Desker Road Conservation Area
Desker Road Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is freehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in May 2022. 2 units are currently listed for sale or rent. 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
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 8 · Rochor
- Address
- 125 Desker Road
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 2 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 2
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Desker Road Conservation Area
Desker Road Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Desker Road, Singapore 209642.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned commercial. The site falls within a conservation area, so external alterations are subject to URA conservation guidelines. It lies inside the Central Area.
The site is freehold.
2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$4,454 psf. The most recent was in May 2022.
The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar MRT, 373 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Tai Hoe Hotel) is 177 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
What is Desker Road Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Little India
- Conserved building
- Yes
- Urban design area
- Udga
- Central Area
- Yes
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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.
What has Desker Road Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Shop House | S$5.20M | 966 sqft | $5,386 |
| Sept 2012 | Shop House | S$3.40M | 966 sqft | $3,521 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Desker Road Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 8 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 0 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?
No new bars, pubs, nightclubs or karaoke lounges (a Historic Conservation Area).
Per URA's Use of Buildings in Conservation Areas. 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.
- 3 Jun 2024RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use of the 2nd storey of the 2 storey conserved shophouse as restaurant at 125 desker road on lot 01271w ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 20 Dec 2022ApprovedChange of use: office → restaurant
Proposed change of use of the 2nd storey of the 2 storey conserved shophouse from office to restaurant at 125 desker road on lot 01271w ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 8 Apr 2019RenewedContinued use as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey existing office use
Continue use of the roof mezzanine level as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey existing office use at 125 desker road on lot 01271w ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 19 Jun 2018RenewedContinued use as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey existing office use
Continue use of the roof mezzanine level as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey existing office use at 125 desker road on lot 01271w ts16 (little india conservation area) - re-submission to comply with written advice
- 21 Apr 2017RenewedContinued use as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey existing office use
Continue use of the roof mezzanine level as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey existing office use at 125 desker road on lot 01271w ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 25 Feb 2016RenewedContinued use as office
Use of the 2nd storey level as office and continued use of the roof mezzanine level as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey office at the existing 2-storey conserved shophouse at 125 desker road on lot 01271w ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 4 Mar 2015RenewedContinued use as office
Use of the 2nd storey level as office and continued use of the roof mezzanine level as ancillary staff quarters to the 2nd storey office at the existing 2-storey conserved shophouse at 125 desker road on lot 01271w ts16 (little india conservation area)
- 29 Apr 2014ApprovedChange of use to office and
Change of use of the 2nd storey as office and at the mezzanine floor as staff quarters of the 2-storey shophouse at 125 desker road
- 1 Apr 2011ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendments to approved plans for additions & alterations to existing 2-storey conserved shophouse with use of 1st storey as restaurant & change of use at 2nd storey from residential to office and new roof mezzanine for office use (jalan besar -desker road (south of syed alwi road))
- 12 May 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to existing 2-storey conserved shophouse and change of use of 1st storey from shop to restaurant & 2nd storey from residential to office and new roof mezzanine for office use on lot 01271w ts 16 at 125 desker road (jalan besar -desker road (south of syed alwi road))
- 21 May 2008ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to the existing 2-storey conservation shophouse and change of use of the 1st storey from shop to restaurant & 2nd storey from residential to office and new roof mezzanine for office use (little india conservation area)
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 | $64.17 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 Desker Road Conservation Area right now?
For sale (1)
- 125 Desker Road, 209642S$5.20M · 2,452 sqft
For rent (1)
- 125 Desker Road, 209642S$11k/mo · 2,300 sqft
What is near Desker Road Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Jalan Besar MRT373 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 Desker Road Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Jalan Besar (DT22) 345 m, about 21,000 taps a weekday; 6 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 5, about 18,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 34,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 3 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)345 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Farrer Park (NE8)400 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
- Rochor (DT13)595 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
- Lavender (EW11)676 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
- Little India (NE7 / DT12)705 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
5 bus stops within 400 m, with about 18,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Townshend Rd - Jln Besar) (URA)111 m
- Backlane (Rowell Rd) (URA)112 m
- Backlane (Jln Berseh) (URA)116 m
- Jln Berseh (URA)129 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 34 car lots
- Sam Leong Rd (URA)131 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 46 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?
- Professional, scientific and technical 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.
Frequently asked questions about Desker Road Conservation Area
Where is Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Desker Road Conservation Area is at 125 Desker Road, Singapore 209642, in the Rochor planning area.
What is Desker Road Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Desker Road Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
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$4,454 psf. The latest was in May 2022.
What is the nearest MRT station to Desker Road Conservation Area?⌄
Jalan Besar MRT is the closest, 373 m away (about a 6-minute walk).
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