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. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Mar 1999. ACRA records 1 live company registration 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
- Not on record
- District / Area
- District 9 · Newton
- Address
- 42,42a,42b 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
- 1
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 229318.
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.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$1,385 psf. The most recent was in March 1999.
1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Somerset MRT, 248 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Somerset Stn) is 139 m away (about a 2-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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1999 | Shop House | S$2.10M | 1,517 sqft | $1,385 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Emerald Hill Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 9 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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.
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 MRT248 m · ~4 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) 215 m, about 66,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 28,000 taps a weekday; Newton: 13,644 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 17,000 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)215 m · about 66,000 weekday taps
- Dhoby Ghaut (NS24 / NE6 / CC1)677 m · about 64,000 weekday taps
- Orchard (TE14 / NS22)756 m · about 122,000 weekday taps
- Great World (TE15)934 m · about 21,000 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
6 bus stops within 400 m, with about 28,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Emerald Hill Rd (URA)21 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 35 car lots
- Centrepoint (development car park)69 mrates not published as open data
- Emerald Link (URA)71 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
- Hullet Rd Off St (URA)87 mS$1.20 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 24 car lots
- Emerald Hill Estate (URA)124 mseason S$80/month
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.
Who's registered at Emerald Hill Conservation Area?
- Financial and insurance1
- Professional, scientific and technical services0
- Wholesale and retail trade0
- Accommodation and food services0
- Administrative and support services0
- Other 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 Emerald Hill Conservation Area
Where is Emerald Hill Conservation Area?⌄
Emerald Hill Conservation Area is at 42,42A,42B Emerald Hill Road, Singapore 229318, 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.
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$1,385 psf. The latest was in March 1999.
What is the nearest MRT station to Emerald Hill Conservation Area?⌄
Somerset MRT is the closest, 248 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Emerald Hill Conservation Area?⌄
1 business is 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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