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Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka 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
¥22.0M
¥417k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥31.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥325k/m²
+12.1% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
327
#20 of 68 areas in Osaka by price per m²

What the data says

Price growth is speeding up

Condo values per m² have risen about 6.7% a year over the past five years, faster than the 3% 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 Osaka

Per m², condos here are 16% below the Osaka average. Ten years ago the gap was 2%, so Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City has been falling behind the rest of Osaka.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Condos within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 38% 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

48% 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 ¥16.0M and ¥29.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A growing population

The population grew 2.9% between 2020 and 2025 (−0.8% for the wider area). More people moved in than out in 2025, a net gain of about 11.9 per 1,000 residents, so demand for homes is being topped up by newcomers.

Typical vacancy

18.2% of homes were empty in 2023 (14.2% for the wider area), and 6.2% 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 31.1 years of the area's median rent (¥59k a month), compared with 31.7 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.

Moderate earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 35% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (43% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and insurance.

Official land prices are rising fast

On the government's fixed benchmark sites, which are valued the same way every year, residential land prices changed +4% in the year to January 2026 and +12% over five years. They are still 69% 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, 82% are inside the worst-case flood zone (47% 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 Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
131,606
+2.9% since 2020
Osaka: -0.8%
Net moves in 2025
+1,569
+11.92 per 1,000 residents
Osaka: +1.79
Vacant homes (2023)
18.2%
6.2% empty and not for rent or sale
Osaka: 14.2%
Median rent (2023)
¥59k
per month, all rented homes
Osaka: ¥58k
Strong earthquake risk
35.4%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Osaka: 43.3%
Official land price 2026
¥267k/m²
+4.3% in a year · +11.9% in 5 years
Osaka: ¥145k/m²
Flood exposure
82.4%
of 17 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (47.1% 3 m or deeper)
Osaka: 42.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 17 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Osaka: 1.4%

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 Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka 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

¥18.0M

¥900k/m²

  • Kuwazu
  • Bishoen · 6 min walk
  • 1K · 20 m²
  • Built 2020 (6 yrs) · RC
Typical2025 Q4

¥26.0M

¥650k/m²

  • Komagawa
  • Kita Tanabe · 4 min walk
  • 1LDK · 40 m²
  • Built 2019 (6 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥33.0M

¥367k/m²

  • Kitatanabe
  • Kita Tanabe · 4 min walk
  • 3LDK · 90 m²
  • Built 1989 (37 yrs)

House

Lower-priced2026 Q1

¥13.0M

¥113k/m²

  • Sunjiyata
  • Yata(Osaka) · 12 min walk
  • Land 100 m² · floor 115 m²
  • Built 1973 (53 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥36.0M

¥514k/m²

  • Koemminamiyata
  • Yata(Osaka) · 14 min walk
  • Land 70 m² · floor 70 m²
  • Built 1992 (33 yrs) · Steel
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥55.0M

¥550k/m²

  • Nishiimagawa
  • Kita Tanabe · 8 min walk
  • Land 60 m² · floor 100 m²
  • Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M¥40.0M20052008201120142017202020232026
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YearCondoHouse
2005–¥33.0M
2006¥12.0M¥33.0M
2007¥16.0M¥33.0M
2008¥14.0M¥33.0M
2009¥15.5M¥28.5M
2010¥12.5M¥28.0M
2011¥14.0M¥27.5M
2012¥13.0M¥23.0M
2013¥16.0M¥27.0M
2014¥13.0M¥24.0M
2015¥19.5M¥29.0M
2016¥18.0M¥32.0M
2017¥20.0M¥28.0M
2018¥18.0M¥29.0M
2019¥18.5M¥30.5M
2020¥20.0M¥30.0M
2021¥18.0M¥34.0M
2022¥19.0M¥34.0M
2023¥20.0M¥30.0M
2024¥22.0M¥33.0M
2025¥22.0M¥31.0M
2026 (partial)¥26.0M¥37.5M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 35% 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¥200k¥400k¥600k20052008201120142017202020232026
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YearCondoHouseLand
2005–¥305k/m²¥260k/m²
2006¥219k/m²¥287k/m²¥260k/m²
2007¥267k/m²¥286k/m²¥280k/m²
2008¥250k/m²¥292k/m²¥260k/m²
2009¥247k/m²¥238k/m²¥260k/m²
2010¥212k/m²¥251k/m²¥220k/m²
2011¥233k/m²¥224k/m²¥240k/m²
2012¥219k/m²¥214k/m²¥220k/m²
2013¥257k/m²¥234k/m²¥195k/m²
2014¥260k/m²¥222k/m²¥230k/m²
2015¥285k/m²¥231k/m²¥210k/m²
2016¥309k/m²¥277k/m²¥225k/m²
2017¥308k/m²¥229k/m²¥250k/m²
2018¥320k/m²¥241k/m²¥225k/m²
2019¥300k/m²¥248k/m²¥270k/m²
2020¥333k/m²¥268k/m²¥290k/m²
2021¥354k/m²¥305k/m²¥270k/m²
2022¥320k/m²¥301k/m²¥290k/m²
2023¥381k/m²¥268k/m²¥250k/m²
2024¥460k/m²¥297k/m²¥300k/m²
2025¥417k/m²¥276k/m²¥325k/m²
2026 (partial)¥448k/m²¥310k/m²–
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥500k¥1.0M05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0¥1.0M/m²¥393k/m²
1¥850k/m²¥389k/m²
22–¥314k/m²
23–¥278k/m²
24¥421k/m²¥218k/m²
26¥340k/m²¥236k/m²
29¥341k/m²¥147k/m²
30–¥223k/m²
31–¥179k/m²
33–¥201k/m²
34¥267k/m²¥179k/m²
35¥294k/m²¥232k/m²
36¥283k/m²¥187k/m²
37¥218k/m²–
38¥250k/m²–
40–¥209k/m²
41–¥150k/m²
42–¥150k/m²
44–¥137k/m²
49–¥124k/m²
50–¥133k/m²
Condo price per m² by construction period
¥0¥200k¥400k¥600k2006200820102012201420162018202020222024

