21 Roberts Lane
21 Roberts Lane is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.5. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in May 2022. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.
What are the key facts about 21 Roberts Lane?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.5
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 8 · Rochor
- Address
- 21 Roberts Lane
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 1
About 21 Roberts Lane
21 Roberts Lane is a commercial property in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Roberts Lane, Singapore 218300.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 3.5. 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 freehold.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$3,221 psf. The most recent was in May 2022.
1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Farrer Park MRT, 152 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Blk 672B) is 197 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
What is 21 Roberts Lane zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.5
- Conservation area
- Jalan Besar
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has 21 Roberts Lane sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Shop House | S$3.62M | 1,124 sqft | $3,221 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at 21 Roberts Lane rent for?
Retail space — District 8 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 8 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 21 Roberts Lane
- Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
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 21 Roberts Lane?
- 10 Oct 2024RenewedContinued use as office
Continued use of the 2nd storey as office
- 22 Nov 2021ApprovedChange of use to office
Proposed change of use of the 2nd storey residential flat to office
- 15 Dec 2011ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to existing 2-storey conserved building involving retention of shop use on 1st storey and 2nd storey rear extension on lot99307n ts18 at no.21 roberts lane (rochor planning area)
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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near 21 Roberts Lane?
Indicative area yield — District 8 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 8 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $67.76 | $96.11 | $143.21 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $76.14 | $92.59 | $171.04 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $90.68 | $93.21 | $137.37 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $46.15 | $61.63 | $86.96 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $73.94 | $90.91 | $97.19 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $82.17 | $88.77 | $163.62 |
| Level 1 · >100 - 300 | $59.57 | $69.55 | $95.87 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300 | $43.92 | $47.03 | $64.17 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 near 21 Roberts Lane?
Getting around
- Farrer Park MRT152 m · ~2 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 21 Roberts Lane
nearest MRT/LRT Farrer Park (NE8) 103 m, about 57,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 9,220 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 34,000 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
- Farrer Park (NE8)103 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
- Little India (NE7 / DT12)494 m · about 55,000 weekday taps
- Jalan Besar (DT22)596 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Rochor (DT13)704 m · about 22,000 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 21 Roberts Lane. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
4 bus stops within 400 m, with 9,220 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Roberts Lane (URA)14 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 39 car lots
- Kinta Rd (URA)52 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Birch Rd (URA)69 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 14 car lots
- Kinta Rd Off St (URA)91 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$100/month · 122 car lots
- Race Course Lane (URA)104 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 21 Roberts Lane's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at 21 Roberts Lane?
- Wholesale and retail trade1
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 21 Roberts Lane
Where is 21 Roberts Lane?⌄
21 Roberts Lane is at 21 Roberts Lane, Singapore 218300, in the Rochor planning area.
What is 21 Roberts Lane zoned as?⌄
21 Roberts Lane sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.5.
What is the tenure of 21 Roberts Lane?⌄
21 Roberts Lane is freehold.
Is 21 Roberts Lane a conserved property?⌄
Yes. 21 Roberts Lane falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at 21 Roberts Lane sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$3,221 psf. The latest was in May 2022.
What is the nearest MRT station to 21 Roberts Lane?⌄
Farrer Park MRT is the closest, 152 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 21 Roberts Lane?⌄
1 business is 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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