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Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City Housing Market Report 2025

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

Key figures for 2025

Median house price (land + building)
¥17.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥45k/m²
+5.9% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
235
#16 of 20 areas in Hiroshima by price per m²

What the data says

The trend has turned down

After rising earlier, house prices per m² have slipped by about 1.3% a year over the last five years. That often reflects weaker local demand, so check vacancy and population trends before buying.

Lagging Hiroshima

Per m², houses here are 25% below the Hiroshima average. Ten years ago the gap was 18%, so Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City has been falling behind the rest of Hiroshima.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Houses within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 64% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away. If budget is tight, a longer walk is the quickest way to cut the price.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 11% on the previous three years. Fewer sales mean less choice and slower resale, so allow more time to sell later.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥4.9M and ¥28.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 6.2% between 2020 and 2025 (−4.2% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025.

Typical vacancy

14.2% of homes were empty in 2023 (15.8% for the wider area), and 7.5% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 10% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (29% for the wider area). This is low by Japanese standards, although no part of Japan is free of earthquake risk.

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 +1% in the year to January 2026 and +3% over five years. They are still 47% 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, 55% are inside the worst-case flood zone (35% with expected depths of 3 m or more), 31% are in a landslide warning area. 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 Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
130,297
-6.2% since 2020
Hiroshima: -4.2%
Net moves in 2025
-119
-0.91 per 1,000 residents
Hiroshima: -3.7
Vacant homes (2023)
14.2%
7.5% empty and not for rent or sale
Hiroshima: 15.8%
Median rent (2023)
¥47k
per month, all rented homes
Hiroshima: ¥53k
Strong earthquake risk
10.1%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Hiroshima: 28.6%
Official land price 2026
¥72k/m²
+0.8% in a year · +2.5% in 5 years
Hiroshima: ¥62k/m²
Flood exposure
55.2%
of 29 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (34.5% 3 m or deeper)
Hiroshima: 51.0%
Landslide exposure
31.0%
of 29 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Hiroshima: 13.6%

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 Asakita Ward, Hiroshima 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.

House

Lower-priced2025 Q3

¥4.0M

¥17k/m²

  • Asacho
  • Kabe(Hiroshima)
  • Land 660 m² · floor 230 m²
  • Built 1969 (56 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥20.0M

¥174k/m²

  • Kabehigashi
  • Kabe(Hiroshima) · 23 min walk
  • Land 130 m² · floor 115 m²
  • Built 2024 (1 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥33.0M

¥314k/m²

  • Fukawa
  • Naka Fukawa · 3 min walk
  • Land 135 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2025 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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YearHouse
2006¥19.0M
2007¥18.5M
2008¥17.0M
2009¥14.0M
2010¥15.0M
2011¥17.5M
2012¥14.0M
2013¥16.0M
2014¥17.0M
2015¥17.0M
2016¥16.0M
2017¥19.0M
2018¥19.0M
2019¥16.0M
2020¥22.0M
2021¥20.0M
2022¥16.0M
2023¥20.0M
2024¥19.0M
2025¥17.0M
2026 (partial)¥22.0M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k¥200k20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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YearHouseLand
2006¥149k/m²¥25k/m²
2007¥155k/m²¥39k/m²
2008¥143k/m²¥25k/m²
2009¥132k/m²¥44k/m²
2010¥141k/m²¥33k/m²
2011¥138k/m²¥32k/m²
2012¥115k/m²¥33k/m²
2013¥126k/m²¥33k/m²
2014¥136k/m²¥44k/m²
2015¥132k/m²¥27k/m²
2016¥115k/m²¥43k/m²
2017¥152k/m²¥39k/m²
2018¥135k/m²¥40k/m²
2019¥118k/m²¥48k/m²
2020¥144k/m²¥43k/m²
2021¥144k/m²¥46k/m²
2022¥116k/m²¥52k/m²
2023¥146k/m²¥54k/m²
2024¥141k/m²¥49k/m²
2025¥104k/m²¥45k/m²
2026 (partial)¥122k/m²¥63k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)Houses bottom out at around 29 years — House prices per m² drop about 80% from new by age 29, 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¥100k¥200k¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥300k/m²
1¥264k/m²
26¥120k/m²
27¥74k/m²
28¥54k/m²
29¥110k/m²
30¥59k/m²
31¥56k/m²
32¥83k/m²
33¥62k/m²
34¥74k/m²
35¥67k/m²
36¥59k/m²
40¥55k/m²
43¥76k/m²
44¥64k/m²
46¥69k/m²
47¥57k/m²
48¥49k/m²
49¥56k/m²
50¥34k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2006200820102012201420162018202020222024

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
2006¥115k/m²¥126k/m²¥235k/m²–
2007¥123k/m²¥86k/m²¥233k/m²–
2008¥80k/m²¥117k/m²¥240k/m²–
2009¥73k/m²¥113k/m²¥228k/m²–
2010¥109k/m²¥105k/m²¥233k/m²–
2011¥86k/m²¥100k/m²–¥240k/m²
2012¥89k/m²¥86k/m²–¥243k/m²
2013¥69k/m²¥108k/m²–¥240k/m²
2014¥63k/m²¥88k/m²–¥240k/m²
2015–¥97k/m²–¥257k/m²
2016¥86k/m²¥95k/m²–¥259k/m²
2017¥53k/m²¥98k/m²–¥257k/m²
2018¥88k/m²¥91k/m²–¥273k/m²
2019–¥88k/m²–¥252k/m²
2020–¥95k/m²–¥250k/m²
2021–¥94k/m²–¥255k/m²
2022–¥68k/m²––
2023¥76k/m²¥116k/m²––
2024¥71k/m²¥106k/m²––
2025–¥67k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Kabe(Hiroshima) (可部)––¥15.0M13132
Aki Yaguchi (安芸矢口)––¥27.0M1874
Aki Kameyama (あき亀山)––¥13.0M1648
Kodo Homachigawa (河戸帆待川)––¥29.5M1433
Kumura (玖村)––¥22.0M1833
Naka Fukawa (中深川)––¥23.0M1131
Shimo Fukawa (下深川)––¥23.0M1122
Nakashima(Hiroshima) (中島(広島))––¥33.0M818
Kamiyasu (上安)––¥8.1M–16
Obara(Hiroshima) (大原(広島))––¥5.5M–14

Used condo prices by layout in Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥12.5M70 m²16

How much does a house cost in Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥17.0M in 2025 across 141 sales.

Are property prices in Asakita Ward, Hiroshima City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +5.9%.

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.