IndustrialBUSINESS 2LeaseholdDistrict 14 · Geylang

53 Ubi Road 1

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jun 2007
Quick Summary

53 Ubi Road 1 is a industrial building in District 14 · Geylang, on land zoned BUSINESS 2 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold with roughly 63 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2007. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about 53 Ubi Road 1?

Key takeaway53 Ubi Road 1 is a industrial building in District 14 · Geylang, zoned BUSINESS 2, held leasehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 2
Gross plot ratio
2.5
Tenure
Leasehold
District / Area
District 14 · Geylang
Address
53 Ubi Road 1
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
3 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Estate (JTC)
Kampong Ubi Industrial Estate
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
0
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About 53 Ubi Road 1

53 Ubi Road 1 is an industrial property in Geylang (District 14). It is located along Ubi Road 1, Singapore 408698.

Under the URA Master Plan the site is zoned Business 2 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades.

The site is leasehold, with about 63 years left to run.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$87 psf. The most recent was in June 2007.

Across JTC's rental returns for Ubi Road 1, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$2.09 psf per month over 85 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$1.00 to S$3.01 psf per month. These are street-level figures from undated JTC snapshots, not a rent quoted for this property.

The nearest port or airport land is about 7.2 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 1.0 km away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 544 m away (about a 8-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Traffic Police) is 45 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is 53 Ubi Road 1 zoned as?

Key takeaway53 Ubi Road 1 sits on land zoned BUSINESS 2 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 2
Gross plot ratio
2.5

Run the full zoning report for this building →

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What has 53 Ubi Road 1 sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jun 2007 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jun 2007Single-user FactoryS$5.50M63,406 sqft$87

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 53 Ubi Road 1 rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for 53 Ubi Road 1 itself. On its street, Ubi Road 1, strata factory space rented at a median of $3.03 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 Ubi Road 1

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
—
— psm
Median
$3.03
$32.65 psm
75th pct
—
— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published) · median +1.3% on a year earlier

2023Q4 · $30.34 psm2026Q3 · $32.65 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 53 Ubi Road 1

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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What's been approved at 53 Ubi Road 1?

Key takeawayURA has approved 1 change of use at 53 Ubi Road 1 since 2000, most recently in 2003. 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.
  1. 29 Oct 2024Agency works
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed partitioning works to 1st & 2nd storeys and addition of new toilet to 1st storey of the existing showroom/ warehouse/ service centre and alteration to the approved fire engine accessway on lots 04607m & 04608w mk 23 at 53 & 55 ubi road 1 (geylang planning area)

  2. 11 Aug 2014Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed amendment to approved additions and alterations to the existing 3-storey single user warehouse and 3-storey motorcar service centre with ancillary office and erection of a new vechicle bridge at 2nd and 3rd storey between unit 53 & 55 ubi road 1

  3. 16 Jul 2014Approved
    Additions & alterations

    1st extension of written permission for proposed additions and alterations to the existing 3-storey single user warehouse building and 3-storey motorcar service centre with ancillary office and erection of a new vehicle bridge at 2nd and 3rd storey between 53 and 55 ubi road 1

  4. 27 Jan 2011Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions and alterations to the existing 3-storey single user warehouse building and 3-storey motorcar service centre with ancillary office and erection of a new vehicle bridge at 2nd and 3rd storey between 53 and 55 ubi road 1

  5. 9 Jun 2010Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions and alterations from the approved 2-storey single user warehouse to a 3-storey single user warehouse building

  6. 11 Oct 2003Approved
    Change of use to warehouse

    Change of use of the light industry (single-user) building to warehouse (distribution/warehousing/i.c programming services)

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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How does Ubi Road 1 price?

Key takeawayUbi Road 1's current JTC street rent is S$32.65 psm/month (2026Q3), which against the street's strata sale median works out to an indicative gross yield of 5.5% (4.9% net of property tax).
Strata sales on the street (5y)
351
Street median PSF (strata)
$636
Indicative street yield
5.5% gross
4.9% 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 53 Ubi Road 1?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Tai Seng MRT, about 544 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Opp Traffic Police · 45 mEducational Institution · 261 mTai Seng MRT Exit B · 509 mLifecare Medical Centre · 520 mBlk 80 Circuit Road · 572 mBusiness Park · 1.0 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at 53 Ubi Road 1

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Tai Seng (CC11), 509 m away — a busy station, with about 45,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 9 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 97% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 509 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; 3 more stations within 1 km; bus stops within 400 m: 9, about 13,000 taps a weekday; Geylang: 116,481 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 37,000 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)509 m · about 45,000 weekday taps
  • MacPherson (CC10 / DT26)510 m · about 39,000 weekday taps
  • Ubi (DT27)843 m · about 22,000 weekday taps
  • Mattar (DT25)966 m · 9,848 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 53 Ubi Road 1. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

9 bus stops within 400 m, with about 13,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Ubi Rd 1 (URA)228 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 26 car lots
  • Blk 3004-3007,3014,3015 Ubi Road 1 (JTC)260 m
  • Ubi Ave 3 (URA)272 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 67 car lots
  • Ubi Link (URA)292 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 18 car lots
  • Blk 17 Circuit Road (HDB)315 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m

HDB season (car): Tier 1 $110/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $120 Rest of Island, $170 Designated Area, $190 Restricted Zone (sheltered: multi-storey, basement, deck). Industrial-park multi-storey car parks: $110 / $120. Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.

Nearest URA season parking: Kampong Ampat Industri Al Estate, 796 m away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. 53 Ubi Road 1'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 53 Ubi Road 1?

Key takeaway0 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list 53 Ubi Road 1 as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Manufacturing
    0
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    0
  • Information and communications
    0
  • Financial and insurance
    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$22.52 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$22.52 psm/mo
Observed range
S$10.76 – S$32.43

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 53 Ubi Road 1

Where is 53 Ubi Road 1?⌄

53 Ubi Road 1 is at 53 Ubi Road 1, Singapore 408698, in the Geylang planning area.

What is 53 Ubi Road 1 zoned as?⌄

53 Ubi Road 1 is zoned Business 2 under the URA Master Plan, with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades.

What kind of business can operate at 53 Ubi Road 1?⌄

Business 2 zoning covers general industry with a nuisance buffer of 100 m, including heavier trades. The specific trade still has to be approved, so check the permissible-use list for your activity.

What is the tenure of 53 Ubi Road 1?⌄

53 Ubi Road 1 is leasehold. About 63 years remain on the lease.

What have units at 53 Ubi Road 1 sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$87 psf. The latest was in June 2007.

What does industrial space near 53 Ubi Road 1 rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Ubi Road 1 put the median at about S$2.09 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Ubi Road 1, not a rent quoted for 53 Ubi Road 1 itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to 53 Ubi Road 1?⌄

Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 544 m away (about a 8-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at 53 Ubi Road 1?⌄

1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.

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