Desker Road Conservation Area
Desker Road Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 8 · Kallang, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 3.0. It is 999-year leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2018. 6 units are currently listed for sale or rent. ACRA records 4 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Desker Road Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Tenure
- 999-year leasehold
- District / Area
- District 8 · Kallang
- Address
- 1 Townshend Road
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse, Food & Beverage
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 6
- ACRA registrations
- 4
About Desker Road Conservation Area
Desker Road Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Kallang (District 08). It is located along Townshend Road, Singapore 207599.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial 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 999-year leasehold, with about 892 years remaining on the lease.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$2,593 psf. The most recent was in April 2018.
4 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar MRT, 433 m away (about a 7-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft King George's Ave) is 95 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
What is Desker Road Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- 3.0
- Conservation area
- Jalan Besar
- Conserved building
- Yes
What has Desker Road Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2018 | Shop House | S$3.50M | 1,350 sqft | $2,593 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Desker Road Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 8 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 8 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 Desker Road Conservation Area
- 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 Desker Road Conservation Area
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 1 new listing appeared and 1 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, 0 new listings 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 Desker Road Conservation Area?
- 29 May 2025ApprovedChange of use to gym / fitness centre
Proposed change of use of 1st storey pet shop to gym / fitness centre
- 4 Feb 2025RefusedChange of use to bar/pub
Proposed change of use of 1st storey pet shop to bar/pub
- 5 Mar 2024RenewedContinued use as gym/fitness centre
Continued use of 2nd and 3rd storey office units as gym/fitness centre
- 7 May 2021Agency worksChange of use to pet shop
Lodgment for proposed use of 1st storey premises as pet shop
- 3 May 2021ApprovedChange of use to gym/fitness centre
Proposed change of use of 2nd and 3rd storey office units to gym/fitness centre
- 23 Oct 2019ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to the approved addition and alteration works to existing 2-storey conserved shophouse involving new erection of 4-storey rear extension for shop on 1st storey and office use from 2nd to 4th storey on lot 01952w ts17 at 1 townshend road
- 29 Mar 2019ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment & regularisation of gfa to the approved addition and alteration works to existing 2-storey conserved shophouse involving new erection of 4-storey rear extension for shop on 1st storey and office use from 2nd to 4th storey on lot 01952w ts17 at 1 townshend road
- 27 Nov 2018ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition and alteration works to existing 2-storey conserved shophouse involving new erection of 4-storey rear extension for shop on 1st storey and office use from 2nd to 4th storey on lot 01952w ts17 at 1 townshend 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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Desker Road Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 8 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 8 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $67.76 | $96.11 | $143.21 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $76.14 | $92.59 | $171.04 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $90.68 | $93.21 | $137.37 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $46.15 | $61.63 | $86.96 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $73.94 | $90.91 | $97.19 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $82.17 | $88.77 | $163.62 |
| Level 1 · >100 - 300 | $59.57 | $69.55 | $95.87 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >100 - 300 | $43.92 | $47.03 | $64.17 |
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 Desker Road Conservation Area right now?
For sale (1)
- Desker Road Conservation AreaS$20.00M · 4,898 sqft
For rent (5)
- Desker Road Conservation AreaS$5k/mo · 800 sqft
- Townshend Road3 agentsS$7k/mo · 1,227 sqft
- Townshend RoadS$7k/mo · 1,200 sqft
- 1 Townshend Road, District 08S$7k/mo · 1,227 sqft
What is near Desker Road Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Jalan Besar MRT433 m · ~7 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 Desker Road Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Jalan Besar (DT22) 417 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 16,000 taps a weekday; Kallang: 63,333 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 32,000 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
- Jalan Besar (DT22)417 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Lavender (EW11)492 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
- Farrer Park (NE8)518 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
- Rochor (DT13)691 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)771 m · about 109,000 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 Desker Road Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 16,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Townshend Rd (URA)14 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
- Maude Rd (URA)34 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 31 car lots
- Syed Alwi Rd(Jln Besar - Rochor Canal Rd) (URA)52 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 43 car lots
- Blk 1/2 Maude Road (HDB)96 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
- Jalan Berseh Area (URA)96 mseason S$100/month
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.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Desker Road Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Desker Road Conservation Area?
- Education2
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Other services1
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 Desker Road Conservation Area
Where is Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Desker Road Conservation Area is at 1 Townshend Road, Singapore 207599, in the Kallang planning area.
What is Desker Road Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Desker Road Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 3.
What is the tenure of Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Desker Road Conservation Area is 999-year leasehold. About 892 years remain on the lease.
Is Desker Road Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Desker Road Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Desker Road Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$2,593 psf. The latest was in April 2018.
What is the nearest MRT station to Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Jalan Besar MRT is the closest, 433 m away (about a 7-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
4 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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