IndustrialBUSINESS 1FreeholdDistrict 13 · Toa Payoh

29 Playfair Road

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jul 2009
Quick Summary

29 Playfair Road is a industrial building in District 13 · Toa Payoh, on land zoned BUSINESS 1 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is freehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2009. ACRA records 4 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 29 Playfair Road?

Key takeaway29 Playfair Road is a industrial building in District 13 · Toa Payoh, zoned BUSINESS 1, held freehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5
Tenure
Freehold
District / Area
District 13 · Toa Payoh
Address
29 Playfair Road
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
Not on record
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
4
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About 29 Playfair Road

29 Playfair Road is an industrial property in Toa Payoh (District 13). It is located along Playfair Road, Singapore 367992.

Under the URA Master Plan the site is zoned Business 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 1 zoning covers clean and light industry with a nuisance buffer of 50 m.

The site is freehold.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$733 psf. The most recent was in July 2009.

Across JTC's rental returns for Playfair Road, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.73 psf per month over 105 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.80 to S$2.93 psf per month. These are street-level figures from undated JTC snapshots, not a rent quoted for this property.

4 industrial projects are still uncompleted on this street, adding about 14,460 sqm of gross floor area, the earliest due around 2027.

The nearest port or airport land is about 7.4 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 551 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 267 m away (about a 4-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Sky Green Condo) is 181 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

5 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is 29 Playfair Road zoned as?

Key takeaway29 Playfair Road sits on land zoned BUSINESS 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5

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What has 29 Playfair Road sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2009 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jul 2009Single-user FactoryS$5.29M7,218 sqft$733

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 29 Playfair Road rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 29 Playfair Road itself. On its street, Playfair Road, strata factory space rented at a median of $2.51 psf a month in 2026Q3. That is not this building's own rent, and never a quote for a particular unit.

Strata factory space on Playfair Road

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
—
— psm
Median
$2.51
$27.05 psm
75th pct
—
— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median -11.8% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $25.12 psm2026Q3 · $27.05 psm median

This is the MEDIAN of JTC-published rents across leases on this street in the stated quarter, not the asking or contracted rent of any particular unit. Streets with too few leases are suppressed by JTC and appear as no value -- suppressed is not zero.

Source: JTC J-SPACE, rental of industrial space by street.

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Market context around 29 Playfair Road

Key takeawayBrokers' industrial figures for Singapore as a whole — a broker's market figure, not this building's rent.
CBRE, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)
  • Factory (ground floor): Rent S$1.81 psf/mth
  • Factory (upper floor): Rent S$1.41 psf/mth
  • Prime logistics: Rent S$1.87 psf/mth · Capital value S$245 psf · Net yield 6.5%
  • Warehouse (ground floor): Rent S$1.91 psf/mth
  • Warehouse (upper floor): Rent S$1.39 psf/mth
Singapore Figures Q2 2026
Cushman & Wakefield, 2Q 2026 (island-wide)
  • Factory - Ground Floor: Rent S$1.79 psf/mth
  • Factory - Upper Floor: Rent S$1.57 psf/mth
  • High-Tech: Rent S$3.56 psf/mth
  • Prime Logistics - Ground Floor: Rent S$1.92 psf/mth
  • Prime Logistics - Upper Floor: Rent S$1.74 psf/mth
  • Warehouse - Ground Floor: Rent S$1.81 psf/mth
  • Warehouse - Upper Floor: Rent S$1.49 psf/mth
Singapore Industrial MarketBeat Q2 2026

Official series (JTC, 2026Q3): Multiple-User Factory occupancy (island-wide) 90.3% (-0.7 pp on the year) · Single-User Factory occupancy (island-wide) 89.1% (0 pp on the year) · Warehouse occupancy (island-wide) 89.7% (+0.1 pp 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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How does Playfair Road price?

Key takeawayPlayfair Road's current JTC street rent is S$27.05 psm/month (2026Q3), which against the street's strata sale median works out to an indicative gross yield of 3.1% (2.8% net of property tax).
Strata sales on the street (5y)
21
Street median PSF (strata)
$859
Indicative street yield
3.1% gross
2.8% net of property tax

An INDICATIVE street-level yield, not a yield for any particular unit: the current-quarter JTC street rent divided by the street's strata sale PSF median.

Net deducts the 10% non-residential property tax ONLY — not vacancy, maintenance, agent fees, financing, or the 9% GST on purchase.

Street figures cover strata deals only — land and strata PSF are not comparable.

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What is near 29 Playfair Road?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tai Seng MRT, about 267 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Sky Green Condo · 181 mTai Seng MRT Exit A · 234 mWinnie Medical Centre · 252 mEducational Institution · 340 mBusiness Park · 551 mBlk 80 Circuit Road · 749 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 29 Playfair Road

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tai Seng (CC11), 234 m away — a busy station, with about 45,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 19 public car parks are within 500 m; the cheapest URA season parking nearby is S$90 a month.
Foot traffic: busier than 96% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 234 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; 2 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 16,000 taps a weekday; Toa Payoh: 53,749 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 38,000 residents within 1 km (June 2026). Ranked against 8,225 industrial 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), not a count of people.

Stations within 1 km

  • Tai Seng (CC11)234 m · about 45,000 weekday taps
  • Mattar (DT25)887 m · 9,848 weekday taps
  • MacPherson (CC10 / DT26)963 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 29 Playfair Road. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with about 16,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Burn Rd (URA)104 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 20 car lots
  • Kampong Ampat Industri Al Estate (URA)131 m
    season S$90/month
  • Harrison Rd (URA)178 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 4 car lots
  • Irving Place (URA)184 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 11 car lots
  • Irving Rd (URA)185 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 6 car lots

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 29 Playfair Road's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.

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Who's registered at 29 Playfair Road?

Key takeaway4 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 29 Playfair Road as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    2
  • Administrative and support services
    1
  • Information and communications
    1
  • Education
    0

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.

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What does industrial space rent for on this street?

Key takeawayJTC's street-level record shows a median of S$18.61 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$18.61 psm/mo
Observed range
S$8.61 – S$31.58
Pipeline on this street
4 projects · earliest TOP 2027

JTC street medians span 2000 to today and are an all-time level, not today's asking rent; the forward pipeline is a forecast, not committed completions.

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Frequently asked questions about 29 Playfair Road

Where is 29 Playfair Road?⌄

29 Playfair Road is at 29 Playfair Road, Singapore 367992, in the Toa Payoh planning area.

What is 29 Playfair Road zoned as?⌄

29 Playfair Road is zoned Business 1 under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 1 zoning covers clean and light industry with a nuisance buffer of 50 m.

What kind of business can operate at 29 Playfair Road?⌄

Business 1 zoning covers clean and light industry with a nuisance buffer of 50 m. The specific trade still has to be approved, so check the permissible-use list for your activity.

What is the tenure of 29 Playfair Road?⌄

29 Playfair Road is freehold.

What have units at 29 Playfair Road sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$733 psf. The latest was in July 2009.

What does industrial space near 29 Playfair Road rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Playfair Road put the median at about S$1.73 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Playfair Road, not a rent quoted for 29 Playfair Road itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to 29 Playfair Road?⌄

Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 267 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 29 Playfair Road?⌄

5 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.

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