Emerald Hill Conservation Area
Emerald Hill Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 9 · Newton, on land zoned RESIDENTIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jan 2008. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Emerald Hill Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 9 · Newton
- Address
- 121 Emerald Hill Road
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- 2 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Emerald Hill Conservation Area
Emerald Hill Conservation Area is a mixed-use conservation area in Newton (District 09). It is located along Emerald Hill Road, Singapore 229404.
Under the URA Master Plan it sits on land zoned residential. 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.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$3,253 psf. The most recent was in January 2008.
The nearest MRT is Somerset MRT, 625 m away (about a 10-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Cairnhill Rd) is 466 m away (about a 7-minute walk).
What is Emerald Hill Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- RESIDENTIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Emerald Hill
- Conserved building
- Yes
- 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 Emerald Hill Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | Shop House | S$5.00M | 1,537 sqft | $3,253 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Emerald Hill Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 9 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 9 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 Emerald Hill 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 Emerald Hill 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.
- 26 Nov 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to approved addition & alteration to the existing 2 units of 2-storey terrace building (emerald hill conservation area)
- 10 Mar 2010ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed addition/alteration to the existing 2 units of 2-storey terrace building (emerald hill 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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Emerald Hill Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 9 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 9 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 9 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below | $101.79 | $127.98 | $144.93 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $231.82 | $392.95 | $544.95 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $97.06 | $128.26 | $157.50 |
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $131.15 | $157.04 | $196.05 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $112.35 | $161.16 | $217.81 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $91.89 | $118.41 | $156.35 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $81.28 | $100.52 | $133.94 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $155.98 | $328.55 | $492.13 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 near Emerald Hill Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Somerset MRT625 m · ~10 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 Emerald Hill Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Somerset (NS23) 576 m, about 66,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; no bus stop within 400 m; Newton: 13,644 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 15,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 17 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
- Somerset (NS23)576 m · about 66,000 weekday taps
- Newton (NS21 / DT11)698 m · about 116,000 weekday taps
- Orchard (TE14 / NS22)745 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
- Dhoby Ghaut (NS24 / NE6 / CC1)923 m · about 64,000 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 Emerald Hill Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
No bus stop within 400 m.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Saunders Rd (URA)174 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 32 car lots
- Hullet Rd Off St (URA)299 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 24 car lots
- Hullet Rd (URA)301 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 3 car lots
- Cairnhill Rd Service R D (URA)341 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · season S$80/month · 12 car lots
- Emerald Hill Rd (URA)373 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Emerald Hill Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
How many companies are registered at Emerald Hill Conservation Area?
- Live registrations
- 0
- Registered last 3 years
- 0
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.
Frequently asked questions about Emerald Hill Conservation Area
Where is Emerald Hill Conservation Area?⌄
Emerald Hill Conservation Area is at 121 Emerald Hill Road, Singapore 229404, in the Newton planning area.
What is Emerald Hill Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Emerald Hill Conservation Area sits on land zoned residential under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Emerald Hill Conservation Area?⌄
Emerald Hill Conservation Area is freehold.
Is Emerald Hill Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Emerald Hill Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Emerald Hill Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$3,253 psf. The latest was in January 2008.
What is the nearest MRT station to Emerald Hill Conservation Area?⌄
Somerset MRT is the closest, 625 m away (about a 10-minute walk).
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