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
2006¥227k/m²–
2007¥280k/m²–
2008¥250k/m²–
2009¥246k/m²–
2010¥213k/m²–
2011¥232k/m²–
2012¥219k/m²–
2013¥233k/m²–
2014¥244k/m²–
2016¥276k/m²–
2017¥271k/m²–
2018¥291k/m²–
2019¥292k/m²–
2020¥283k/m²¥442k/m²
2021¥305k/m²–
2022¥297k/m²–
2023¥311k/m²–
2025¥365k/m²–
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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
2005––¥356k/m²–
2006¥200k/m²¥209k/m²¥350k/m²–
2007–¥210k/m²¥364k/m²–
2008–¥229k/m²¥358k/m²–
2009¥94k/m²¥175k/m²¥319k/m²–
2010–¥196k/m²¥311k/m²–
2011–¥178k/m²¥220k/m²¥342k/m²
2012¥120k/m²¥179k/m²¥185k/m²¥333k/m²
2013¥150k/m²¥174k/m²–¥324k/m²
2014¥83k/m²¥178k/m²–¥347k/m²
2015¥133k/m²¥200k/m²–¥337k/m²
2016–¥204k/m²–¥341k/m²
2017–¥187k/m²–¥344k/m²
2018–¥173k/m²–¥344k/m²
2019–¥164k/m²–¥344k/m²
2020¥115k/m²¥187k/m²–¥364k/m²
2021–¥190k/m²––
2022–¥152k/m²––
2023–¥173k/m²––
2024¥111k/m²¥229k/m²––
2025¥125k/m²¥210k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Yata(Osaka) (矢田(大阪))¥16.5M¥269k/m²¥23.5M7148
Harinakano (針中野)¥15.0M¥317k/m²¥26.5M8128
Tobushijomae (東部市場前)¥20.0M¥480k/m²¥25.0M888
Komagawa Nakano (駒川中野)¥25.0M¥400k/m²¥36.0M685
Kita Tanabe (北田辺)¥25.0M¥483k/m²¥35.0M573
Tanabe (田辺)¥23.0M¥400k/m²¥43.0M461
Imagawa(Osaka) (今川(大阪))¥27.0M¥408k/m²¥32.0M558
Tsurugaoka (鶴ケ丘)––¥45.0M742
Minami Tanabe (南田辺)¥30.5M¥475k/m²¥38.5M638
Hirano(JR) (平野(JR))––¥39.0M1313
Koboreguchi (河堀口)–––711
Bishoen (美章園)–––511
Abiko(Osaka) (あびこ)––¥35.5M1410

Used condo prices by layout in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥28.0M65 m²88
1K¥20.0M20 m²42
2LDK¥23.0M55 m²35
2DK¥11.5M45 m²10

How much does an apartment cost in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City sold for ¥22.0M in 2025, about ¥417k/m², based on 77 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥31.0M in 2025 across 198 sales.

Are property prices in Higashisumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +25.0% and residential land prices changed +12.1%.

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.