CommercialRESIDENTIALConservationFreeholdDistrict 15 · Geylang

39 Onan Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jan 2005
Quick Summary

39 Onan Road is a commercial building in District 15 · Geylang, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 1.4. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jan 2005. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 39 Onan Road?

Key takeaway39 Onan Road is a commercial building in District 15 · Geylang, zoned RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
1.4
Tenure
Freehold
District / Area
District 15 · Geylang
Address
39 Onan Road
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
0
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About 39 Onan Road

39 Onan Road is a mixed-use property in Geylang (District 15). It is located along Onan Road, Singapore 424488.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with a gross plot ratio of 1.4. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines.

The site is freehold.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$314 psf. The most recent was in January 2005.

The nearest MRT is Paya Lebar MRT, 652 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Joo Chiat Cplx) is 188 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

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What is 39 Onan Road zoned as?

Key takeaway39 Onan Road sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 1.4, with conservation status.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio
1.4
Conservation area
Joo Chiat
Conserved building
Yes

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What has 39 Onan Road sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jan 2005 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jan 2005Shop HouseS$440k1,399 sqft$314

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 39 Onan Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 15 retail, retail space rented at a median of $9.14 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $7.55 and $14.01. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 15 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$7.55
$81.29 psm
Median
$9.14
$98.41 psm
75th pct
$14.01
$150.81 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 15 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 39 Onan 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 39 Onan Road?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at 39 Onan Road 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. 28 Oct 2005Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed conservation and additions & alterations to the existing 2-storey intermediate terrace dwelling house

  2. 12 Aug 2005Refused
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed a/a and cu of the 1st and 2nd sty of the existing 2-sty terrace house to restaurant

  3. 15 Jul 2003Renewed
    Change of use

    Continued used of the 1st storey of the 2-storey terrace house for retail and wholesale of provision goods

  4. 27 Aug 2002Renewed
    Change of use

    Continued use of the 1st storey of the 2-storey terrace house for retail and wholesale of provision goods

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 39 Onan 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 15 retail

Gross yield (area)
3.7%
3.3% net of property tax
Rent side (median of bands)
$98.41 psm/mo
2026Q3
Price side (strata, 5y)
$2,956 psf
85 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 15 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 15 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$121.08$139.73$241.82
Level 1 · 30 & Below$69.23$85.38$86.21
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$47.87$67.50$87.18
Level 1 · >30 - 100$73.94$87.91$101.01
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$57.08$76.47$184.13
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$88.64$163.41$259.82
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300$93.30$107.29$126.41
Level 1 · >100 - 300$69.67$89.53$113.56

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 39 Onan Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Paya Lebar MRT, about 653 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 38 mPlace Of Worship · 148 mGeylang Serai Community Club · 176 mWisma Geylang Serai Clinic & Surgery · 177 mJoo Chiat Cplx · 188 mCarpmael Park · 425 mEducational Institution · 539 mPaya Lebar MRT Exit F · 597 mEunos Polyclinic · 927 mParkway East Hospital · 1.2 km

Competing premises nearby

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

NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 123 mGeylang Serai Market · 187 mKinex · 338 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 39 Onan Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Paya Lebar (EW8 / CC9), 597 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 95,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 26 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 47% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Paya Lebar (EW8/CC9) 597 m, about 95,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 20,000 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 39,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 4 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

  • Paya Lebar (EW8 / CC9)597 m · about 95,000 weekday taps
  • Eunos (EW7)731 m · about 31,000 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 39 Onan Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 20,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 2 Joo Chiat Road (HDB)100 m
    no short-term parking · 2 car lots
  • Service Rd (Onan Rd) (URA)106 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 2 car lots
  • Blk 2 Joo Chiat Road (HDB)125 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.9 m · 220 car lots
  • Onan Rd - Joo Chiat Rd Off St (URA)137 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
  • Blk 7 To 9 Haig Road (HDB)197 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 207 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: Tanjong Katong Rd Off St, 940 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 39 Onan 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 39 Onan Road?

Key takeawayACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
Live registrations
0
Registered last 3 years
0

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 39 Onan Road

Where is 39 Onan Road?⌄

39 Onan Road is at 39 Onan Road, Singapore 424488, in the Geylang planning area.

What is 39 Onan Road zoned as?⌄

39 Onan Road sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 1.4.

What is the tenure of 39 Onan Road?⌄

39 Onan Road is freehold.

Is 39 Onan Road a conserved property?⌄

Yes. 39 Onan Road falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at 39 Onan Road sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$314 psf. The latest was in January 2005.

What is the nearest MRT station to 39 Onan Road?⌄

Paya Lebar MRT is the closest, 652 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

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