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Uji 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
¥18.0M
¥286k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥17.0M
-7.6% vs 2024
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥150k/m²
+36.4% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
382
#12 of 27 areas in Kyoto by price per m²

What the data says

Price growth is speeding up

Condo values per m² have risen about 4.2% a year over the past five years, faster than the 1.4% a year of the five years before. Buyers waiting for a dip have so far been paying more each year, and that has not yet changed.

Lagging Kyoto

Per m², condos here are 44% below the Kyoto average. Ten years ago the gap was 27%, so Uji City has been falling behind the rest of Kyoto.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Condos within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 28% 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

71% 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 ¥12.0M and ¥25.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 3.7% between 2020 and 2025 (−2.9% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 1.5% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

10% of homes were empty in 2023 (13.2% for the wider area), and 4.8% 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 29.5 years of the area's median rent (¥51k a month), compared with 33 years for the wider area. That is a middle-of-the-road ratio for Japan. Rents here cover all rented homes, so treat this as a rough guide.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 11% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (22% 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 +3% in the year to January 2026 and +10% over five years. They are still 66% below their 1991 bubble-era level. 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, 48% are inside the worst-case flood zone (14% with expected depths of 3 m or more). 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 Uji City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
173,036
-3.7% since 2020
Kyoto: -2.9%
Net moves in 2025
-193
-1.12 per 1,000 residents
Kyoto: -1.5
Vacant homes (2023)
10.0%
4.8% empty and not for rent or sale
Kyoto: 13.2%
Median rent (2023)
¥51k
per month, all rented homes
Kyoto: ¥56k
Strong earthquake risk
10.5%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Kyoto: 21.7%
Official land price 2026
¥131k/m²
+3.0% in a year · +9.9% in 5 years
Kyoto: ¥136k/m²
Flood exposure
47.6%
of 42 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (14.3% 3 m or deeper)
Kyoto: 49.6%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 42 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Kyoto: 2.5%

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 Uji 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-priced2025 Q3

¥12.0M

¥200k/m²

  • Kobata
  • Kowata(Keihan) · 1 min walk
  • 3LDK · 60 m²
  • Built 1979 (46 yrs) · RC
Typical2026 Q2

¥20.0M

¥333k/m²

  • Oguracho
  • JR Ogura · 8 min walk
  • 3LDK · 60 m²
  • Built 1994 (32 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2026 Q2

¥29.0M

¥414k/m²

  • Okubocho
  • Okubo(Kyoto) · 13 min walk
  • 2LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 2012 (14 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2025 Q4

¥8.5M

¥81k/m²

  • Kobata
  • Obaku(JR) · 6 min walk
  • Land 55 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 1994 (31 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q2

¥17.0M

¥162k/m²

  • Uji
  • Ogura(Kyoto) · 11 min walk
  • Land 100 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 1995 (31 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥35.0M

