IndustrialBUSINESS 1LeaseholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Bonia House

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Nov 2020
Quick Summary

Bonia House is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, on land zoned BUSINESS 1 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold. 2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2020. ACRA records 15 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Bonia House?

Key takeawayBonia House is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, zoned BUSINESS 1, held leasehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5
Tenure
Leasehold
District / Area
District 19 · Hougang
Address
89 Defu Lane 10
Land area
4,586 sqm
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
2 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
Estate (JTC)
Defu Industrial Estate
Transactions on record
2 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
15
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About Bonia House

Bonia House is an industrial building in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Defu Lane 10, Singapore 539220.

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 leasehold, with about 0 years left to run. A tail that short materially narrows the pool of banks willing to finance a purchase. It sits on about 4,586 sqm of land with roughly 11,465 sqm of gross floor area.

2 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$223 psf. The most recent was in November 2020.

Across JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 10, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.50 psf per month over 26 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.14 to S$2.27 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 6.7 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 890 m away. The closest bus stop (Opp Blk 169) is 50 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

13 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is Bonia House zoned as?

Key takeawayBonia House 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 Bonia House sold for?

Key takeaway2 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Nov 2020 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Nov 2020Single-user FactoryS$10.50M49,370 sqft$213
Jun 2018Single-user FactoryS$11.50M49,370 sqft$233

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 Bonia House rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Bonia House itself. On its street, Defu Lane 10, strata factory space rented at a median of $2.25 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 Defu Lane 10

Street level · 2026Q3
25th pct
—
— psm
Median
$2.25
$24.22 psm
75th pct
—
— psm

S$ per sq ft per month (median only published)

2022Q3 · $18.03 psm2026Q3 · $24.22 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 Bonia House

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 Bonia House?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at Bonia House 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.
  1. 30 Sept 2025Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed addition and alterations and change of use of part 2nd storey of existing 2-storey single-user industrial building to ancillary workers' dormitory for 60 workers

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 is near Bonia House?

Amenities nearby

Opp Blk 169 · 50 mSingapore Family Clinic & Surgery (Hougang) · 240 mBlk 105 Hougang Ave 1 · 371 mEducational Institution · 471 mBusiness Park · 890 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Bonia House

Key takeawayThere is no MRT or LRT station within 1 km; the nearest is Kovan, 1.2 km away. 12 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 65% of industrial buildings

no MRT/LRT within 1 km (nearest Kovan, 1.2 km); bus stops within 400 m: 10, about 24,000 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 24,000 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.

Bus

10 bus stops within 400 m, with about 24,000 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 172A Hougang Avenue 1 (HDB)182 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 823 car lots
  • Blk 1 To 32, 37 To 38 Defu Lane 10 (JTC)219 m
  • Blk 174A-174D Hougang Avenue 1 (HDB)231 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 154 car lots
  • Blk 108 Hougang Avenue 1 (HDB)231 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 39 car lots
  • Blk 166A Hougang Avenue 1 (HDB)284 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 316 car lots

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: Simon Road-Kovan Road Area, 1.5 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Bonia House'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 Bonia House?

Key takeaway15 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Bonia House as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    8
  • Real estate
    2
  • Financial and insurance
    1
  • Electricity, gas and air-conditioning supply
    1
  • Construction
    1
  • Transportation and storage
    1
  • Other services
    1

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$16.15 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$16.15 psm/mo
Observed range
S$1.49 – S$24.47

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 Bonia House

Where is Bonia House?⌄

Bonia House is at 89 Defu Lane 10, Singapore 539220, in the Hougang planning area.

What is Bonia House zoned as?⌄

Bonia House 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 Bonia House?⌄

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 Bonia House?⌄

Bonia House is leasehold. About 0 years remain on the lease. Financing gets harder below roughly 30 years, so factor that into any purchase.

What have units at Bonia House sold for?⌄

Across 2 recorded transactions, the median is S$223 psf. The latest was in November 2020.

What does industrial space near Bonia House rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 10 put the median at about S$1.50 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Defu Lane 10, not a rent quoted for Bonia House itself.

How many businesses are registered at Bonia House?⌄

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

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