CommercialCOMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIALFreeholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Charlton Corner

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jul 2024

Quick Summary

Charlton Corner is a commercial building in District 19 · Hougang, on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is freehold. 4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2024. ACRA records 6 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Charlton Corner?

Key takeawayCharlton Corner is a commercial building in District 19 · Hougang, zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL, held freehold.

Asset class: Commercial
Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation
Tenure: Freehold
District / Area: District 19 · Hougang
Address: 1 Charlton Lane
Land area: 1,126 sqm
Completed: Not on record
Storeys: Not on record
Strata lots (whole development, MCST): 15
Managing agent: HALLEY SERVICE PTE LTD
Strata formed: 1993 (MCST 1774)
Submarket: Suburban
Units with a recorded sale: At least 3
Transactions on record: 4 (records start 1995)
Live listings: None
ACRA registrations: 6

About Charlton Corner

Charlton Corner is a mixed-use building in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Charlton Lane, Singapore 539631.

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

The site is freehold. It occupies roughly 1,126 sqm of land.

4 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$971 psf. The most recent was in July 2024.

6 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

The nearest MRT is Kovan MRT, 644 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (The Helping Hand) is 165 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

What is Charlton Corner zoned as?

Key takeawayCharlton Corner sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL.

Land-use zone: COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
Gross plot ratio: Subject to Evaluation

URA has not published a fixed plot ratio for this site — the Master Plan records "EVA" (Subject to Evaluation), meaning intensity is decided case by case on application. Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.

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What has Charlton Corner sold for?

Key takeaway4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2024 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.

Date	Use	Price	Area	PSF
Jul 2024	Retail	S$125k	54 sqft	$2,323
Jun 2012	Retail	S$2.10M	2,045 sqft	$1,027
May 2011	Retail	S$1.50M	2,045 sqft	$733
Sept 1997	Retail	S$335k	366 sqft	$915

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 Charlton Corner rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 19 retail, retail space rented at a median of $12.67 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $9.19 and $20.61. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 19 retail

Region band · 2026Q3

25th pct

$9.19

$98.95 psm

Median

$12.67

$136.43 psm

75th pct

$20.61

$221.82 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 19 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 Charlton Corner

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.

What's been approved at Charlton Corner?

Key takeawayURA has approved 5 changes of use at Charlton Corner since 2000, most recently in 2020. 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.

6 Mar 2026RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as commercial school
Continued use of 1st storey unit with basement (unit #01-XX) as commercial school
15 Mar 2023RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as commercial school
Continued use of 1st storey unit with basement (unit #01-XX) as commercial school
16 Dec 2020ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX to gym/fitness centre
28 Apr 2020RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as commercial school
Continued use of 1st storey unit with basement (unit #01-XX) as commercial school
13 Feb 2019RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as commercial school
Continued use of shop unit #01-XX as commercial school
29 Mar 2017RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as commercial school
Continued use of 1st storey unit with basement (unit #01-XX) as commercial school
25 Jan 2016RenewedFloor 1
Continued use as commercial school
Continued use of shop unit #01-XX as commercial school
1 Apr 2014ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of 1st storey unit with basement (unit #01-XX) to commercial school at the existing 3-storey shops/flats with basement car parks development at 1 charlton lane (hougang planning area)
22 Feb 2013ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use to commercial school
Proposed change of use of the shop unit #01-XX to commercial school
16 Apr 2012ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: shop → health centre
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey unit with basement (#01-XX) from shop to health centre (category 1 massage establishment with licence by police) at the existing 3-storey shops/flats with basement car parks development
13 Mar 2012ApprovedFloor 1
Change of use: showroom cum office → commercial school
Proposed change of use of unit #01-XX from showroom cum office to commercial school at 1 charlton lane

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 Charlton Lane price?

Strata sales on the street (5y)

Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.

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

What do commercial rents run near Charlton Corner?

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

Indicative area yield — District 19 retail

Gross yield (area)

6.9%

6.2% net of property tax

Rent side (median of bands)

$136.43 psm/mo

2026Q3

Price side (strata, 5y)

$2,212 psf

70 sales

An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 19 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 19 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)

Floor level · size band	25th pct	Median	75th pct
Level 1 · 30 & Below	$63.64	$104.00	$295.24
B1 & Below · 30 & Below	$63.48	$71.43	$209.95
Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below	$54.03	$66.41	$81.37
B1 & Below · >30 - 100	$225.40	$251.63	$339.38
Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100	$201.18	$241.17	$307.68
Level 1 · >30 - 100	$98.95	$138.38	$262.23
Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300	$201.65	$214.77	$221.82
B1 & Below · >100 - 300	$196.03	$234.00	$280.07

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 Charlton Corner?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Kovan MRT, about 644 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Kovan MRT644 m · ~10 min

Amenities nearby

Place Of Worship · 134 mThe Helping Hand · 165 mJln Geneng Interim Pk · 260 mMission Medical Clinic · 276 mHotel · 334 mKovan MRT Exit A · 552 mPaya Lebar Kovan Community Club · 575 mEducational Institution · 588 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 · 356 mHeartland Mall Kovan · 597 mKovan Market & Food Centre · 635 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

Getting there and parking at Charlton Corner

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Kovan (NE13), 552 m away — a busy station, with about 48,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 7 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.

Foot traffic: busier than 12% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Kovan (NE13) 552 m, about 48,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 3, about 4,394 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 52,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 1 other mall 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

Kovan (NE13)552 m · about 48,000 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 Charlton Corner. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

3 bus stops within 400 m, with 4,394 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

Blk 220-222 Hougang Street 21 (HDB)333 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 1.86 m · 245 car lots
Aroozoo Ave (URA)338 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Blk 154-157 Hougang Street 11 (HDB)367 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 116 car lots
Blk 138-145 Lorong Ah Soo (HDB)393 m
S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 5.4 m · 576 car lots
Simon Road-Kovan Road Area (URA)420 m
season S$90/month

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

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

Who's registered at Charlton Corner?

Key takeaway6 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Charlton Corner as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.

Wholesale and retail trade
2
Education
2
Construction
1
Arts, entertainment and recreation
1
Professional, scientific and technical services
0
Manufacturing
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. Homes share this postal code, so some registrations are home-based. ACRA, as of 2026-09-16.

Frequently asked questions about Charlton Corner

Where is Charlton Corner?⌄

Charlton Corner is at 1 Charlton Lane, Singapore 539631, in the Hougang planning area.

What is Charlton Corner zoned as?⌄

Charlton Corner sits on land zoned commercial & residential under the URA Master Plan.

What is the tenure of Charlton Corner?⌄

Charlton Corner is freehold.

What have units at Charlton Corner sold for?⌄

Across 4 recorded transactions, the median price is S$971 psf. The latest was in July 2024.

What is the nearest MRT station to Charlton Corner?⌄

Kovan MRT is the closest, 644 m away (about a 10-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Charlton Corner?⌄

6 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.

Strata lots: the lot count in the development's MCST (BCA's register) — the whole development, homes included where it is mixed; a single-owner mall or tower can be one lot.

Strata formed: the year the MCST was set up (BCA's register). NOT the year the building was completed — an MCST forms after TOP, sometimes years later. Never state it as the building's age.

Managing agent: as BCA's MCST register names it; it can change between register updates.

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.

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.

Season parking: the cheapest URA car season rate (commercial ticket) at a public car park within 500 m, per month. HDB's season rates depend on a zone we don't have, so they are shown as HDB's tiers.

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 BCA's MCST register, PropKaki's submarket map, URA planning decisions, HDB car park information (data.gov.sg), 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.