¥318k/m²

  • Isedacho
  • Ogura(Kyoto) · 15 min walk
  • Land 110 m² · floor 110 m²
  • Built 2019 (7 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by yearCondos now cost more than houses — Since 2025, the median used condo has sold for more than the median house with its land, reversing the earlier pattern. Since then condo prices have moved -5% while house prices moved -15%. Condo demand is concentrated in central, well-connected locations, while many houses sold are older homes in outlying areas where prices are flat or falling. Buyers are paying for convenience over space.
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007¥12.5M¥27.0M
2008¥13.0M¥25.0M
2009¥11.5M¥26.0M
2010¥13.0M¥23.0M
2011¥12.0M¥24.0M
2012¥13.0M¥20.0M
2013¥13.0M¥23.0M
2014¥13.0M¥23.0M
2015¥15.0M¥24.0M
2016¥13.0M¥24.0M
2017¥12.0M¥21.0M
2018¥14.0M¥20.0M
2019¥15.0M¥22.0M
2020¥17.0M¥21.0M
2021¥16.0M¥22.0M
2022¥19.0M¥20.0M
2023¥17.0M¥17.0M
2024¥19.0M¥20.0M
2025¥18.0M¥17.0M
2026 (partial)¥20.0M¥18.0M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 40% 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. That gap has widened over the decade as condo prices pulled ahead.
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007¥185k/m²¥252k/m²¥120k/m²
2008¥200k/m²¥242k/m²¥130k/m²
2009¥183k/m²¥248k/m²¥110k/m²
2010¥200k/m²¥226k/m²¥120k/m²
2011¥185k/m²¥214k/m²¥110k/m²
2012¥185k/m²¥203k/m²¥110k/m²
2013¥200k/m²¥202k/m²¥105k/m²
2014¥214k/m²¥218k/m²¥120k/m²
2015¥231k/m²¥196k/m²¥110k/m²
2016¥200k/m²¥200k/m²¥120k/m²
2017¥194k/m²¥186k/m²¥125k/m²
2018¥217k/m²¥176k/m²¥110k/m²
2019¥227k/m²¥200k/m²¥120k/m²
2020¥250k/m²¥188k/m²¥110k/m²
2021¥241k/m²¥200k/m²¥130k/m²
2022¥281k/m²¥182k/m²¥130k/m²
2023¥261k/m²¥184k/m²¥130k/m²
2024¥300k/m²¥181k/m²¥140k/m²
2025¥286k/m²¥168k/m²¥150k/m²
2026 (partial)¥313k/m²¥200k/m²¥135k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)Houses bottom out at around 29 years — House prices per m² drop about 60% 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¥300k¥400k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥378k/m²
1–¥337k/m²
12¥327k/m²–
13¥393k/m²–
14¥337k/m²–
17–¥215k/m²
20–¥219k/m²
23–¥180k/m²
24–¥171k/m²
25–¥170k/m²
26¥277k/m²¥224k/m²
27¥279k/m²¥181k/m²
28¥223k/m²¥183k/m²
29¥281k/m²¥141k/m²
30–¥149k/m²
31–¥150k/m²
32–¥133k/m²
33¥243k/m²¥160k/m²
34–¥175k/m²
35–¥150k/m²
36–¥157k/m²
37–¥145k/m²
38–¥134k/m²
39–¥165k/m²
40–¥164k/m²
41–¥171k/m²
42¥154k/m²¥174k/m²
43¥180k/m²¥165k/m²
44–¥165k/m²
45–¥147k/m²
46–¥136k/m²
47–¥113k/m²
48–¥167k/m²
49–¥150k/m²
50–¥129k/m²
Condo price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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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Year1981-20002001-2010
2007¥182k/m²–
2008¥187k/m²–
2009¥177k/m²–
2010¥169k/m²¥313k/m²
2011¥175k/m²–
2012¥172k/m²–
2013¥185k/m²–
2014¥185k/m²–
2015¥186k/m²¥272k/m²
2016¥185k/m²–
2017¥183k/m²–
2018¥200k/m²–
2019¥200k/m²–
2020¥217k/m²–
2021¥215k/m²¥300k/m²
2022¥251k/m²¥333k/m²
2023¥233k/m²–
2025¥255k/m²–
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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¥205k/m²¥181k/m²¥330k/m²–
2008¥168k/m²¥193k/m²¥324k/m²–
2009¥189k/m²¥200k/m²¥326k/m²–
2010¥156k/m²¥178k/m²¥317k/m²–
2011¥148k/m²¥176k/m²¥265k/m²¥317k/m²
2012¥141k/m²¥162k/m²¥259k/m²¥333k/m²
2013¥128k/m²¥173k/m²¥264k/m²¥324k/m²
2014¥141k/m²¥175k/m²¥236k/m²¥335k/m²
2015¥119k/m²¥143k/m²–¥328k/m²
2016¥148k/m²¥156k/m²¥250k/m²¥333k/m²
2017¥124k/m²¥137k/m²¥241k/m²¥337k/m²
2018¥118k/m²¥144k/m²–¥318k/m²
2019¥145k/m²¥158k/m²–¥362k/m²
2020¥146k/m²¥157k/m²¥258k/m²¥326k/m²
2021¥127k/m²¥170k/m²¥250k/m²–
2022¥140k/m²¥168k/m²––
2023¥149k/m²¥150k/m²––
2024¥147k/m²¥169k/m²––
2025¥150k/m²¥160k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Uji City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Ogura(Kyoto) (小倉(京都))¥13.0M¥186k/m²¥14.0M10140
Uji(JR) (宇治(JR))¥17.0M¥300k/m²¥21.0M1092
Shinden(Kyoto) (新田(京都))––¥19.0M1480
Iseda (伊勢田)––¥16.0M1177
Kohata(JR) (木幡(JR))––¥19.0M847
Okubo(Kyoto) (大久保(京都))¥24.5M¥352k/m²¥24.5M1146
Mimurodo (三室戸)––¥19.0M1045
Obaku(Keihan) (黄檗(京阪))––¥15.5M841
JR Ogura (JR小倉)––¥20.5M937
Kowata(Keihan) (木幡(京阪))¥15.0M¥232k/m²–635
Obaku(JR) (黄檗(JR))––¥18.0M1030
Mukaijima (向島)––¥33.0M1028
Rokujizo(JR) (六地蔵(JR))––¥13.0M519
Rokujizo(KyotoCitySubway) (六地蔵(京都市営))––¥23.5M218
Kutsukawa (久津川)––¥24.0M1311

Used condo prices by layout in Uji City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥19.0M65 m²77
2LDK¥17.5M60 m²28
4LDK¥22.0M75 m²21

How much does an apartment cost in Uji City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Uji City sold for ¥18.0M in 2025, about ¥286k/m², based on 53 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Uji City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥17.0M in 2025 across 224 sales.

Are property prices in Uji City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +14.3% and residential land prices changed +36.4%.

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.