IndustrialLeaseholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Defu Industrial Estate

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Oct 2006
Quick Summary

Defu Industrial Estate is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang. It is leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Oct 2006. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.

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What are the key facts about Defu Industrial Estate?

Key takeawayDefu Industrial Estate is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, held leasehold.
Asset class
Industrial
Land-use zone
Not on record
Gross plot ratio
—
Tenure
Leasehold
District / Area
District 19 · Hougang
Address
54 Defu Lane 3
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
Not on record
Estate (JTC)
Defu Industrial Estate
Transactions on record
1 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
0
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About Defu Industrial Estate

Defu Industrial Estate is an industrial estate in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Defu Lane 3, Singapore 539455.

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.

1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$11 psf. The most recent was in October 2006.

Across JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 3, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$1.10 psf per month over 3 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.34 to S$1.10 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 5.7 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 2.4 km away. The closest bus stop (Bef Defu Ave 2) is 203 m away (about a 3-minute walk).

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What has Defu Industrial Estate sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Oct 2006 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Oct 2006Single-user FactoryS$255k24,175 sqft$11

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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Market context around Defu Industrial Estate

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 Defu Industrial Estate?

Key takeawayURA's planning decisions at Defu Industrial Estate 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. 23 May 2020Renewed
    Change of use

    Continued use of the temporary ancillary workers' dormitory (for 21 workers) in the existing single storey factory with mezzanine floor

  2. 27 Nov 2012Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Retention of works to the existing single storey factory with mezzanine floor involving addition of temporary ancillary workers' dormitory (for 21 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 Defu Industrial Estate?

Amenities nearby

Bef Defu Ave 2 · 203 mKeystone Family Clinic · 893 mEducational Institution · 1.1 km

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Defu Industrial Estate

Key takeawayThere is no MRT or LRT station within 1 km; the nearest is Hougang, 1.6 km away. 5 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 30% of industrial buildings

no MRT/LRT within 1 km (nearest Hougang, 1.6 km); bus stops within 400 m: 3, about 269 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 7,279 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

3 bus stops within 400 m, with 269 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Defu Lane 2 (JTC)84 m
  • Defu Lane 3 (JTC)297 m
  • Tampines Rd Hvp (URA)307 m
  • Defu Lane 6 (JTC)415 m
  • Defu Lane 1 (JTC)428 m

Nearest URA season parking: Kaki Bukit Ave 4, 2.4 km away, S$90/month.

Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Defu Industrial Estate'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 Defu Industrial Estate?

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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What does industrial space rent for on this street?

Key takeawayJTC's street-level record shows a median of S$11.86 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$11.86 psm/mo
Observed range
S$3.66 – S$11.86

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 Defu Industrial Estate

Where is Defu Industrial Estate?⌄

Defu Industrial Estate is at 54 Defu Lane 3, Singapore 539455, in the Hougang planning area.

What is the tenure of Defu Industrial Estate?⌄

Defu Industrial Estate 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 Defu Industrial Estate sold for?⌄

Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$11 psf. The latest was in October 2006.

What does industrial space near Defu Industrial Estate rent for?⌄

JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 3 put the median at about S$1.10 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Defu Lane 3, not a rent quoted for Defu Industrial Estate itself.

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