Defu Industrial Estate
Defu Industrial Estate is a industrial building in District 19 · Hougang, on land zoned BUSINESS 2 under the URA Master Plan with a gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is leasehold. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Dec 2014. 1 unit is currently listed for rent. ACRA records 0 live company registrations at this address.
What are the key facts about Defu Industrial Estate?
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 19 · Hougang
- Address
- 21 Defu Avenue 1
- Land area
- —
- Completed
- 2016 (JTC industrial completions)
- Storeys
- 5 (© OpenStreetMap contributors)
- Developer
- STT Singapore DC Pte Ltd (JTC industrial completions)
- Estate (JTC)
- Defu Industrial Estate
- Listed as
- Factory / Workshop (B2)
- Transactions on record
- 1 (records start 1995)
- Live listings
- 1
- ACRA registrations
- 0
About Defu Industrial Estate
Defu Industrial Estate is an industrial estate in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Defu Avenue 1, Singapore 539539.
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 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$299 psf. The most recent was in December 2014.
The nearest port or airport land is about 6.9 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 732 m away. The closest bus stop (Bef S'pore Girls' Hme) is 214 m away (about a 3-minute walk).
What is Defu Industrial Estate zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
What has Defu Industrial Estate sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2014 | Single-user Factory | S$18.00M | 60,233 sqft | $299 |
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
Market context around Defu Industrial Estate
- 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
- 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
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.
How fast units move at Defu Industrial Estate
Rent: between 6 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026, 0 new listings appeared and 0 came off (sold, let or withdrawn). Days on market: not enough history yet — we began tracking on 6 Aug 2026.
One count per unit, however many agents list it. Asking prices are not tracked over time, so price cuts are not shown.
What's been approved at Defu Industrial Estate?
- 30 Nov 2017RenewedContinued use as data centre
Continued use of the existing 2-storey light-industrial factory as data centre
- 10 Dec 2014ApprovedChange of use to data centre
Proposed change of use of the existing 2-storey light-industrial factory to data centre at 21 defu avenue 1 (hougang planning area)
- 10 Nov 2014ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed additions and alterations to the existing 2-storey light-industrial factory on lot 04329p mk 23 at no. 21 defu avenue 1 singapore 539539
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).
What is available at Defu Industrial Estate right now?
For rent (1)
- Defu Industrial EstateS$45k/mo · 22,596 sqft
What is near Defu Industrial Estate?
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Defu Industrial Estate
no MRT/LRT within 1 km (nearest Kovan, 1.4 km); bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 6,764 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 20,000 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
4 bus stops within 400 m, with 6,764 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Blk 174A-174D Hougang Avenue 1 (HDB)248 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 154 car lots
- Blk 176 Hougang Street 13 (HDB)255 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 2.15 m · 288 car lots
- Defu Lane 9 (JTC)282 m
- Blk 172A Hougang Avenue 1 (HDB)287 mS$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)318 m
HDB season (car): Tier 1 $80/month (a resident's or registered HDB shop/industrial tenant's first car); Tier 2 (other cars, non-residents) $90 Rest of Island, $150 Designated Area, $165 Restricted Zone (surface). Which zone this car park is in is not published as data.
Nearest URA season parking: Kaki Bukit Rd 2, 1.4 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.
How many companies are registered at Defu Industrial Estate?
- 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.
Frequently asked questions about Defu Industrial Estate
Where is Defu Industrial Estate?⌄
Defu Industrial Estate is at 21 Defu Avenue 1, Singapore 539539, in the Hougang planning area.
What is Defu Industrial Estate zoned as?⌄
Defu Industrial Estate 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 Defu Industrial Estate?⌄
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 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$299 psf. The latest was in December 2014.
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