CommercialCOMMERCIALConservationFreeholdDistrict 8 · Rochor

Little India Conservation Area

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Aug 2023
Quick Summary

Little India Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, on land zoned COMMERCIAL under the URA Master Plan. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2023. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Little India Conservation Area?

Key takeawayLittle India Conservation Area is a commercial building in District 8 · Rochor, zoned COMMERCIAL, held freehold.
Asset class
Commercial
Land-use zone
COMMERCIAL
Gross plot ratio
Subject to Evaluation
Tenure
Freehold
District / Area
District 8 · Rochor
Address
4 Veerasamy Road
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
Not on record
Submarket
City Fringe
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
0
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About Little India Conservation Area

Little India Conservation Area is a commercial conservation area in Rochor (District 08). It is located along Veerasamy Road, Singapore 207312.

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$3,587 psf. The most recent was in August 2023.

The nearest MRT is Jalan Besar MRT, 356 m away (about a 6-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Aft Blk 672B) is 144 m away (about a 2-minute walk).

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What is Little India Conservation Area zoned as?

Key takeawayLittle India Conservation Area sits on land zoned COMMERCIAL, with conservation status, inside the Central Area.
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 Do not quote a plot ratio, and do not compute buildable GFA from it.

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What has Little India Conservation Area sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Aug 2023 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Aug 2023Shop HouseS$7.00M1,952 sqft$3,587

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

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What does space at Little India Conservation Area rent for?

Key takeawayNo street- or building-level rent is published here. Across District 8 retail, retail space rented at a median of $8.25 psf a month in 2026Q3, with the middle half of leases between $6.30 and $9.03. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Retail space — District 8 retail

Region band · 2026Q3
25th pct
$6.30
$67.76 psm
Median
$8.25
$88.77 psm
75th pct
$9.03
$97.19 psm

S$ 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).

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Market context around Little India Conservation Area

Key takeawayBrokers' retail figures for this part of Singapore — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)
  • Islandwide: Rent S$28.15 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026
  • Other City Areas: Rent S$21.21 psf/mth · Vacancy 7.4% (1Q 2026) · Planned / under construction 0.73m sq ft
Singapore Retail MarketBeat Q2 2026

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.

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What's been approved at Little India Conservation Area?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at Little India Conservation Area since 2000 are below. This is the building's planning history, not today's approved use of any unit: confirm a unit's approved use with URA before signing.
F&B and nightlife here

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.

  1. 23 Jun 2026Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed amendment to approved additions and alterations to an existing 2-storey conserved shophouse with new roof mezzanine and change of use at 1st and 2nd storey to restaurant and use of new roof mezzanine as store

  2. 8 Dec 2025Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed amendment to approved additions and alterations to an existing 2-storey conserved shophouse with new roof mezzanine and change of use at 1st and 2nd storey to restaurant and use of new roof mezzanine as store

  3. 15 Jan 2025Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions and alterations to an existing 2-storey conserved shophouse with new roof mezzanine and change of use at 1st and 2nd storey to restaurant and use of new roof mezzanine as store on lot 97959k ts16 at 4 veerasamy road (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).

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What do commercial rents run near Little India Conservation Area?

Key takeawayURA publishes contracted-rent percentile grids quarterly (latest: 2026Q3) — the benchmark evidence an asking rent should be weighed against.

Indicative area yield — District 8 retail

Gross yield (area)
3.6%
3.3% net of property tax
Rent side (median of bands)
$88.77 psm/mo
2026Q3
Price side (strata, 5y)
$2,744 psf
59 sales

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 band25th pctMedian75th 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 band25th pctMedian75th 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.

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What is near Little India Conservation Area?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Jalan Besar MRT, about 356 m away — and 3 competing retail premisess operate nearby.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Place Of Worship · 68 mPrasad's & Rajaa's Medical Clinic · 104 mAft Blk 672B · 144 mHotel · 165 mRowell Rd Os · 220 mLittle India MRT Exit E · 309 mEducational Institution · 419 mFarrer Park Hospital · 590 mPek Kio Community Centre · 647 m

Competing premises nearby

Retail and F&B premises competing for the same footfall — context for an occupier, not a selling point.

NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd · 131 mTekka Market · 316 mCity Square Mall · 586 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Little India Conservation Area

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Little India (NE7 / DT12), 309 m away — a busy station, with about 55,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 63 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$100 a month.
Foot traffic: busier than 79% of retail buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Little India (NE7/DT12) 309 m, about 55,000 taps a weekday; 5 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 22,000 taps a weekday; Rochor: 31,654 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 30,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026); 3 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

  • Little India (NE7 / DT12)309 m · about 55,000 weekday taps
  • Jalan Besar (DT22)328 m · about 21,000 weekday taps
  • Rochor (DT13)365 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
  • Farrer Park (NE8)436 m · about 57,000 weekday taps
  • Bugis (EW12 / DT14)767 m · about 109,000 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

4 bus stops within 400 m, with about 22,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Cuff Rd (URA)59 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 40 car lots
  • Backlane (Cuff Rd - Ve Erasamy Rd) (URA)88 m
  • Norris Rd (URA)88 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 25 car lots
  • Backlane (Kampong Kapo R - Upp Dickson Rd) (URA)130 m
  • Upp Dickson Rd (URA)142 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 16 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.

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How many companies are registered at Little India Conservation Area?

Key takeawayACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
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.

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Frequently asked questions about Little India Conservation Area

Where is Little India Conservation Area?⌄

Little India Conservation Area is at 4 Veerasamy Road, Singapore 207312, 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 freehold.

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 1 recorded transaction, the median price is S$3,587 psf. The latest was in August 2023.

What is the nearest MRT station to Little India Conservation Area?⌄

Jalan Besar MRT is the closest, 356 m away (about a 6-minute walk).

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