CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALFreeholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

17 Simon Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Nov 2014

Quick Summary

17 Simon Road is a commercial building in District 19 · Hougang, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2014. ACRA records 4 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 17 Simon Road?

Key takeaway17 Simon Road is a commercial building in District 19 · Hougang, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 19 · Hougang
Address: 17 Simon Road
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: 3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket: Suburban
Transactions on record: 1 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 4

About 17 Simon Road

17 Simon Road is a commercial property in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Simon Road, Singapore 545902.

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

The site is freehold.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$3,066 psf. The most recent was in November 2014.

5 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Kovan MRT, 213 m away (about a 3-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Kovan Stn Exit B) is 168 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

What is 17 Simon Road zoned as?

Key takeaway17 Simon 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 has 17 Simon Road sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2014 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Nov 2014	Shop House	S$4.30M	1,403 sqft	$3,066

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 17 Simon Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 19 retail, retail space rented at a median of $12.67 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $9.19 and $20.61. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 19 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.19

$98.95 psm

Median

$12.67

$136.43 psm

75th pct

$20.61

$221.82 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 19 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 17 Simon Road

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

CBRE, 2Q 2026

Suburban: Rent S$32.95 psf/mth

Singapore Figures Q2 2026

Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026

Suburban: Rent S$33.36 psf/mth · Vacancy 5.7% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 1.53m 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.

What's been approved at 17 Simon Road?

Key takeawayURA has approved 3 changes of use at 17 Simon Road since 2000, most recently in 2017, and refused 2. 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.

27 Mar 2026RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of the 1st storey premises (#01-XX) as massage establishment
10 Feb 2025Refused
Change of use to medical clinic
Proposed change of use of 3rd storey flat to medical clinic
9 May 2023RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of unit #01-XX as massage establishment
2 Jul 2020RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of unit #01-XX as massage establishment
16 May 2018RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as massage establishment
Continued use of unit #01-XX as massage establishment
6 Nov 2017ApprovedFloor 2
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of 2nd storey flat (#02-XX) to commercial school
8 Jul 2016RefusedFloor 3
Change of use: flat → commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX from flat to commercial school
31 May 2016ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to massage establishment
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to massage establishment
16 Jun 2001Approved
Change of use to internet service/computer gaming
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey shop to internet service/computer gaming

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 17 Simon 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 19 retail

Gross yield (area)

6.9%

6.2% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$136.43 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,212 psf

70 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 19 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 19 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$63.64	$104.00	$295.24
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$63.48	$71.43	$209.95
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$54.03	$66.41	$81.37
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$225.40	$251.63	$339.38
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$201.18	$241.17	$307.68
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$98.95	$138.38	$262.23
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$201.65	$214.77	$221.82
B1 & Below · >100 - 300	$196.03	$234.00	$280.07

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 near 17 Simon Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Kovan MRT, about 213 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Kovan MRT213 m · ~3 min

Amenities nearby

Simon Road Family Clinic · 28 mPlace Of Worship · 141 mKovan Stn Exit B · 168 mKovan MRT Exit C · 217 mEducational Institution · 267 mRichards Ave Pk · 424 mPaya Lebar Kovan Community Club · 487 mHougang Polyclinic · 954 m

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

Heartland Mall Kovan · 277 mCold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd · 277 mKovan Market & Food Centre · 320 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 17 Simon Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Kovan (NE13), 213 m away — a busy station, with about 48,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 9 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 58% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Kovan (NE13) 213 m, about 48,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 27,000 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 56,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 1 other mall 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

Kovan (NE13)213 m · about 48,000 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 17 Simon Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 27,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Simon Rd Service Rd (URA)19 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
Upp Serangoon Rd (URA)286 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 13 car lots
Blk 208-210 Hougang Street 21 (HDB)347 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 9.99 m · 123 car lots
Blk 211-212 Hougang Street 21 (HDB)355 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 9.99 m · 73 car lots
Kovan Rd (URA)363 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 50 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: Simon Road-Kovan Road Area, 1.2 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 17 Simon Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 17 Simon Road?

Key takeaway4 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 17 Simon Road as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Other services
4
Professional, scientific and technical services
0
Administrative and support 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. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about 17 Simon Road

Where is 17 Simon Road?⌄

17 Simon Road is at 17 Simon Road, Singapore 545902, in the Hougang planning area.

What is 17 Simon Road zoned as?⌄

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

What is the tenure of 17 Simon Road?⌄

17 Simon Road is freehold.

What have units at 17 Simon Road sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$3,066 psf. The latest was in November 2014.

What is the nearest MRT station to 17 Simon Road?⌄

Kovan MRT is the closest, 213 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 17 Simon 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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Year of completion is not on record for this building. Building age cannot be stated.

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.

Storeys: from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), volunteer-mapped, not an official record. Shown only because no official or listed floor count is held for this building.

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 PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) — 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.