Kochi Castle, Kochi
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Konan City Housing Market Report 2025

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

Key figures for 2025

Residential land per m² (sales)
¥33k/m²
-10.8% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
54

What the data says

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 32% on the previous three years. Fewer sales mean less choice and slower resale, so allow more time to sell later.

A shrinking population

The population fell 2.8% between 2020 and 2025 (−7% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 2.6% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Many abandoned homes

20% of homes were empty in 2023 (20.3% for the wider area), and 14% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. That is a high share of truly abandoned homes (akiya), a sign of weak demand. Cheap houses are easy to find, but resale can be slow.

High earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 70% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (73% 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 still falling

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. 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, 40% are in a tsunami inundation zone, 20% 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 Konan City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
31,293
-2.8% since 2020
Kochi: -7.0%
Net moves in 2025
+23
+0.73 per 1,000 residents
Kochi: -4.53
Vacant homes (2023)
20.0%
14.0% empty and not for rent or sale
Kochi: 20.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥45k
per month, all rented homes
Kochi: ¥43k
Strong earthquake risk
69.9%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Kochi: 73.4%
Official land price 2026
¥20k/m²
-0.6% in a year · -3.5% in 5 years
Kochi: ¥41k/m²
Flood exposure
0.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Kochi: 60.7%
Tsunami exposure
40.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
Kochi: 52.1%
Landslide exposure
20.0%
of 5 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Kochi: 6.4%

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 Konan 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

¥7.0M

¥48k/m²

  • Akaokacho
  • Akaoka · 2 min walk
  • Land 270 m² · floor 145 m²
  • Built 1998 (28 yrs) · Light steel
Typical2025 Q3

¥19.0M

¥238k/m²

  • Kagamichoyamakita
  • Noichi
  • Land 640 m² · floor 80 m²
  • Built 1979 (46 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q3

¥29.0M

¥264k/m²

  • Noichichootani
  • Noichi · 18 min walk
  • Land 195 m² · floor 110 m²
  • Built 2017 (8 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M200820102012201420162018202020222024
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YearHouse
2008¥15.5M
2009¥22.0M
2010¥12.0M
2011¥12.0M
2012¥16.0M
2013¥12.0M
2014¥10.0M
2015¥12.5M
2016¥11.5M
2017¥8.8M
2018¥7.5M
2019¥17.0M
2020¥13.0M
2021¥23.0M
2022¥12.0M
2023¥11.5M
2024¥16.0M
2025–
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k200820102012201420162018202020222024
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YearHouseLand
2008¥145k/m²¥47k/m²
2009¥173k/m²¥21k/m²
2010¥102k/m²¥38k/m²
2011¥100k/m²¥30k/m²
2012¥120k/m²¥27k/m²
2013¥120k/m²¥30k/m²
2014¥100k/m²¥28k/m²
2015¥114k/m²¥32k/m²
2016¥114k/m²¥25k/m²
2017¥100k/m²¥27k/m²
2018¥73k/m²¥27k/m²
2019¥101k/m²¥45k/m²
2020¥125k/m²¥37k/m²
2021¥224k/m²¥19k/m²
2022¥89k/m²¥20k/m²
2023¥95k/m²¥16k/m²
2024¥105k/m²¥19k/m²
2025–¥33k/m²

Prices near train stations in Konan City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Noichi (のいち)––¥19.0M1645

Are property prices in Konan City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed -10.8%.

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.