Defu Industrial Park E
Defu Industrial Park E 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 with roughly 56 years remaining. 1 transaction is on record since 1995, most recently in Apr 2006. ACRA records 1 live company registration at this address.
What are the key facts about Defu Industrial Park E?
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- District / Area
- District 19 · Hougang
- Address
- 17 Defu Lane 12
- 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
- 1
About Defu Industrial Park E
Defu Industrial Park E is an industrial estate in Hougang (District 19). It is located along Defu Lane 12, Singapore 539125.
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 56 years left to run.
1 transaction has been recorded here, at a median of S$24 psf. The most recent was in April 2006.
Across JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 12, the median rent for industrial space on this street works out to about S$0.97 psf per month over 2 observations. Observed medians on the street span S$0.92 to S$1.02 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 7.9 km away. The closest business-park zone is about 370 m away. The nearest MRT is Tai Seng MRT, 958 m away (about a 15-minute walk). The closest bus stop (Bef Airport Rd) is 242 m away (about a 4-minute walk).
1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA.
What is Defu Industrial Park E zoned as?
- Land-use zone
- BUSINESS 2
- Gross plot ratio
- 2.5
What has Defu Industrial Park E sold for?
| Date | Use | Price | Area | PSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2006 | Single-user Factory | S$460k | 19,481 sqft | $24 |
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 Park E
- 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.
What's been approved at Defu Industrial Park E?
- 20 Jul 2004ApprovedAdditions & alterations
Proposed a/a and cu to the existing part single part 2-sty semi-detached factory to car workshop
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 near Defu Industrial Park E?
Getting around
- Tai Seng MRT958 m · ~15 min
Amenities nearby
Straight-line distances. Source: PropKaki amenities data.
Getting there and parking at Defu Industrial Park E
nearest MRT/LRT Tai Seng (CC11) 922 m, about 45,000 taps a weekday; bus stops within 400 m: 6, about 3,410 taps a weekday; Hougang: 43,772 resident workers (Census 2020, by workplace); about 15,000 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
- Tai Seng (CC11)922 m · about 45,000 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 Park E. Transfers between lines don't tap, so interchanges read low.
Bus
6 bus stops within 400 m, with 3,410 boardings and alightings on an average weekday.
Public car parks within 500 m
- Defu Lane 12 (JTC)112 m
- Defu Lane 11 (JTC)235 m
- Tai Seng Drive (URA)398 mS$0.60 per half-hour at midday on a weekday · 8 car lots
Nearest URA season parking: Kaki Bukit Rd 2, 503 m away, S$90/month.
Public car parks only, by straight-line distance, with the operator's published rates. Defu Industrial Park E's own car park, if it has one, and its charges are not in the open data.
Who's registered at Defu Industrial Park E?
- Wholesale and retail trade1
- Construction0
- Real estate0
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.
What does industrial space rent for on this street?
- Street rent, median
- S$10.47 psm/mo
- Observed range
- S$9.92 – S$11.02
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.
Frequently asked questions about Defu Industrial Park E
Where is Defu Industrial Park E?⌄
Defu Industrial Park E is at 17 Defu Lane 12, Singapore 539125, in the Hougang planning area.
What is Defu Industrial Park E zoned as?⌄
Defu Industrial Park E 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 Park E?⌄
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 Park E?⌄
Defu Industrial Park E is leasehold. About 56 years remain on the lease.
What have units at Defu Industrial Park E sold for?⌄
Across 1 recorded transaction, the median is S$24 psf. The latest was in April 2006.
What does industrial space near Defu Industrial Park E rent for?⌄
JTC's rental returns for Defu Lane 12 put the median at about S$0.97 psf per month. That is a street-level figure from undated snapshots covering all industrial space on Defu Lane 12, not a rent quoted for Defu Industrial Park E itself.
What is the nearest MRT station to Defu Industrial Park E?⌄
Tai Seng MRT is the closest, 958 m away (about a 15-minute walk).
How many businesses are registered at Defu Industrial Park E?⌄
1 business is currently registered at this address with ACRA. That counts registered addresses, not physical occupiers.
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