CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYConservationFreeholdDistrict 3 · Bukit Merah

283,283a,283b Outram Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Mar 2023
Quick Summary

283,283a,283b Outram Road is a commercial building in District 3 · Bukit Merah, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 2023. ACRA records 2 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 283,283a,283b Outram Road?

Key takeaway283,283a,283b Outram Road is a commercial building in District 3 · Bukit Merah, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY, held freehold.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
3.0
Tenure
Freehold
District / Area
District 3 · Bukit Merah
Address
283,283a,283b Outram Road
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
4 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Submarket
City Fringe
Transactions on record
4 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
2
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About 283,283a,283b Outram Road

283,283A,283B Outram Road is a commercial property in Bukit Merah (District 03). It is located along Outram Road, Singapore 169068.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 3. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines.

The site is freehold.

4 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$2,544 psf. The most recent was in March 2023.

2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Havelock MRT, 328 m away (about a 5-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Furama RiverFront) is 81 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

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What is 283,283a,283b Outram Road zoned as?

Key takeaway283,283a,283b Outram Road sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY with a gross plot ratio of 3.0, with conservation status.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
3.0
Conservation area
Tiong Bahru
Conserved building
Yes
Urban design area
Zion Road/ Havelock Road Ud Area

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What has 283,283a,283b Outram Road sold for?

Key takeaway4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 2023 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Mar 2023Shop HouseS$9.00M1,531 sqft$5,880
Dec 2007Shop HouseS$4.49M1,531 sqft$2,933
Aug 2007Shop HouseS$3.30M1,531 sqft$2,156
Apr 2007Shop HouseS$2.75M1,531 sqft$1,797

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

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What does space at 283,283a,283b Outram Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 283,283a,283b Outram Road itself. On its street, Outram Road, retail space rented at a median of $6.64 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $5.94 and $7.30. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Outram Road

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
$5.94
$63.92 psm
Median
$6.64
$71.43 psm
75th pct
$7.30
$78.55 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +22.1% on a year earlier

2023Q1 · $53.57 psm2026Q3 · $71.43 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 Outram Road

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
$4.52
$48.68 psm
Median
$4.80
$51.67 psm
75th pct
$5.94
$63.97 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -18.7% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $47.06 psm2026Q3 · $51.67 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 3 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$7.49
$80.65 psm
Median
$10.49
$112.95 psm
75th pct
$14.10
$151.72 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 3 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 283,283a,283b Outram 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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What's been approved at 283,283a,283b Outram Road?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at 283,283a,283b Outram Road since 2000, most recently in 2025. 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. 19 May 2025Approved
    Change of use to vet clinic

    Proposed change of use of 1st storey premises to vet clinic

  2. 30 Oct 2024Renewed
    Continued use as office

    Continued use of 4-storey terrace building as office

  3. 25 Feb 2022Approved
    Change of use to office

    Proposed change of use of 4-storey terrace building to office

  4. 20 Oct 2000Renewed
    Continued use as shop for display/sale of paints & related products

    Continued use of the 1st storey of a 4-storey terrace building as shop for display/sale of paints & related products

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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How does Outram Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 25 strata sales on Outram Road in the last 5 years, the median is $1,742 psf.
Strata sales on the street (5y)
25
Street median PSF (strata)
$1,742

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

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What do commercial rents run near 283,283a,283b Outram 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 3 retail

Gross yield (area)
3.8%
3.4% net of property tax
Rent side (median of bands)
$112.95 psm/mo
2026Q3
Price side (strata, 5y)
$3,294 psf
38 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 3 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 3 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$78.10$94.74$116.67
Level 1 · 30 & Below$73.20$92.12$107.33
Level 1 · >30 - 100$83.20$164.15$200.48
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$58.43$67.44$75.00
Level 1 · >100 - 300$226.54$240.67$264.22
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300$83.56$131.15$186.77

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 283,283a,283b Outram Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Havelock MRT, about 328 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 19 mAft Furama RiverFront · 81 mPlace Of Worship · 127 mHavelock MRT Exit 1 · 131 mEducational Institution · 233 mKim Tian Clinic · 246 mTiong Bahru Community Centre · 388 mSingapore General Hospital · 408 mPearl'S Hill City Pk · 491 mBusiness Park · 582 m

Competing premises nearby

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

Fassler Gourmet Pte Ltd · 147 mTiong Bahru Market · 274 mTiong Bahru Plaza · 834 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 283,283a,283b Outram Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Havelock (TE16), 130 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 16,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 13 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 52% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Havelock (TE16) 130 m, about 16,000 taps a weekday; 4 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 14,000 taps a weekday; Bukit Merah: 103,575 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 49,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 2 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

  • Havelock (TE16)130 m · about 16,000 weekday taps
  • Outram Park (EW16 / NE3 / TE17)552 m · about 78,000 weekday taps
  • Tiong Bahru (EW17)780 m · about 52,000 weekday taps
  • Great World (TE15)825 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
  • Chinatown (NE4 / DT19)934 m · about 97,000 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 283,283a,283b Outram Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 14,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Outram Rd (URA)43 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 27 car lots
  • Blk 2B Boon Tiong Road (HDB)179 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 284 car lots
  • Outram Hill (URA)181 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
  • Blk 59 Eng Hoon Street (HDB)191 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
  • Blk 61/69 Seng Poh Lane (HDB)262 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.4 m · 132 car lots

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Ganges Ave Off St, 733 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 283,283a,283b Outram Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

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Who's registered at 283,283a,283b Outram Road?

Key takeaway2 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 283,283a,283b Outram Road as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    1
  • Education
    1

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.

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Frequently asked questions about 283,283a,283b Outram Road

Where is 283,283A,283B Outram Road?⌄

283,283A,283B Outram Road is at 283,283A,283B Outram Road, Singapore 169068, in the Bukit Merah planning area.

What is 283,283A,283B Outram Road zoned as?⌄

283,283A,283B Outram Road sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

What is the tenure of 283,283A,283B Outram Road?⌄

283,283A,283B Outram Road is freehold.

Is 283,283A,283B Outram Road a conserved property?⌄

Yes. 283,283A,283B Outram Road falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at 283,283A,283B Outram Road sold for?⌄

Across 4 recorded transactions, the median price is S$2,544 psf. The latest was in March 2023.

What is the nearest MRT station to 283,283A,283B Outram Road?⌄

Havelock MRT is the closest, 328 m away (about a 5-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 283,283A,283B Outram 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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