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 leasehold with roughly 25 years remaining. 4 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Sept 2022. 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
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 7 · Rochor
- Address
- 48 Arab Street
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Listed as
- Food & Beverage
- Transactions on record
- 4 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- 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 199745.
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 leasehold, with about 25 years remaining on the lease.
4 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,520 psf. The most recent was in September 2022.
The nearest MRT is Bugis MRT, 443 m away (about a 7-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Plaza Parkroyal) is 94 m away (about a 2-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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2022 | Shop House | S$6.39M | 1,323 sqft | $4,829 |
| Nov 2010 | Shop House | S$2.22M | 1,323 sqft | $1,678 |
| Jun 2010 | Shop House | S$1.80M | 1,323 sqft | $1,361 |
| Jun 2003 | Shop House | S$805k | 1,323 sqft | $609 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Kampong Glam Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 7 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 1 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.
- 25 Aug 2025RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use at the 1st storey of the 4-storey building as restaurant at 48 arab street
- 16 Dec 2024ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed amendment to the approved additions & alterations to an integrated development comprising 2 units of 4-storey conserved buildings with change of use to restaurant at 1st storey of unit 48 and shop and hotel at 1st storey of unit 50, and hotel (24 rooms) at 2nd, 3rd and 4th storey at 48 & 50 arab street on lots 98822l & 98821x ts13 (kampong glam conservation area)
- 4 Sept 2024RenewedContinued use as restaurant
Continued use at the 1st storey of the 4-storey building as restaurant at 48 arab street
- 2 Nov 2023ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions & alterations to an integrated development comprising 2 units of 4-storey conserved buildings with change of use to restaurant at 1st storey of unit 48 and shop and hotel at 1st storey of unit 50, and hotel (24 rooms) at 2nd, 3rd and 4th storey at 48 & 50 arab street on lots 98822l & 98821x ts13 (kampong glam conservation area)
- 31 May 2023RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 2nd, 3rd & 4th storeys of the 4-storey bulding as backpackers' hostel at 48 arab street
- 22 Dec 2022RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 2nd, 3rd & 4th storeys of the 4-storey bulding as backpackers' hostel at 48 arab street
- 8 Nov 2021RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 2nd, 3rd & 4th storeys of the 4-storey bulding as backpackers' hostel at 48 arab street
- 1 Nov 2018RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use at the 2nd, 3rd & 4th storeys of the 4-storey bulding as backpackers' hostel at 48 arab street
- 18 Dec 2015RenewedContinued use as backpackers' hostel
Continued use as backpackers' hostel at 2nd to 4th storey of 48 arab street
- 1 Nov 2012ApprovedChange of use: showroom and 4th storey from residential → backpackers’ hostel
Change of use of the 2nd & 3rd storeys from showroom and 4th storey from residential to backpackers’ hostel of the existing 4-storey conserved building on lot 98822l ts13 at 48 arab street (kampong glam conservation area)
- 14 May 2008ApprovedChange of use: shop → restaurant
Proposed change of use at the 1st storey of the existing 4-storey building from shop to restaurant (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 near Kampong Glam Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Bugis MRT443 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) 302 m, about 109,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 17, about 26,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 21,000 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)302 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- Nicoll Highway (CC5)431 m · about 10,000 weekday taps
- Jalan Besar (DT22)668 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Promenade (CC4 / DT15)746 m · about 45,000 weekday taps
- Lavender (EW11)803 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
17 bus stops within 400 m, with about 26,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Bussorah St (URA)44 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 13 car lots
- Baghdad St (URA)70 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 19 car lots
- Backlane (Baghdad St) (URA)84 m
- Beach Rd (URA)90 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Baghdad St Off St (URA)96 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?
- Accommodation and food services0
- Information and communications0
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 48 Arab Street, Singapore 199745, 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 leasehold. About 25 years remain on the lease.
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 4 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,520 psf. The latest was in September 2022.
What is the nearest MRT station to Kampong Glam Conservation Area?⌄
Bugis MRT is the closest, 443 m away (about a 7-minute walk).
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