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Hanyu 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)
¥13k/m²
-3.8% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
165
#52 of 61 areas in Saitama by price per m²

What the data says

The trend has turned down

After rising earlier, house prices per m² have slipped by about 7.2% a year over the last five years. That often reflects weaker local demand, so check vacancy and population trends before buying.

Lagging Saitama

Per m², houses here are 61% below the Saitama average. Ten years ago the gap was 52%, so Hanyu City has been falling behind the rest of Saitama.

Station distance barely matters

Houses 11–15 minutes from a station sell for similar or higher prices than those near one, which usually means buyers here drive or value quiet residential streets.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥4.0M and ¥26.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 1.2% between 2020 and 2025 (−0.8% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025. Households still grew 2.7% as people live in smaller households, which supports demand for smaller homes even as the population shrinks.

Typical vacancy

11.8% of homes were empty in 2023 (9.3% for the wider area), and 6.5% were empty without being for rent, for sale or used as second homes. The level of abandoned homes is around the national norm.

Moderate earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 33% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (52% for the wider area). Post-1981 buildings are designed for this level of shaking, but check ground conditions and 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 0% 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, 100% are inside the worst-case flood zone (25% 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 Hanyu City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
52,238
-1.2% since 2020
Saitama: -0.8%
Net moves in 2025
+98
+1.88 per 1,000 residents
Saitama: +3.08
Vacant homes (2023)
11.8%
6.5% empty and not for rent or sale
Saitama: 9.3%
Median rent (2023)
¥49k
per month, all rented homes
Saitama: ¥62k
Strong earthquake risk
33.4%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Saitama: 52.1%
Official land price 2026
¥27k/m²
-0.4% in a year · -3.4% in 5 years
Saitama: ¥122k/m²
Flood exposure
100.0%
of 16 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (25.0% 3 m or deeper)
Saitama: 45.4%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 16 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Saitama: 0.2%

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 Hanyu 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 Q4

¥2.8M

¥40k/m²

  • Minami
  • Hanyu · 13 min walk
  • Land 100 m² · floor 70 m²
  • Built 1975 (50 yrs) · Wood
Typical2025 Q4

¥17.0M

¥106k/m²

  • Oaza Kamiiwase
  • Hanyu · 18 min walk
  • Land 500 m² · floor 160 m²
  • Built 1996 (29 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥27.0M

¥257k/m²

  • Oaza Kabagasaki
  • Minami Hanyu · 18 min walk
  • Land 300 m² · floor 105 m²
  • Built 2025 (0 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouse
2007–
2008¥17.0M
2009¥15.0M
2010¥14.0M
2011¥16.5M
2012¥18.0M
2013¥17.0M
2014¥14.0M
2015¥15.0M
2016¥16.0M
2017¥17.5M
2018¥12.0M
2019¥17.0M
2020¥19.5M
2021¥21.5M
2022¥22.0M
2023¥20.0M
2024¥13.0M
2025¥17.0M
2026 (partial)–
Median price per m² by year
¥0¥50k¥100k¥150k¥200k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearHouseLand
2007–¥18k/m²
2008¥153k/m²¥12k/m²
2009¥137k/m²¥15k/m²
2010¥128k/m²¥13k/m²
2011¥111k/m²¥18k/m²
2012¥104k/m²¥11k/m²
2013¥135k/m²¥13k/m²
2014¥105k/m²¥10k/m²
2015¥127k/m²¥14k/m²
2016¥122k/m²¥17k/m²
2017¥113k/m²¥14k/m²
2018¥99k/m²¥5k/m²
2019¥157k/m²¥4k/m²
2020¥164k/m²¥13k/m²
2021¥200k/m²¥13k/m²
2022¥200k/m²¥20k/m²
2023¥145k/m²¥18k/m²
2024¥100k/m²¥14k/m²
2025¥121k/m²¥13k/m²
2026 (partial)–¥5k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)House
0¥235k/m²
1¥191k/m²
34¥90k/m²
50¥31k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k20102012201420162018202020222024

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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Year1981-20002011-2020
2010¥85k/m²–
2013–¥191k/m²
2015¥56k/m²–
2016¥59k/m²–
2018–¥209k/m²
2019–¥213k/m²
2020–¥191k/m²
2025¥79k/m²–

Prices near train stations in Hanyu City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Hanyu (羽生)––¥16.0M15144
Minami Hanyu (南羽生)––¥23.0M1436
Shingo(Saitama) (新郷(埼玉))––¥4.7M1021

How much does a house cost in Hanyu City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥17.0M in 2025 across 73 sales.

Are property prices in Hanyu City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, residential land prices changed -3.8%.

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.