1 Upper Circular Road
1 Upper Circular Road is a commercial building in District 1 · Singapore River, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It is 999-year leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2006. 2 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 4 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 1 Upper Circular Road?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 1 · Singapore River
- Address
- 1 Upper Circular Road
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 6 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Office, Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 2
- ACRA registrations
- 4
About 1 Upper Circular Road
1 Upper Circular Road is a commercial property in Singapore River (District 01). It is located along Upper Circular Road, Singapore 058400.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is 999-year leasehold, with about 811 years remaining on the lease.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$4,650 psf. The most recent was in December 2006.
5 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Clarke Quay MRT, 222 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Clarke Quay Stn) is 133 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is 1 Upper Circular Road zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Conservation area
- Upper Circular Road
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has 1 Upper Circular Road sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2006 | Shop House | S$4.38M | 942 sqft | $4,650 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at 1 Upper Circular Road rent for?
Retail space on Upper Circular Road
Street level · 2026Q2S$ per sq ft per month · median +19.4% on a year earlier
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 Upper Circular Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month
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 1 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 1 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 Upper Circular Road
- City Fringe (all grades): Rent S$7.83 psf/mth · Vacancy 2.5% · Planned / under construction 1.35m sq ft
Official series (URA, 2026Q3): Office vacancy rate (Whole Island) 10 (-1.2 pp on the year) · Office rental index (Central Region) 203.4 (+1.8% 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 Upper Circular Road
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 0 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.
Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 0 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 Upper Circular Road?
- 2 Apr 2026ApprovedFloor 3Change of use to gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX to gym/fitness centre
- 16 May 2025ApprovedFloor 3Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use to unit #03-XX to shop
- 21 May 2024RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant with ancillary ora
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant with ancillary ora
- 1 Sept 2020RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant with ancillary ora
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant with ancillary ora
- 12 Sept 2018RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant with ancillary ora
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant with ancillary ora
- 15 Sept 2016RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant with ancillary ora
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant with ancillary ora
- 5 Aug 2016ApprovedFloor 5Change of use: office → commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit#05-XX from office to commercial school (dance studio)
- 15 Apr 2016RefusedFloor 5Change of use: office → restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #05-XX from office to restaurant
- 28 Oct 2015ApprovedFloor 3Change of use: office → shop
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX from office to shop at 1 upper circular road (singapore river planning area)
- 3 Sept 2014ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to cafe with ancillary ora
Proposed change of use of office use at #01-XX to a cafe with ancillary ora at no.1 upper circular road ts07 on lot 00213a (singapore river)
- 7 Feb 2014RefusedAdditions & alterations
Proposed outline application for additions/alterations & change of use to a 6-storey commercial building to hotel
- 3 Oct 2011RenewedFloor 3Continued use as nightclub
Continued use of units #03-XX & #03-XX from pub to nightclub
2 earlier change-of-use and A&A decisions are on record since 2000.
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near 1 Upper Circular Road?
Indicative area yield — District 1 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 1 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 1 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $82.69 | $99.35 | $120.39 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $172.73 | $245.52 | $332.57 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $87.33 | $172.91 | $321.72 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $77.43 | $95.09 | $183.52 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $106.77 | $168.33 | $217.05 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $117.40 | $198.29 | $365.38 |
| Level 1 · >100 - 300 | $115.69 | $148.57 | $187.43 |
| B1 & Below · >100 - 300 | $148.73 | $233.33 | $396.56 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Building class · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category 2 · 100 & Below | $54.65 | $69.39 | $88.80 |
| Category 1 · 100 & Below | $103.62 | $122.24 | $132.43 |
| Category 1 · >100 - 200 | $116.28 | $126.99 | $148.35 |
| Category 2 · >100 - 200 | $65.57 | $82.87 | $97.63 |
| Category 1 · >200 - 500 | $114.67 | $128.09 | $145.77 |
| Category 2 · >200 - 500 | $64.83 | $82.57 | $94.73 |
| Category 1 · >500 - 1000 | $106.56 | $137.78 | $148.23 |
| Category 2 · >500 - 1000 | $85.04 | $89.34 | $109.80 |
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 Upper Circular Road right now?
For sale (1)
- ❤️❤️Corner 6-storey Commercial Bldg in prime CBD 10,000sfS$32.00M · 10,000 sqft
For rent (1)
- CIRCULAR ROAD. Take Over Beauty Salon. No Takeover FeeS$8k/mo · 1,378 sqft
What is near 1 Upper Circular Road?
Getting around
- Clarke Quay MRT222 m · ~4 min
Amenities nearby
Competing premises nearby
Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at 1 Upper Circular Road
nearest MRT/LRT Clarke Quay (NE5) 187 m, about 31,000 taps a weekday; 8 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 13, about 23,000 taps a weekday; Singapore River: 18,341 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 9,594 residents within 1 km (June 2026). Ranked against 485 office 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), not a count of people.
Stations within 1 km
- Clarke Quay (NE5)187 m · about 31,000 weekday taps
- Raffles Place (EW14 / NS26)478 m · about 133,000 weekday taps
- Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)561 m · about 97,000 weekday taps
- Telok Ayer (DT18)630 m · about 37,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)658 m · about 91,000 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 Upper Circular Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
13 bus stops within 400 m, with about 23,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Carpenter St Off St (URA)40 mS$1.50 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 69 car lots
- Upp Circular Rd (URA)73 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 22 car lots
- Backlane (Hongkong St - Carpenter St) (URA)79 m
- Carpenter St (URA)83 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
- Backlane (Carpenter - Upp Circular Rd) (URA)98 m
Nearest URA season parking: Mohd Sultan-River Vall Ey Road Area, 1.0 km away, S$80/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 1 Upper Circular Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at 1 Upper Circular Road?
- Other services2
- Administrative and support services1
- Education1
- Wholesale and retail trade0
- Transportation and storage0
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
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. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.
What is 1 Upper Circular Road's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Office
- Green Mark
- NA (NA)
- Energy use intensity
- 255 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about 1 Upper Circular Road
Where is 1 Upper Circular Road?⌄
1 Upper Circular Road is at 1 Upper Circular Road, Singapore 058400, in the Singapore River planning area.
What is 1 Upper Circular Road zoned as?⌄
1 Upper Circular Road sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.
What is the tenure of 1 Upper Circular Road?⌄
1 Upper Circular Road is 999-year leasehold. About 811 years remain on the lease.
Is 1 Upper Circular Road a conserved property?⌄
Yes. 1 Upper Circular Road falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at 1 Upper Circular Road sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$4,650 psf. The latest was in December 2006.
What is the nearest MRT station to 1 Upper Circular Road?⌄
Clarke Quay MRT is the closest, 222 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 1 Upper Circular Road?⌄
5 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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