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 freehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2013. ACRA records 0 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
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 8 · Kallang
- Address
- 33 Sam Leong 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
- 0
About Desker Road Conservation Area
Desker Road Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Kallang (District 08). It is located along Sam Leong Road, Singapore 207923.
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 freehold.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$3,234 psf. The most recent was in August 2013.
The nearest MRT is Farrer Park MRT, 436 m away (about a 7-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Tai Hoe Hotel) is 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2013 | Shop House | S$5.35M | 1,523 sqft | $3,513 |
| Nov 2012 | Shop House | S$4.50M | 1,523 sqft | $2,954 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Desker Road Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space on Sam Leong Road
Street level · 2026Q3S$ per sq ft per month
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 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.
What's been approved at Desker Road Conservation Area?
- 2 May 2013ApprovedChange of use to restaurant
Proposed change of use of the 1st storey shop to restaurant
- 15 Mar 2002ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Amendment to approved conservation of existing 2-storey building with an attic and a 4-storey rear extension for commercial use
- 30 Sept 2000ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed conservation of existing 2-storey building with an attic and a 4-storey rear extension for commercial use
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$54.50 per unit).
How does Sam Leong Road price?
Too few strata sales on this street to support a median — the count is shown without one.
Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.
What do commercial rents run near Desker Road Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 8 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 8 ($ 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 near Desker Road Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Farrer Park MRT436 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 Farrer Park (NE8) 270 m, about 57,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 20,000 taps a weekday; Kallang: 63,333 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 36,000 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
- Farrer Park (NE8)270 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
- Jalan Besar (DT22)466 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Rochor (DT13)696 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
- Lavender (EW11)710 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
- Little India (NE7 / DT12)727 m · about 55,000 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
7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 20,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Sam Leong Rd (URA)29 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 46 car lots
- Verdun Rd (URA)75 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 7 car lots
- Syed Alwi Rd (Jln Besa R - Serangoon Rd) (URA)75 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 44 car lots
- Backlane (Sam Leong Rd ) (URA)100 m
- Verdun Rd Off St (URA)107 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
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?
- Construction0
- Wholesale and retail trade0
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 33 Sam Leong Road, Singapore 207923, 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 freehold.
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 2 recorded transactions, the median price is S$3,234 psf. The latest was in August 2013.
What is the nearest MRT station to Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Farrer Park MRT is the closest, 436 m away (about a 7-minute walk).
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