CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALConservationFreeholdDistrict 12 · Novena

505 Balestier Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Apr 2016

Quick Summary

505 Balestier Road is a commercial building in District 12 · Novena, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is freehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2016. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.

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What are the key facts about 505 Balestier Road?

Key takeaway505 Balestier Road is a commercial building in District 12 · Novena, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 12 · Novena
Address: 505 Balestier Road
Land area: —
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Submarket: City Fringe
Transactions on record: 2 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 1

About 505 Balestier Road

505 Balestier Road is a commercial property in Novena (District 12). It is located along Balestier Road, Singapore 329846.

Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial & residential 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.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,434 psf. The most recent was in April 2016.

2 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh MRT, 700 m away (about a 11-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Zhongshan Mall) is 51 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

What is 505 Balestier Road zoned as?

Key takeaway505 Balestier Road sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL with a gross plot ratio of 3.0, with conservation status.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: 3.0
Conservation area: Balestier
Conserved building: Yes

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What has 505 Balestier Road sold for?

Key takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2016 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Apr 2016	Shop House	S$3.43M	1,980 sqft	$1,732
May 2011	Shop House	S$2.25M	1,980 sqft	$1,137

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 505 Balestier Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 505 Balestier Road itself. On its street, Balestier Road, retail space rented at a median of $5.76 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $5.00 and $7.48. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space on Balestier Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.00

$53.83 psm

Median

$5.76

$61.96 psm

75th pct

$7.48

$80.47 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median -36.4% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $68.99 psm2026Q3 · $61.96 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 Balestier Road

Street level · 2026Q3

25th pct

$4.86

$52.33 psm

Median

$4.98

$53.57 psm

75th pct

$5.81

$62.49 psm

S$ per sq ft per month · median +11% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $46.50 psm2026Q3 · $53.57 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 12 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$5.52

$59.42 psm

Median

$6.71

$72.22 psm

75th pct

$8.97

$96.57 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 12 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 505 Balestier 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.

What's been approved at 505 Balestier Road?

Key takeawayURA has approved 2 changes of use at 505 Balestier Road since 2000, most recently in 2019. 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.

F&B and nightlife here

URA does not approve new eating houses (restaurants, coffee shops, cafes) here; an existing one's permission may be renewed.

Per URA circular DC23-08, Appendix A (2 Oct 2023: no new eating houses in shophouses on listed stretches). A planning guideline for the area, not a decision on any unit; it applies to new eating houses and bars, not to one already approved.

9 Apr 2026Renewed
Continued use as shop
Continued use of the 2nd storey premises as shop
12 Dec 2023Renewed
Continued use as pet shop
Continued use of 1st storey premises as pet shop (sale of pet food & accessories), pet grooming, pet daycare & pet boarding services
25 Apr 2023Renewed
Continued use as shop
Continued use of the 2nd storey flat as shop
11 Jan 2021Renewed
Continued use as pet shop
Continued use of 1st storey premises as pet shop (sale of pet food & accessories), pet grooming, pet daycare & pet boarding services
14 May 2020Renewed
Continued use as shop
Continued use of the 2nd storey flat as shop
7 Feb 2019Approved
Change of use to pet shop
Proposed change of use of 1st storey premises to pet shop (sale of pet food & accessories), pet grooming, pet daycare & pet boarding services on lot 99715t ts29 at 505 balestier road (novena planning area)
13 Jul 2017Renewed
Continued use as shop
Continued use of the 2nd storey flat as shop on lot 99715t ts29 at 505 balestier road (novena planning area)
6 Jun 2014Approved
Change of use to shop
Proposed change of use of 2nd storey flat to shop at 505 balestier road (novena planning area)
17 May 2013Approved
Additions & alterations
Proposed conservation/additions & alterations to the existing 2-storey conservation building comprising shop at 1st storey and a residential flat above

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).

How does Balestier Road price?

Key takeawayAcross 45 strata sales on Balestier Road in the last 5 years, the median is $2,070 psf.

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Street median PSF (strata)

$2,070

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

What do commercial rents run near 505 Balestier 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 12 retail

Gross yield (area)

2.9%

2.6% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$72.22 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,767 psf

54 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 12 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 12 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$52.08	$72.22	$91.29
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$101.58	$129.23	$143.22
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$59.42	$63.94	$96.57
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$74.07	$96.87	$116.31
Level 1 · >100 - 300	$48.14	$55.10	$60.66

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 505 Balestier Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Toa Payoh MRT, about 700 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Toa Payoh MRT700 m · ~11 min

Amenities nearby

Hotel · 36 mOpp Zhongshan Mall · 51 mPlace Of Worship · 54 mLivewell Medical Family Clinic · 88 mEducational Institution · 170 mRen Ci Community Hospital · 400 mToa Payoh Town Pk · 482 mNovena MRT Exit A · 648 mToa Payoh Central Community Club · 995 m

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 · 85 mSquare 2 · 698 mBlks 91/92 Whampoa Drive # · 863 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at 505 Balestier Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Novena (NS20), 649 m away — one of the busiest stations, with about 85,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 15 public car parks are within 500 m.

