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Ichikawa City Housing Market Report 2025

Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2

Key figures for 2025

Median used condo price
¥32.0M
¥492k/m² · 0.0% vs 2024
Median house price (land + building)
¥49.0M
+9.4% vs 2024
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥220k/m²
+2.3% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
949
#2 of 47 areas in Chiba by price per m²

What the data says

Prices are still rising, but more slowly

Growth has cooled to about 2.7% a year, down from 4.3% a year in the previous five years. This looks more like a maturing market than a turning point, and it gives buyers a bit more room to negotiate.

Lagging Chiba

Per m², condos here are 41% above the Chiba average. The premium was 49% ten years ago, so the rest of Chiba has been catching up.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Condos within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 53% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away. If budget is tight, a longer walk is the quickest way to cut the price.

A family market

63% of recent condo sales have three or more bedrooms. Demand comes mainly from owner-occupier families, which tends to make prices steadier but rental yields lower.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all condo sales last year were between ¥21.0M and ¥45.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A stable population

The population was roughly stable between 2020 and 2025 (−0.4% for the wider area). More people moved in than out in 2025, a net gain of about 6.1 per 1,000 residents, so demand for homes is being topped up by newcomers.

Typical vacancy

9.9% of homes were empty in 2023 (12.3% for the wider area), and 3.9% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Buying vs renting

A median used condo costs about 37 years of the area's median rent (¥72k a month), compared with 33.2 years for the wider area. Prices are high relative to rents, so rental yields are thin and buyers are paying for expected growth. Rents here cover all rented homes, so treat this as a rough guide.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 67% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (63% for the wider area). Check the building's earthquake standard (post-1981, ideally post-2000 for wooden houses) and consider earthquake insurance.

Official land prices are edging up

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +3% in the year to January 2026 and +32% over five years. They are still 55% below their 1991 bubble-era level. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Significant flood risk

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 72% are inside the worst-case flood zone (8% with expected depths of 3 m or more), 32% are in a tsunami inundation zone. Most worst-case flood zones are shallow (under 0.5 m) at the edges, so depth matters as much as the share. Check the hazard map for any specific address before buying.

Living in Ichikawa City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
494,207
-0.5% since 2020
Chiba: -0.4%
Net moves in 2025
+3,013
+6.1 per 1,000 residents
Chiba: +1.25
Vacant homes (2023)
9.9%
3.9% empty and not for rent or sale
Chiba: 12.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥72k
per month, all rented homes
Chiba: ¥60k
Strong earthquake risk
67.3%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Chiba: 63.4%
Official land price 2026
¥288k/m²
+3.0% in a year · +31.8% in 5 years
Chiba: ¥97k/m²
Flood exposure
72.2%
of 72 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (8.3% 3 m or deeper)
Chiba: 28.9%
Tsunami exposure
31.9%
of 72 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
Chiba: 8.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 72 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Chiba: 0.0%

Check flood, landslide and tsunami zones for a specific address on the government hazard map ↗

Sources: 2025 Census (preliminary), 2025 Internal Migration Report, 2023 Housing and Land Survey (Statistics Bureau of Japan); J-SHIS seismic hazard model (NIED, 2024); Land Price Publication (MLIT). Earthquake probability is measured at the municipal center.

Example sales in Ichikawa City

Real transactions from the last four quarters, picked near the lower (20th percentile), middle and upper (80th percentile) price points. Locations are shown at district level, as published by MLIT.

Condo

Lower-priced2026 Q1

¥19.0M

¥633k/m²

  • Ichikawa
  • Ichikawa · 4 min walk
  • 1LDK · 30 m²
  • Built 1971 (55 yrs) · RC
Typical2026 Q1

¥36.0M

¥600k/m²

  • Ichikawaminami
  • Ichikawa · 5 min walk
  • 2LDK · 60 m²
  • Built 1978 (48 yrs) · SRC
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥50.0M

¥833k/m²

  • Minatoshinden
  • Gyotoku · 9 min walk
  • 3LDK · 60 m²
  • Built 2021 (5 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2026 Q2

¥29.0M

¥305k/m²

  • Soya
  • Moto Yawata
  • Land 100 m² · floor 95 m²
  • Built 2010 (16 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥48.0M

¥480k/m²

  • Oshikiri
  • Gyotoku · 9 min walk
  • Land 135 m² · floor 100 m²
  • Built 1989 (37 yrs) · Steel
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥65.0M

