IndustrialLeaseholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Defu Industrial Estate

Reviewed by Nathan TangUpdated 8 November 2026Data through Jan 2002
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 Jan 2002. 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
7 Defu Lane 1
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 1, Singapore 539482.

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$39 psf. The most recent was in January 2002.

Across JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 1, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$0.99 psf per month over 1 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.99 to S$0.99 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 6.2 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 2.1 km away. The closest bus stop (Aft Hougang Ave 7) is 221 m away (about a 4-minute walk).

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What has Defu Industrial Estate sold for?

Key takeaway1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Jan 2002 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jan 2002Single-user FactoryS$760k19,375 sqft$39

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 has approved 1 change of use at Defu Industrial Estate since 2000, most recently in 2021. 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. 4 Aug 2021Approved
    Change of use to ancillary workers' dormitory

    Proposed change of use of part of existing 1st storey production area to ancillary workers' dormitory (for 46 workers) at the existing factory at 7 defu lane 1

  2. 22 May 2000Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions & alterations to an existing single-storey single-user semi-detached factory building

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

Aft Hougang Ave 7 · 221 mKeystone Family Clinic · 353 mEducational Institution · 666 m

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, 1.2 km away. 8 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 58% of industrial buildings

no MRT/LRT within 1 km (nearest Hougang, 1.2 km); bus stops within 400 m: 4, about 6,384 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 29,000 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 6,384 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Defu Lane 5 (JTC)166 m
  • Defu Lane 1 (JTC)262 m
  • Defu Lane 6 (JTC)271 m
  • Tampines Rd - Hougang Ave 7 Hvp (URA)274 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday
  • Tampines Rd - Hougang Avenue 7 Area (URA)276 m

Nearest URA season parking: Simon Road-Kovan Road Area, 2.2 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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Who's registered at Defu Industrial Estate?

Key takeaway0 live companies (and LLPs and branches; sole proprietors are not counted) list Defu Industrial Estate as their registered address. These are registered businesses, not who occupies the space.
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
    0
  • Construction
    0
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    0
  • Information and communications
    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$10.69 psm/month — an all-time median from 2000 onwards, not a current rent.
Street rent, median
S$10.69 psm/mo
Observed range
S$10.69 – S$10.69

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 7 Defu Lane 1, Singapore 539482, 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$39 psf. The latest was in January 2002.

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

JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 1 put the median at about S$0.99 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Defu Lane 1, not a rent quoted for Defu Industrial Estate itself.

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