CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALDistrict 11 · Novena

1a Thomson Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026
Quick Summary

1a 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. ACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 1a Thomson Road?

Key takeaway1a 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
1980 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
1 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
City Fringe
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
2

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.

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About 1a Thomson Road

1A Thomson Road is a commercial building in Novena (District 11). It is located along Thomson Road, Singapore 301001.

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.

2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Novena MRT, 598 m away (about a 9-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Thomson Med Ctr) is 109 m away (about a 2-minute walk). Square 2 is 576 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

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What is 1a Thomson Road zoned as?

Key takeaway1a 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 1a Thomson Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 1a 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).

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Market context around 1a 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.

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How does Thomson Road price?

Strata sales on the street (5y)
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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.

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What do commercial rents run near 1a 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 band25th pctMedian75th 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.

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What is near 1a Thomson Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Novena MRT, about 598 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Educational Institution · 16 mFamily Health Clinic & Surgery · 24 mHotel · 100 mOpp Thomson Med Ctr · 109 mNovena Rise Pk · 128 mThomson Medical Centre · 183 mPlace Of Worship · 342 mNTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 407 mNovena MRT Exit A · 540 mSquare 2 · 576 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 1a Thomson Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Novena (NS20), 540 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 41% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Novena (NS20) 540 m, about 85,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 17,000 taps a weekday; Novena: 42,829 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 41,000 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)540 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
  • Toa Payoh (NS19)886 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 1a Thomson Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 17,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 2 Balestier Road (HDB)45 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 45 car lots
  • Blk 1 Thomson Road (HDB)108 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)143 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
  • Jln Dusun (URA)257 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, 887 m away, S$90/month.

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

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How many companies are registered at 1a Thomson Road?

Key takeawayACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.
Live registrations
2
Registered last 3 years
0
Most common type
Sole Proprietorship/ Partnership

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.

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Frequently asked questions about 1a Thomson Road

Where is 1A Thomson Road?⌄

1A Thomson Road is at Thomson Road, Singapore 301001, in the Novena planning area.

What is 1A Thomson Road zoned as?⌄

1A 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 1A Thomson Road?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 1A 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 1A Thomson Road?⌄

Novena MRT is the closest, 598 m away (about a 9-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 1A Thomson Road?⌄

2 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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