¥813k/m²

  • Ichikawa
  • Ichikawa · 4 min walk
  • Land 60 m² · floor 80 m²
  • Built 1964 (62 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥20.0M¥40.0M¥60.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007¥20.0M¥37.0M
2008¥25.0M¥36.0M
2009¥26.0M¥35.0M
2010¥23.0M¥35.0M
2011¥24.0M¥33.0M
2012¥22.0M¥35.0M
2013¥22.0M¥34.0M
2014¥22.0M¥35.0M
2015¥23.0M¥35.0M
2016¥23.0M¥36.0M
2017¥23.0M¥38.0M
2018¥27.0M¥37.0M
2019¥28.0M¥37.0M
2020¥28.0M¥38.0M
2021¥29.0M¥41.5M
2022¥29.0M¥42.0M
2023¥30.0M¥45.0M
2024¥32.0M¥46.0M
2025¥32.0M¥49.0M
2026 (partial)¥34.5M¥45.5M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 10% less than a m² of condo, even though the house price includes land. If you need room more than convenience, a house buys considerably more space.
¥0¥200k¥400k¥600k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007¥329k/m²¥376k/m²¥240k/m²
2008¥350k/m²¥374k/m²¥200k/m²
2009¥400k/m²¥333k/m²¥190k/m²
2010¥343k/m²¥337k/m²¥190k/m²
2011¥370k/m²¥316k/m²¥180k/m²
2012¥333k/m²¥326k/m²¥180k/m²
2013¥338k/m²¥315k/m²¥180k/m²
2014¥338k/m²¥326k/m²¥180k/m²
2015¥357k/m²¥333k/m²¥170k/m²
2016¥383k/m²¥343k/m²¥200k/m²
2017¥371k/m²¥351k/m²¥205k/m²
2018¥425k/m²¥327k/m²¥230k/m²
2019¥432k/m²¥351k/m²¥205k/m²
2020¥429k/m²¥388k/m²¥215k/m²
2021¥441k/m²¥418k/m²¥220k/m²
2022¥455k/m²¥400k/m²¥225k/m²
2023¥492k/m²¥410k/m²¥230k/m²
2024¥492k/m²¥424k/m²¥210k/m²
2025¥492k/m²¥463k/m²¥220k/m²
2026 (partial)¥550k/m²¥440k/m²¥295k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)How condos age here — In recent sales, condos lose about a quarter of their per-m² value by around 16 years old and half by around 32. Prices keep falling by roughly 2.8% a year even after 25 years, so older condos here are cheap for a reason. Check the repair fund and rebuild plans.Houses bottom out at around 40 years — House prices per m² drop about 63% from new by age 40, then flatten, because by then buyers are mostly paying for the land. A house older than that costs little more than its plot, a good option if you plan to renovate or rebuild.
¥0¥500k¥1.0M05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥500k/m²
1–¥476k/m²
4¥738k/m²¥477k/m²
5¥907k/m²¥465k/m²
6¥815k/m²¥496k/m²
7¥785k/m²¥513k/m²
8¥814k/m²¥366k/m²
9¥648k/m²¥480k/m²
10¥650k/m²¥356k/m²
11¥680k/m²¥478k/m²
12¥800k/m²¥425k/m²
13¥843k/m²¥430k/m²
14¥933k/m²¥432k/m²
15¥1.0M/m²¥344k/m²
16¥594k/m²¥421k/m²
17¥514k/m²¥362k/m²
18¥549k/m²¥386k/m²
19¥613k/m²¥322k/m²
20¥504k/m²¥364k/m²
21¥500k/m²¥424k/m²
22¥571k/m²¥278k/m²
23¥522k/m²¥284k/m²
24¥593k/m²¥342k/m²
25¥631k/m²¥310k/m²
26¥585k/m²¥294k/m²
27¥500k/m²¥261k/m²
28¥496k/m²¥305k/m²
29¥455k/m²¥259k/m²
30¥554k/m²¥339k/m²
31–¥282k/m²
32¥327k/m²¥272k/m²
33¥333k/m²¥264k/m²
34¥277k/m²¥268k/m²
35¥367k/m²¥289k/m²
36¥422k/m²¥229k/m²
37¥364k/m²¥257k/m²
38¥429k/m²¥169k/m²
39¥323k/m²¥276k/m²
40¥346k/m²¥294k/m²
41¥400k/m²¥173k/m²
42¥382k/m²¥186k/m²
43¥325k/m²¥188k/m²
44¥367k/m²¥327k/m²
45¥369k/m²¥221k/m²
46¥483k/m²¥200k/m²
47¥380k/m²¥262k/m²
48¥385k/m²¥133k/m²
49¥372k/m²¥200k/m²
50¥292k/m²¥200k/m²
Condo price per m² by construction periodBuilding age matters less than location — Over the last decade, pre-1981 condos have appreciated at about the same pace as 2000s buildings (around 3.7% a year), so in this market location matters more than building age. Pre-1981 buildings, built before the current earthquake standard, trade about 33% below 1980s–90s buildings.
¥0¥500k¥1.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Each line follows buildings from one construction period over time. 1981 is when Japan's current earthquake-resistance standard (shin-taishin) took effect.

