CommercialRESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREYDistrict 18 · Tampines

451 Tampines Street 42

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 10 November 2026
Quick Summary

451 Tampines Street 42 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.8. ACRA records 8 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 451 Tampines Street 42?

Key takeaway451 Tampines Street 42 is a commercial building in District 18 · Tampines, zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
2.8
Tenure
Not on record
District / Area
District 18 · Tampines
Address
—
Land area
44,148 sqm
Completed
1986 (HDB Property Information)
Storeys
12 (HDB Property Information)
Submarket
Suburban
Transactions on record
None recorded
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
8

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 451 Tampines Street 42

451 Tampines Street 42 is a commercial building in Tampines (District 18). It is located along Tampines Street 42, Singapore 520451.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

It occupies roughly 44,148 sqm of land with about 496,327 sqm of gross floor area.

8 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Tampines East MRT, 83 m away (about a 1-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Tampines East Stn Exit A) is 23 m away (about a 0-minute walk). Tampines 1 is 1.0 km away (about a 16-minute walk).

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What is 451 Tampines Street 42 zoned as?

Key takeaway451 Tampines Street 42 sits on land zoned RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.
Land-use zone
RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMERCIAL AT 1ST STOREY
Gross plot ratio
2.8

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What does space at 451 Tampines Street 42 rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 18 retail, retail space rented at a median of $18.35 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $15.60 and $25.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 18 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$15.60
$167.95 psm
Median
$18.35
$197.55 psm
75th pct
$25.03
$269.47 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 18 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 451 Tampines Street 42

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$32.95 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026
  • Suburban: Rent S$33.36 psf/mth · Vacancy 5.7% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 1.53m 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 451 Tampines Street 42?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at 451 Tampines Street 42 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. 20 Oct 2015Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions & alterations to the public housing development to blocks 451-460 at tampines street 42 (home improvement programme)

  2. 24 Jun 2008Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed addtions & alterations to existing public housing development, block 451 to 460 with new lifts at tampines n4 c14 & 15 at tampines street 42 (lift upgrading programme)

  3. 21 Apr 2006Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed addition & alterations to existing public housing development� with new lifts & lift lobbies (lift upgrading programme)

  4. 25 Apr 2005Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed construction of blk-to-blk covered linkway

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 451 Tampines Street 42?

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

Retail rents — District 18 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band25th pctMedian75th pct
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below$288.17$334.04$372.08
B1 & Below · 30 & Below$402.91$419.52$444.18
Level 1 · 30 & Below$338.80$476.56$507.11
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100$160.23$185.71$256.74
B1 & Below · >30 - 100$242.12$313.16$407.37
Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100$246.24$280.87$292.97
Level 1 · >30 - 100$145.32$182.85$282.19
Level 1 · >100 - 300$150.78$175.58$214.75

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 451 Tampines Street 42?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tampines MRT, about 83 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Tampines East Stn Exit A · 23 mTampines East MRT Exit A · 62 mEducational Institution · 184 mViva Medical Clinic · 279 mYes Supermarket Pte Ltd · 364 mTampines East Community Club · 365 mPlace Of Worship · 456 mTampines Polyclinic · 909 mTampines 1 · 1.0 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 451 Tampines Street 42

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tampines East (DT33), 62 m away — a moderately busy station, with about 39,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 17 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 99% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tampines East (DT33) 62 m, about 39,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 16, about 41,000 taps a weekday; Tampines: 84,200 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 87,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 0 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

  • Tampines East (DT33)62 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
  • Tampines (EW2 / DT32)83 m · about 114,000 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 451 Tampines Street 42. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

16 bus stops within 400 m, with about 41,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 451/460 Tampines Street 42 (HDB)106 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 456 car lots
  • Blk 450B Tampines Street 42 (HDB)235 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2 m · 40 car lots
  • Blk 210/230 Tampines Street 23 (HDB)238 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 881 car lots
  • Blk 444/450 Tampines Street 42 (HDB)333 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 266 car lots
  • Blk 461/471 Tampines Street 44 (HDB)364 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 348 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: Changi North Area, 1.9 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 451 Tampines Street 42'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 451 Tampines Street 42?

Key takeawayACRA records 8 live company registrations at this address, 2 of them in the last three years.
Live registrations
8
Registered last 3 years
2
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 451 Tampines Street 42

Where is 451 Tampines Street 42?⌄

451 Tampines Street 42 is at Tampines Street 42, Singapore 520451, in the Tampines planning area.

What is 451 Tampines Street 42 zoned as?⌄

451 Tampines Street 42 sits on land zoned residential with commercial at 1st storey under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.8.

Have there been any recorded transactions at 451 Tampines Street 42?⌄

No caveats have been lodged for 451 Tampines Street 42 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 451 Tampines Street 42?⌄

Tampines East MRT is the closest, 83 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 451 Tampines Street 42?⌄

8 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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