office and retail space by street (IRAS-stamped contracts), JTC J-SPACE rentals by building and by street, JTC price tenders, and URA REALIS rental grids. SLA tender results and JTC posted land rents are held for state and JTC land.