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Year1971-19801981-20002001-20102011-2020
2007¥245k/m²¥413k/m²¥554k/m²–
2008¥238k/m²¥380k/m²¥488k/m²–
2009¥217k/m²¥318k/m²¥703k/m²–
2010¥233k/m²¥350k/m²¥502k/m²–
2011¥220k/m²¥400k/m²¥477k/m²–
2012¥235k/m²¥323k/m²¥467k/m²–
2013¥227k/m²¥338k/m²¥478k/m²–
2014¥236k/m²¥333k/m²¥446k/m²¥508k/m²
2015¥262k/m²¥368k/m²¥453k/m²–
2016¥267k/m²¥383k/m²¥462k/m²–
2017¥273k/m²¥347k/m²¥500k/m²¥786k/m²
2018¥288k/m²¥400k/m²¥461k/m²¥585k/m²
2019¥317k/m²¥435k/m²¥469k/m²¥601k/m²
2020¥343k/m²¥429k/m²¥492k/m²–
2021¥365k/m²¥400k/m²¥492k/m²¥614k/m²
2022¥386k/m²¥417k/m²¥538k/m²¥700k/m²
2023¥364k/m²¥441k/m²¥657k/m²¥792k/m²
2024¥371k/m²¥486k/m²¥625k/m²¥831k/m²
2025¥333k/m²¥500k/m²¥667k/m²¥719k/m²
2026 (partial)¥456k/m²¥565k/m²––
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥200k¥400k¥600k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

Each line follows buildings from one construction period over time. 1981 is when Japan's current earthquake-resistance standard (shin-taishin) took effect.

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Year1971-19801981-20002001-20102011-2020
2007¥258k/m²¥325k/m²¥416k/m²–
2008¥222k/m²¥311k/m²¥410k/m²–
2009¥195k/m²¥248k/m²¥380k/m²–
2010¥220k/m²¥256k/m²¥389k/m²–
2011¥176k/m²¥260k/m²¥322k/m²¥360k/m²
2012¥200k/m²¥217k/m²¥332k/m²¥389k/m²
2013¥189k/m²¥232k/m²¥337k/m²¥379k/m²
2014¥222k/m²¥239k/m²¥325k/m²¥379k/m²
2015¥226k/m²¥253k/m²¥300k/m²¥398k/m²
2016¥191k/m²¥235k/m²¥340k/m²¥400k/m²
2017¥180k/m²¥263k/m²¥370k/m²¥400k/m²
2018¥207k/m²¥246k/m²¥332k/m²¥400k/m²
2019¥227k/m²¥242k/m²¥339k/m²¥411k/m²
2020¥211k/m²¥222k/m²¥350k/m²¥421k/m²
2021¥222k/m²¥240k/m²¥390k/m²¥440k/m²
2022¥200k/m²¥264k/m²–¥463k/m²
2023¥168k/m²¥289k/m²¥333k/m²¥461k/m²
2024¥213k/m²¥316k/m²¥380k/m²¥467k/m²
2025¥257k/m²¥290k/m²¥358k/m²¥474k/m²
2026 (partial)–¥305k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Ichikawa City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Moto Yawata (本八幡)¥45.0M¥697k/m²¥48.0M15532
Ichikawa (市川)¥49.5M¥750k/m²¥50.5M12404
Gyotoku (行徳)¥23.0M¥400k/m²¥57.0M11287
Minami Gyotoku (南行徳)¥24.0M¥400k/m²¥55.0M12246
Shimosa Nakayama (下総中山)¥33.0M¥486k/m²¥48.0M13174
Ichikawa Ono (市川大野)¥21.0M¥281k/m²¥38.0M15140
Myoden (妙典)¥30.0M¥483k/m²¥59.5M9135
Baraki Nakayama (原木中山)¥27.0M¥406k/m²¥46.0M9111
Funabashi Hoten (船橋法典)¥15.0M¥223k/m²¥34.0M1569
Kita Kokubun (北国分)––¥39.5M1361
Yagiri (矢切)––¥43.0M1457
Urayasu(Chiba) (浦安(千葉))¥39.0M¥589k/m²–1531
Nishi Funabashi (西船橋)¥20.0M¥329k/m²–1329
Matsuhidai (松飛台)––¥33.0M1113
Akiyama (秋山)–––2412

Used condo prices by layout in Ichikawa City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥36.0M65 m²444
2LDK¥27.0M60 m²180
1LDK¥20.0M45 m²39
4LDK¥43.5M85 m²38
2DK¥18.0M50 m²23
2LDK+S¥32.0M60 m²15
1K¥7.3M20 m²13
1DK¥6.0M30 m²11

How much does an apartment cost in Ichikawa City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Ichikawa City sold for ¥32.0M in 2025, about ¥492k/m², based on 274 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Ichikawa City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥49.0M in 2025 across 522 sales.

Are property prices in Ichikawa City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +14.9% and residential land prices changed +2.3%.

About this data

Figures are medians of real transactions reported to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) through its quarterly price survey. House prices per m² divide the total price (land and building) by the floor area. Medians based on fewer than 20 sales are not shown. The latest quarters are preliminary and are revised as more survey responses arrive.

Information only, not investment advice.