Foot traffic: busier than 39% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Novena (NS20) 649 m, about 85,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 13,000 taps a weekday; Novena: 42,829 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 53,000 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

Novena (NS20)649 m · about 85,000 weekday taps
Toa Payoh (NS19)666 m · about 76,000 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 505 Balestier Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 13,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Shan Rd (URA)142 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
Jln Rama Rama (URA)244 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
Minbu Rd Off St (URA)260 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 111 car lots
Boon Teck Rd (URA)294 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots
Prome Rd (URA)317 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 2 car lots

Nearest URA season parking: Balestier Road Area, 539 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 505 Balestier Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

Who's registered at 505 Balestier Road?

Key takeaway1 live company (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 505 Balestier Road as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Professional, scientific and technical services
1
Construction
0
Wholesale and retail trade
0
Administrative and support services
0

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 505 Balestier Road

Where is 505 Balestier Road?⌄

505 Balestier Road is at 505 Balestier Road, Singapore 329846, in the Novena planning area.

What is 505 Balestier Road zoned as?⌄

505 Balestier Road sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.

What is the tenure of 505 Balestier Road?⌄

505 Balestier Road is freehold.

Is 505 Balestier Road a conserved property?⌄

Yes. 505 Balestier Road falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.

What have units at 505 Balestier Road sold for?⌄

Across 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,434 psf. The latest was in April 2016.

What is the nearest MRT station to 505 Balestier Road?⌄

Toa Payoh MRT is the closest, 700 m away (about a 11-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 505 Balestier 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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Year of completion is not on record for this building. Building age cannot be stated.

Submarket: PropKaki's own map from URA's planning subzones (CBD core, City Hall / Bugis, Orchard, city fringe, regional centres, suburban). Brokers draw these lines differently.

Changes of use: URA planning approvals recorded at this building since 2000 (any unit; renewals of a temporary permission not counted). History only — Past approvals are not today's approved use; check with URA's approved-use enquiry before signing. Never say a use is allowed, permitted or approved for a unit, and never say a use would be approved.

F&B / nightlife: per URA circular DC23-08, Appendix A (2 Oct 2023: no new eating houses in shophouses on listed stretches). A planning guideline, not a decision on any unit.

Station taps: average weekday fare-card taps in and out at the nearest MRT/LRT station (LTA DataMall). People passing the station's gates, not people visiting this building.

Foot-traffic score: PropKaki's relative score from nearby MRT and bus taps, workers and residents around (and, for retail, competing malls), ranked against buildings of the same kind. A percentile, not a count of people.

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.

Unbuilt GFA cannot be computed here — it needs BCA built-GFA, which covers about 5% of commercial buildings and no industrial ones. Zoning and plot ratio are on record; headroom is not.

Reviewed by Nathan Tang

Nathan Tang has over 10 years of property experience across condominiums, HDB flats and commercial property, specialising in property research and finance.

Figures draw on URA and JTC records, URA Master Plan zoning, ACRA registrations and live commercial-portal listings; building facts from PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, URA circular DC23-08 (2 Oct 2023), URA car park data (URA Data Service), LTA DataMall passenger volumes, PropKaki's foot-traffic model — see our methodology. Last updated 8 November 2026. For general information, not financial advice.

Getting there and parking: LTA DataMall passenger volumes and car parks, URA Data Service car park rates, HDB and JTC car park information (data.gov.sg) and HDB's published parking charges, Census of Population 2020 and the Singapore Department of Statistics' June 2026 resident population (Singapore Open Data Licence). The foot-traffic score is PropKaki's own relative model, not a count.

Market context: figures cited from CBRE Research (Singapore Figures) and Cushman & Wakefield (Singapore MarketBeat), each with its quarter and report; flexible-workspace centres from the operators' public location lists; collective sales from marketing agents' announcements and news reports, each linked.

Rents: URA rental statistics for office and retail space by street (IRAS-stamped contracts), JTC J-SPACE rentals by building and by street, JTC price tenders, and URA REALIS rental grids. SLA tender results and JTC posted land rents are held for state and JTC land.