CommercialRESIDENTIALDistrict 20 · Bishan

253 Bishan Street 22

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026
Quick Summary

253 Bishan Street 22 is a commercial building in District 20 · Bishan, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. ACRA records 12 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 253 Bishan Street 22?

Key takeaway253 Bishan Street 22 is a commercial building in District 20 · Bishan, zoned RESIDENTIAL.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.8
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 20 · Bishan
Address
—
Land area
72,235 sqm
Completed
1990 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
11 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
City Fringe
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
12

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 253 Bishan Street 22

253 Bishan Street 22 is a mixed-use building in Bishan (District 20). It is located along Bishan Street 22, Singapore 570253.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

It occupies roughly 72,235 sqm of land with about 199,042 sqm of gross floor area.

12 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The closest bus stop (Blk 254) is 66 m away (about a 1-minute walk). AMK Hub is 994 m away (about a 16-minute walk).

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What is 253 Bishan Street 22 zoned as?

Key takeaway253 Bishan Street 22 sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
2.8

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What does space at 253 Bishan Street 22 rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 20 retail, retail space rented at a median of $21.19 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $12.24 and $31.36. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 20 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$12.24
$131.79 psm
Median
$21.19
$228.09 psm
75th pct
$31.36
$337.60 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 20 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 253 Bishan Street 22

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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What's been approved at 253 Bishan Street 22?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at 253 Bishan Street 22 since 2000 are below. 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.
  1. 22 Dec 2016Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Additions & alterations to existing public housing development blocks 240, 244, 253 to 256 with new lifts / lift lobbies at bishan street 22 (lift upgrading programme)

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).

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What do commercial rents run near 253 Bishan Street 22?

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

Indicative area yield — District 20 retail

Gross yield (area)
7.3%
6.5% net of property tax
Rent side (median of bands)
$228.09 psm/mo
2026Q3
Price side (strata, 5y)
$3,493 psf
20 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 20 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 20 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below$133.15$188.46$400.81
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$619.37$706.67$790.91
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$297.17$316.52$350.31
Level 1 · >30 - 100$70.71$96.43$227.01
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$130.42$267.72$324.88
Level 1 · >100 - 300$68.64$87.36$129.01

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 253 Bishan Street 22?

Amenities nearby

Blk 254 · 66 mEducational Institution · 112 mAceHealth Medical · 375 mPlace Of Worship · 489 mAng Mo Kio Community Centre · 580 mBlk 341 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 · 608 mAMK Hub · 994 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 253 Bishan Street 22

Key takeawayThere is no MRT or LRT station within 1 km; the nearest is Ang Mo Kio, 1.1 km away. 10 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 15% of retail buildings

no MRT/LRT within 1 km (nearest Ang Mo Kio, 1.1 km); bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 17,000 taps a weekday; Bishan: 28,932 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 57,000 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.

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 246-256 Bishan Street 22 (HDB)91 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 190 car lots
  • Blk 246A Bishan Street 22 (HDB)153 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.85 m · 303 car lots
  • Blk 238-245 Bishan Street 22 (HDB)299 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 269 car lots
  • Blk 263A Bishan Street 22 (HDB)361 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 705 car lots
  • Blk 308C Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 (HDB)403 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 451 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: Sembawang Hill Estate, 1.9 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 253 Bishan Street 22'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 253 Bishan Street 22?

Key takeawayACRA records 12 live company registrations at this address, 6 of them in the last three years.
Live registrations
12
Registered last 3 years
6
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 253 Bishan Street 22

Where is 253 Bishan Street 22?⌄

253 Bishan Street 22 is at Bishan Street 22, Singapore 570253, in the Bishan planning area.

What is 253 Bishan Street 22 zoned as?⌄

253 Bishan Street 22 sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 253 Bishan Street 22?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 253 Bishan Street 22 in the URA records we track. That is common for buildings held by a single owner, which never generate strata transactions.

How many businesses are registered at 253 Bishan Street 22?⌄

12 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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