Ascent @ 456
Ascent @ 456 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. 10 transactions are on record since 1995, at a median S$2,718 psf, most recently in Sept 2025. 23 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 21 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Ascent @ 456?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 12 · Novena
- Address
- 456 Balestier Road
- Land area
- 996 sqm
- Completed
- 2017 (per CommercialGuru)
- Storeys
- 12 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Developer
- Quest Homes Pte Ltd (per CommercialGuru)
- Total units (CommercialGuru's count)
- 19
- Strata lots (whole development, MCST)
- 45
- Managing agent
- OCEAN IFM PTE. LTD.
- Strata formed
- 2018 (MCST 4577)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Units with a recorded sale
- At least 9
- Transactions on record
- 10 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 23
- ACRA registrations
- 21
What are the specs at Ascent @ 456?
- Facilities
- car park
- Source: CommercialGuru
Are there floor plans for Ascent @ 456?
Plans we hold
- Basement 1
- 1st Storey
- 2nd Storey
- Units with a plan
- 7 · 269 sq ft – 635 sq ft (recorded sales)
Source: developer's sales brochure.
About Ascent @ 456
Ascent @ 456 is a mixed-use building in Novena (District 12). It is located along Balestier Road, Singapore 329832.
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. It occupies roughly 996 sqm of land with about 2,987 sqm of gross floor area.
10 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$2,718 psf. The most recent was in September 2025.
20 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Toa Payoh MRT, 680 m away (about a 11-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Public Mansion) is 59 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is Ascent @ 456 zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Conservation area
- Balestier
What has Ascent @ 456 sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 | Retail | S$1.24M | 441 sqft | $2,801 |
| Jul 2025 | Retail | S$1.10M | 409 sqft | $2,689 |
| May 2025 | Retail | S$1.15M | 420 sqft | $2,747 |
| Apr 2025 | Office | S$838k | 269 sqft | $3,114 |
| Apr 2025 | Retail | S$2.24M | 904 sqft | $2,480 |
| Apr 2025 | Retail | S$1.56M | 549 sqft | $2,838 |
| Mar 2025 | Office | S$1.20M | 452 sqft | $2,643 |
| Nov 2024 | Office | S$988k | 377 sqft | $2,622 |
| Apr 2014 | Retail | S$2.30M | 635 sqft | $3,622 |
| Jul 2001 | Shop House | S$1.10M | 1,378 sqft | $798 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Ascent @ 456 rent for?
Office space on Balestier Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median +11% 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 on Balestier Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month · median -36.4% 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).
Retail space — District 12 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 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 Ascent @ 456
- 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 Ascent @ 456
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 2 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.
Sale: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 2 new listings appeared and 2 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 Ascent @ 456?
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.
- 25 Jan 2024ApprovedFloor 2Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX of ascent @ 456 to commercial school
- 18 Aug 2023ApprovedFloor 2Change of use: pet shop → commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX of ascent @ 456 from pet shop to commercial school
- 29 Jul 2021ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to dining area and ancillary office as an expansion
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to dining area and ancillary office as an expansion of existing restaurant at unit #01-XX
- 16 Mar 2021RenewedFloor 1Continued use as restaurant
Continued use of shop unit #01-XX as restaurant (as an expansion to restaurant unit #01-XX) - ascent @ balestier (novena planning area)
- 29 Jul 2019ApprovedFloor 2Change of use to pet shop
Proposed change of use of unit #02-XX to pet shop (sale of pets & pet accessories) on lot 10821m mk17 at 456 balestier road - ascent @ balestier (novena planning area)
- 13 Mar 2019ApprovedFloor 1Change of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of shop unit #01-XX to restaurant (as an expansion to restaurant unit #01-XX) on lot 10821m mk17 at 456 balestier road - ascent @ balestier (novena planning area)
- 28 Aug 2006ApprovedChange of use to motorcycle showroom
Propose change of use of the 1st storey showroom for new and used cars to motorcycle showroom
- 29 Jun 2002ApprovedChange of use: office → showroom for new and used cars
Retention of use of the 1st storey premises from office to showroom for new and used cars - 456 balestier road
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Balestier Road price?
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near Ascent @ 456?
Indicative area yield — District 12 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 12 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 12 ($ 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 available at Ascent @ 456 right now?
For sale (14)
- Ascent @ 456S$2.96M · 807 sqft
- Ascent @ 456S$3.32M · 969 sqft
- Ascent @ 45616 agentsS$1.49M · 538 sqft
- Ascent @ 4568 agentsS$3.39M · 969 sqft
For rent (9)
- Ascent @ 456S$3k/mo · 269 sqft
- Ascent @ 456S$4k/mo · 420 sqft
- Ascent @ 456S$3k/mo · 420 sqft
- Ascent @ 456S$4k/mo · 441 sqft
What is near Ascent @ 456?
Getting around
- Toa Payoh MRT680 m · ~11 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 Ascent @ 456
nearest MRT/LRT Toa Payoh (NS19) 645 m, about 76,000 taps a weekday; 1 more station within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 15,000 taps a weekday; Novena: 42,829 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 57,000 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
- Toa Payoh (NS19)645 m · about 76,000 weekday taps
- Novena (NS20)753 m · about 85,000 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 Ascent @ 456. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 15,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Jln Rama Rama (URA)84 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 10 car lots
- Boon Teck Rd (URA)135 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots
- Minbu Rd Off St (URA)164 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 111 car lots
- Prome Rd (URA)186 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 2 car lots
- Shan Rd (URA)240 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Ascent @ 456's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Ascent @ 456?
- Financial and insurance7
- Wholesale and retail trade3
- Construction3
- Professional, scientific and technical services2
- Education2
- Accommodation and food services1
- Real estate1
- Other services1
- Information and communications1
- Administrative and support 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. Homes share this postal code, so some registrations are home-based. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.
Frequently asked questions about Ascent @ 456
Where is Ascent @ 456?⌄
Ascent @ 456 is at 456 Balestier Road, Singapore 329832, in the Novena planning area.
What is Ascent @ 456 zoned as?⌄
Ascent @ 456 sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.
What is the tenure of Ascent @ 456?⌄
Ascent @ 456 is freehold.
Is Ascent @ 456 a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Ascent @ 456 falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Ascent @ 456 sold for?⌄
Across 10 recorded transactions, the median price is S$2,718 psf. The latest was in September 2025.
What is the nearest MRT station to Ascent @ 456?⌄
Toa Payoh MRT is the closest, 680 m away (about a 11-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Ascent @ 456?⌄
20 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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