Little India Conservation Area
Little India Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is leasehold with roughly 66 years remaining. 3 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Oct 2012. ACRA records 7 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Little India Conservation Area?
- Asset class
- Commercial
- Land-use zone
- COMMERCIAL
- Gross plot ratio
- Subject to Evaluation
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 8 · Rochor
- Address
- 21 Dalhousie Lane
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- Not on record
- Storeys
- Not on record
- Submarket
- City Fringe
- Transactions on record
- 3 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- None
- ACRA registrations
- 7
About Little India Conservation Area
Little India Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Dalhousie Lane, Singapore 209687.
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 66 years remaining on the lease.
3 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$1,741 psf. The most recent was in October 2012.
6 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.
The nearest MRT is Rochor MRT, 125 m away (about a 2-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Rochor Stn Exit B) is 57 m away (about a 1-minute walk).
What is Little India 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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.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 Little India Conservation Area sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2012 | Shop House | S$2.30M | 1,080 sqft | $2,130 |
| May 2011 | Shop House | S$1.88M | 1,080 sqft | $1,741 |
| Aug 2007 | Shop House | S$920k | 1,080 sqft | $852 |
URA/JTC records from 1995 — that is where the record starts, not when the building was built. Strata and land deals can mix in one building's history; compare like with like. sqm ↔ sq ft converter
What does space at Little India Conservation Area rent for?
Retail space — District 8 retail
Region band · 2026Q3S$ 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 Little India 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 Little India 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.
- 28 Dec 2022RefusedChange of use: restaurant → nightclub
Proposed change of use of 1st storey of the 2-storey conserved shophouse from restaurant to nightclub
- 19 Dec 2012ApprovedChange of use: residential → office
Change of use of 2nd storey and roof mezzanine of the 2-storey building from residential to office at 21 dalhousie lane (little india conservation area)
- 3 Jul 2012ApprovedChange of use: office → residential
Change of use of the 2nd storey & roof mezzanine of the 2-storey building of from office to residential (little india conservation area)
- 9 Oct 2009ApprovedChange of use: shop → restaurant
Change of use of the 1st-storey of the 2-storey building from shop to restaurant. (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$54.50 per unit).
What do commercial rents run near Little India Conservation Area?
Indicative area yield — District 8 retail
An INDICATIVE AREA yield for District 8 retail — NOT this building's yield, and not any unit's. Commercial rents are published as a district percentile grid, so both halves describe the district.
Priced on STRATA sales only: rent is quoted per unit of lettable area, and commercial land PSF runs far above strata — mixing them would shift the ratio sharply.
Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.
Retail rents — District 8 ($ 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 near Little India Conservation Area?
Getting around
- Rochor MRT125 m · ~2 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 Little India Conservation Area
nearest MRT/LRT Rochor (DT13) 109 m, about 22,000 taps a weekday; 7 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 8, about 27,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 24,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 5 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
- Rochor (DT13)109 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
- Jalan Besar (DT22)321 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
- Little India (NE7 / DT12)340 m · about 55,000 weekday taps
- Bugis (EW12 / DT14)569 m · about 109,000 weekday taps
- Bencoolen (DT21)660 m · about 20,000 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 Little India Conservation Area. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
8 bus stops within 400 m, with about 27,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Backlane (Clive St - M Adras St) (URA)13 m
- Dalhousie Lane (URA)19 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
- Campbell Lane (URA)39 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
- Backlane (Perak Rd - M Adras St) (URA)80 m
- Clive St (URA)81 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 9 car lots
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Little India Conservation Area's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Little India Conservation Area?
- Construction4
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Accommodation and food services1
- Real estate1
- Transportation and storage0
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 Little India Conservation Area
Where is Little India Conservation Area?⌄
Little India Conservation Area is at 21 Dalhousie Lane, Singapore 209687, in the Rochor planning area.
What is Little India Conservation Area zoned as?⌄
Little India Conservation Area sits on land zoned commercial under the URA Master Plan.
What is the tenure of Little India Conservation Area?⌄
Little India Conservation Area is leasehold. About 66 years remain on the lease.
Is Little India Conservation Area a conserved property?⌄
Yes. Little India Conservation Area falls within a URA conservation area, so external works are subject to conservation guidelines.
What have units at Little India Conservation Area sold for?⌄
Across 3 recorded transactions, the median price is S$1,741 psf. The latest was in October 2012.
What is the nearest MRT station to Little India Conservation Area?⌄
Rochor MRT is the closest, 125 m away (about a 2-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Little India Conservation Area?⌄
6 businesses are 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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