Kampong Glam Conservation Area
Kampong Glam Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 7 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2005. 1 unit is currently listed for sale. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Kampong Glam Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Freehold
- District / Area
- District 7 · Rochor
- Address
- 64 Arab Street
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Shop / Shophouse
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 1
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Kampong Glam Conservation Area
Kampong Glam Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Rochor (District 07). It is located along Arab Street, Singapore 199761.
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.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$1,961 psf. The most recent was in November 2005.
The nearest MRT is Bugis MRT, 418 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Duo Residences) is 93 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is Kampong Glam Conservation Area zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Conservation area
- Kampong Glam
- 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 Kampong Glam Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | Shop House | S$2.20M | 1,122 sqft | $1,961 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Kampong Glam Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 7 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 7 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 Kampong Glam 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 Kampong Glam Conservation Area
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 Kampong Glam Conservation Area?
No new bars, pubs, nightclubs or karaoke lounges (a Historic Conservation Area). URA does not approve new eating houses (restaurants, coffee shops, cafes) here; an existing one's permission may be renewed.
Per URA circular DC23-08, Appendix A (2 Oct 2023: no new eating houses in shophouses on listed stretches); 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.
- 14 Oct 2025RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd storey and roof terrace of the 3-storey building as backpackers' hostel on lot 00091c ts14 at 64 arab street (kampong glam conservation area)
- 7 Nov 2024RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd storey and roof terrace of the 3-storey building as backpackers' hostel at 64 arab street
- 1 Nov 2023RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd storey and roof terrace of the 3-storey building as backpackers' hostel at 64 arab street
- 9 Dec 2022RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd storey and roof terrace of the 3-storey building as backpackers' hostel at 64 arab street on lot 00091c ts14 (kampong glam conservation area)
- 8 Nov 2021RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd storey and mezzanine of the 3-storey building as backpackers' hostel at 64 arab street
- 18 Dec 2018ApprovedChange of use: restaurant and mezzanine from restaurant of the 3-storey building → backpackers' hostel
Proposed change of use for 1st, 2nd, 3rd storey from restaurant and mezzanine from restaurant of the 3-storey building to backpackers' hostel at 64 arab street
- 28 May 2008ApprovedChange of use: office → cafe and structure
Proposed change of use of the 3rd storey from office to cafe and structure at the roof terrace from jaga's room to cafe of the existing 3-storey building (kampong glam 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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Kampong Glam Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 7 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 7 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 7 ($ psm/month, 2026Q3)
| Floor level · size band | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 · 30 & Below | $93.33 | $113.33 | $165.94 |
| Level 4 & Above · 30 & Below | $69.42 | $79.17 | $140.05 |
| B1 & Below · 30 & Below | $94.66 | $392.16 | $721.70 |
| Level 2 & 3 · 30 & Below | $71.79 | $88.95 | $100.36 |
| Level 1 · >30 - 100 | $84.41 | $129.03 | $192.55 |
| Level 2 & 3 · >30 - 100 | $53.85 | $86.57 | $113.16 |
| B1 & Below · >30 - 100 | $71.03 | $80.88 | $146.17 |
| Level 4 & Above · >30 - 100 | $47.06 | $59.43 | $68.42 |
Office rents — Central Area ($ 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 Kampong Glam Conservation Area right now?
For sale (1)
- Kampong Glam Shop HouseS$10.50M · 2,500 sqft
What is near Kampong Glam Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Bugis MRT418 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 Kampong Glam Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Bugis (EW12/DT14) 304 m, about 109,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 16, about 25,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 22,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 4 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
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)304 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- Nicoll Highway (CC5)471 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
- Jalan Besar (DT22)613 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Rochor (DT13)776 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
- Lavender (EW11)778 m · about 39,000 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 Kampong Glam Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
16 bus stops within 400 m, with about 25,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Baghdad St (URA)66 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 19 car lots
- Bussorah St (URA)77 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 13 car lots
- Backlane (Baghdad St - Muscat St) (URA)80 m
- Backlane (Baghdad St) (URA)96 m
- Baghdad St Off St (URA)109 mS$0.75 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Kampong Glam Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Kampong Glam Conservation Area?
- 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 Kampong Glam Conservation Area
Where is Kampong Glam Conservation Area?⌄
Kampong Glam Conservation Area is at 64 Arab Street, Singapore 199761, in the Rochor planning area.
What is Kampong Glam Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Kampong Glam Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Kampong Glam Conservation Area?⌄
Kampong Glam Conservation Area is freehold.
Is Kampong Glam Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Kampong Glam Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Kampong Glam Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$1,961 psf. The latest was in November 2005.
What is the nearest MRT station to Kampong Glam Conservation Area?⌄
Bugis MRT is the closest, 418 m away (about a 6-minute walk).
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