51,53 Middle Road
51,53 Middle Road is a commercial building in District 7 · Downtown Core, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 1997. 1 unit is currently listed for sale. ACRA records 32 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about 51,53 Middle Road?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Tenure
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 7 · Downtown Core
- Address
- 51,53 Middle Road
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Hall / Bugis
- Listed as
- Office
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 1
- ACRA registrations
- 32
About 51,53 Middle Road
51,53 Middle Road is a commercial property in Rochor (District 07). It is located along Middle Road, Singapore 188959.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial with a gross plot ratio of 4.2. It lies inside the Central Area.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$2,110 psf. The most recent was in March 1997.
34 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Bugis MRT, 357 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Beach Rd) is 36 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is 51,53 Middle Road zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 4.2
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
What has 51,53 Middle Road sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1997 | Shop House | S$8.74M | 4,142 sqft | $2,110 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at 51,53 Middle Road rent for?
Retail space on Middle Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +12.1% on a year earlier
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 Middle Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median -4.9% on a year earlier
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 7 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 7 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 51,53 Middle Road
- Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
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.
How fast units move at 51,53 Middle Road
Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 0 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.
One count per unit, however many agents list it. Asking prices are not tracked over time, so price cuts are not shown.
What's been approved at 51,53 Middle Road?
- 18 Sept 2026ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant and bar
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant and bar at fm building
- 25 Jul 2024RenewedFloor 2Continued use as gym/fitness centre
Continued use of #02-XX as gym/fitness centre at fm building
- 5 Jan 2024RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant at fm building
- 12 Aug 2022ApprovedFloors 3, 4Change of use to gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #03-XX and #04-XX to gym/fitness centre at fm building
- 6 May 2022ApprovedFloor 2Change of use: office → gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX from office to gym/fitness centre at fm building
- 12 Jan 2022RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of unit #01-XX as restaurant at fm building
- 13 Feb 2020ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to restaurant at fm building
- 5 Jul 2019ApprovedFloors 1, 2, 3, 5Change of use to event space
Proposed change of use of units #01-XX to event space, #02-XX to office, #03-XX to event space cum office & #05-XX to office at fm building
- 13 Jun 2018ApprovedChange of use: office → multi-purpose hall
Proposed change of use of the 6th storey from office to multi-purpose hall at fm building
- 20 Nov 2017RefusedFloor 1Change of use to backpackersÿ¿ hostel
Proposed change of use of shop unit #01-XX to backpackersÿ¿ hostel at fm building
- 30 May 2017RefusedChange of use to entertainment hub
Proposed change of use of 6-storey building to entertainment hub at fm building
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Middle Road price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near 51,53 Middle Road?
Indicative area yield — District 7 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 7 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $93.33 | $113.33 | $165.94 |
| Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below | $69.42 | $79.17 | $140.05 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $94.66 | $392.16 | $721.70 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $71.79 | $88.95 | $100.36 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $84.41 | $129.03 | $192.55 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $53.85 | $86.57 | $113.16 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $71.03 | $80.88 | $146.17 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $47.06 | $59.43 | $68.42 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Building class · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category 2 · 100 & Below | $54.65 | $69.39 | $88.80 |
| Category 1 · 100 & Below | $103.62 | $122.24 | $132.43 |
| Category 1 · >100 - 200 | $116.28 | $126.99 | $148.35 |
| Category 2 · >100 - 200 | $65.57 | $82.87 | $97.63 |
| Category 1 · >200 - 500 | $114.67 | $128.09 | $145.77 |
| Category 2 · >200 - 500 | $64.83 | $82.57 | $94.73 |
| Category 1 · >500 - 1000 | $106.56 | $137.78 | $148.23 |
| Category 2 · >500 - 1000 | $85.04 | $89.34 | $109.80 |
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 available at 51,53 Middle Road right now?
For sale (1)
- Freehold boutique building in BugisS$51.00M · 18,000 sqft
What is near 51,53 Middle Road?
Getting around
- Bugis MRT357 m · ~6 min
Amenities nearby
Competing premises nearby
Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at 51,53 Middle Road
nearest MRT/LRT Bugis (EW12/DT14) 269 m, about 109,000 taps a weekday; 9 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 21, about 41,000 taps a weekday; Downtown Core: 284,004 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 8,880 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 10 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
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)269 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- Esplanade (CC3)386 m · about 15,000 weekday taps
- Bras Basah (CC2)441 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
- City Hall (NS25 / EW13)516 m · about 91,000 weekday taps
- Bencoolen (DT21)536 m · about 20,000 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 51,53 Middle Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
21 bus stops within 400 m, with about 41,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Purvis St (URA)90 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
- Backlane (Purvis St) (URA)94 m
- Backlane (Seah St) (URA)124 m
- Liang Seah St (URA)149 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 45 car lots
- Seah St (URA)153 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Glam Area, 744 m away, S$125/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 51,53 Middle Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at 51,53 Middle Road?
- Financial and insurance14
- Real estate13
- Accommodation and food services3
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Transportation and storage1
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
- Education0
- Manufacturing0
- Other services0
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.
What is 51,53 Middle Road's BCA building profile?
- BCA building type
- Private School
- Green Mark
- NA (NA)
- Energy use intensity
- 47 kWh/m²·yr
Frequently asked questions about 51,53 Middle Road
Where is 51,53 Middle Road?⌄
51,53 Middle Road is at 51,53 Middle Road, Singapore 188959, in the Rochor planning area.
What is 51,53 Middle Road zoned as?⌄
51,53 Middle Road sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 4.2.
What have units at 51,53 Middle Road sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$2,110 psf. The latest was in March 1997.
What is the nearest MRT station to 51,53 Middle Road?⌄
Bugis MRT is the closest, 357 m away (about a 6-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at 51,53 Middle Road?⌄
34 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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