Oarai coast, Ibaraki
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Kashima 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)
¥6.8M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥21k/m²
+44.8% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
194
#17 of 32 areas in Ibaraki by price per m²

What the data says

The trend has turned down

After rising earlier, house prices per m² have slipped by about 7.7% a year over the last five years. That often reflects weaker local demand, so check vacancy and population trends before buying.

Lagging Ibaraki

Per m², houses here are 15% below the Ibaraki average. Ten years ago the gap was 7%, so Kashima City has been falling behind the rest of Ibaraki.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Houses within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 106% 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 ¥3.1M and ¥12.3M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 4.4% between 2020 and 2025 (−2.6% for the wider area). More people moved out than in during 2025 (about 14.8 per 1,000 residents), which weakens long-term housing demand.

Typical vacancy

20.6% of homes were empty in 2023 (14.1% for the wider area), and 7.9% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm. About 3.2% of homes are second homes, which points to a resort or holiday-home market.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 53% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (56% 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 +1% in the year to January 2026 and +1% over five years. Because these sites don't change, this is the cleanest measure of land value trends.

Some flood or landslide exposure

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 10% 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 Kashima City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
63,997
-4.4% since 2020
Ibaraki: -2.6%
Net moves in 2025
-947
-14.8 per 1,000 residents
Ibaraki: -2.14
Vacant homes (2023)
20.6%
7.9% empty and not for rent or sale
Ibaraki: 14.1%
Median rent (2023)
¥41k
per month, all rented homes
Ibaraki: ¥50k
Strong earthquake risk
53.0%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Ibaraki: 56.2%
Official land price 2026
¥22k/m²
+0.6% in a year · +0.7% in 5 years
Ibaraki: ¥27k/m²
Flood exposure
0.0%
of 10 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Ibaraki: 26.5%
Tsunami exposure
10.0%
of 10 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
Ibaraki: 1.7%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 10 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Ibaraki: 0.3%

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 Kashima 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-priced2026 Q1

¥3.8M

¥190k/m²

  • Oaza Kazu
  • Chojyagahama Shiosaihamanasu Koen Mae · 14 min walk
  • Land 330 m² · floor 20 m²
  • Built 1987 (39 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q1

¥7.5M

¥125k/m²

  • Oaza Kazu
  • Kashima Ono · 23 min walk
  • Land 175 m² · floor 60 m²
  • Built 2002 (24 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥18.0M

¥144k/m²

  • Oaza Hirai
  • Kashimajingu
  • Land 400 m² · floor 125 m²
  • Built 2006 (19 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥5.0M¥10.0M¥15.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007¥13.0M
2008¥11.0M
2009¥12.0M
2010¥10.0M
2011¥9.6M
2012¥9.3M
2013¥8.4M
2014¥7.9M
2015¥7.9M
2016¥7.8M
2017¥8.8M
2018¥11.0M
2019¥9.6M
2020¥11.0M
2021¥9.4M
2022¥9.8M
2023¥6.8M
2024¥8.9M
2025¥6.8M
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k¥200k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007¥154k/m²¥12k/m²
2008¥166k/m²¥12k/m²
2009¥169k/m²¥15k/m²
2010¥137k/m²¥11k/m²
2011¥122k/m²¥13k/m²
2012¥114k/m²¥12k/m²
2013¥107k/m²¥14k/m²
2014¥120k/m²¥9k/m²
2015¥100k/m²¥12k/m²
2016¥114k/m²¥10k/m²
2017¥124k/m²¥10k/m²
2018¥129k/m²¥13k/m²
2019¥133k/m²¥15k/m²
2020¥132k/m²¥15k/m²
2021¥123k/m²¥12k/m²
2022¥130k/m²¥12k/m²
2023¥83k/m²¥19k/m²
2024¥100k/m²¥18k/m²
2025¥77k/m²¥21k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥238k/m²
1¥185k/m²
15¥143k/m²
16¥171k/m²
17¥161k/m²
18¥143k/m²
19¥111k/m²
20¥163k/m²
21¥143k/m²
22¥148k/m²
23¥140k/m²
24¥121k/m²
25¥77k/m²
26¥93k/m²
27¥93k/m²
28¥58k/m²
29¥72k/m²
30¥59k/m²
31¥62k/m²
32¥58k/m²
33¥44k/m²
34¥52k/m²
35¥67k/m²
36¥55k/m²
37¥48k/m²
38¥62k/m²
50¥27k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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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Year1981-20002001-20102011-2020
2007¥113k/m²¥215k/m²–
2008¥113k/m²¥214k/m²–
2009¥104k/m²¥215k/m²–
2010¥100k/m²¥200k/m²–
2011¥92k/m²¥142k/m²–
2012¥86k/m²¥149k/m²¥222k/m²
2013¥84k/m²¥144k/m²–
2014¥91k/m²¥133k/m²–
2015¥77k/m²––
2016¥84k/m²¥138k/m²–
2017¥84k/m²¥138k/m²¥225k/m²
2018¥93k/m²¥147k/m²¥216k/m²
2019¥103k/m²¥142k/m²¥231k/m²
2020¥87k/m²¥167k/m²–
2021¥89k/m²¥141k/m²–
2022¥59k/m²––
2023¥55k/m²¥154k/m²–
2024¥58k/m²¥125k/m²–
2025¥52k/m²¥145k/m²–

Prices near train stations in Kashima City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Kashimajingu (鹿島神宮)––¥14.0M20139
Kashima Ono (鹿島大野)––¥6.5M1590
Chojyagahama Shiosaihamanasu Koen Mae (長者ケ浜潮騒はまなす公園前)––¥6.3M1954
Koyadai (荒野台)––¥4.7M1851
Kashimanada (鹿島灘)––¥4.5M2036

How much does a house cost in Kashima City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥6.8M in 2025 across 120 sales.

Are property prices in Kashima City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed +44.8%.

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.