IndustrialBUSINESS 1LeaseholdDistrict 19 · Hougang

Defu Industrial Estate

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

Defu Industrial Estate 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 with roughly 63 years remaining. 3 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2007. ACRA records 4 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, 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
121 Defu Lane 10
Land area
—
Completed
Not on record
Storeys
Not on record
Estate (JTC)
Defu Industrial Estate
Transactions on record
3 (records start 1995)
Live listings
None
ACRA registrations
4
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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 10, Singapore 539231.

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 63 years left to run.

3 transactions have been recorded here, at a median of S$89 psf. The most recent was in July 2007.

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 6.3 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 1.6 km away. The nearest MRT is Kovan MRT, 978 m away (about a 15-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Opp Blk 241) is 61 m away (about a 1-minute walk).

6 businesses are currently registered at this address with ACRA.

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What is Defu Industrial Estate zoned as?

Key takeawayDefu Industrial Estate sits on land zoned BUSINESS 1 with a gross plot ratio of 2.5.
Land-use zone
BUSINESS 1
Gross plot ratio
2.5

Run the full zoning report for this building →

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What has Defu Industrial Estate sold for?

Key takeaway3 transactions are on record since 1995, most recently in Jul 2007 — too few to support a median, so the deals themselves are listed instead.
DateUsePriceAreaPSF
Jul 2007Single-user FactoryS$3.48M35,518 sqft$98
Apr 2005Single-user FactoryS$3.15M35,518 sqft$89
Oct 1998Single-user FactoryS$2.70M35,518 sqft$76

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 Defu Industrial Estate rent for?

Key takeawayNo rent is published for Defu Industrial Estate 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 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. 20 Jan 2025Agency works
    Additions & alterations

    Relodgement of proposed additions and alterations & repartition works at 2nd storey to existing building

  2. 3 Jun 2024Agency works
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions and alterations & repartition works at 2nd storey to existing building on lot 06962w mk22 at 121 defu lane 10 (hougang planning area)

  3. 21 Jun 2021Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed new canopy to existing 2 storey factory/office on lot 06962w mk22 at 121 defu lane 10

  4. 7 Mar 2000Approved
    Additions & alterations

    Proposed additions and alterations and extension to the existing 2-storey single-user 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?

Key takeawayThe nearest MRT/LRT is Kovan MRT, about 978 m away.

Getting around

Amenities nearby

Opp Blk 241 · 61 mEducational Institution · 175 mOneCare Clinic Hougang · 378 mBlk 105 Hougang Ave 1 · 442 mKovan MRT Exit C · 932 m

Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.

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Getting there and parking at Defu Industrial Estate

Key takeawayThe nearest station is Kovan (NE13), 932 m away — a busy station, with about 48,000 taps in and out on an average weekday. 7 public car parks are within 500 m.
Foot traffic: busier than 77% of industrial buildings

nearest MRT/LRT Kovan (NE13) 932 m, about 48,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 7, about 9,894 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 30,000 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

  • Kovan (NE13)932 m · about 48,000 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 Defu Industrial Estate. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.

Bus

7 bus stops within 400 m, with 9,894 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.

Public car parks within 500 m

  • Blk 239-246 Hougang Street 22 (HDB)199 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 333 car lots
  • Blk 101-108 Hougang Avenue 1 (HDB)378 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 4.5 m · 248 car lots
  • Blk 247-254 Hougang Avenue 3 (HDB)382 m
    S$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · gantry 5 m · 325 car lots
  • Defu Lane 8 (JTC)402 m
  • Defu Lane 7 (JTC)449 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: Simon Road-Kovan Road Area, 1.7 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 takeaway4 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.
  • Wholesale and retail trade
    3
  • Accommodation and food services
    1
  • Manufacturing
    0
  • Construction
    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$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 Defu Industrial Estate

Where is Defu Industrial Estate?⌄

Defu Industrial Estate is at 121 Defu Lane 10, Singapore 539231, in the Hougang planning area.

What is Defu Industrial Estate zoned as?⌄

Defu Industrial Estate 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 Defu Industrial Estate?⌄

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 Defu Industrial Estate?⌄

Defu Industrial Estate is leasehold. About 63 years remain on the lease.

What have units at Defu Industrial Estate sold for?⌄

Across 3 recorded transactions, the median is S$89 psf. The latest was in July 2007.

What does industrial space near Defu Industrial Estate 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 Defu Industrial Estate itself.

What is the nearest MRT station to Defu Industrial Estate?⌄

Kovan MRT is the closest, 978 m away (about a 15-minute walk).

How many businesses are registered at Defu Industrial Estate?⌄

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

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