Urawa Ward (Saitama) Housing Market 2025: Saitama's Most Expensive Address
Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2
Key figures for 2025
- Median used condo price
- ¥50.0M
- ¥800k/m²
- Median house price (land + building)
- ¥50.5M
- Residential land per m² (sales)
- ¥520k/m²
- +26.8% over 5 years
- Transactions in 2025
- 386
- #1 of 61 areas in Saitama by price per m²
The top of Saitama
Urawa is the administrative and school centre of Saitama Prefecture. Condos cost about ¥0.80M per m² in 2025, the highest in Saitama and about 1.9 times the prefecture average, up from 1.7 times ten years ago. The median condo sold for about ¥50M.
Steady growth
Prices per m² have risen about 6% a year for ten years, with no slowdown. Benchmark residential land rose about 4% in the past year.
Families pay for schools
Urawa is known for its schools, and two-thirds of condo sales are family-sized. The most traded home is a 65 m² 3LDK at about ¥54M. Urawa Station sells at about ¥0.90M per m², Kita-Urawa at about ¥0.66M and Yono at about ¥0.57M. Being within 5 minutes of a station adds about 33% per m².
Thin yields
A median condo costs about 58 years of median rent, one of the highest ratios in the Tokyo area. People buy here to live, for commuting and schools. Vacancy is low, about 7%.
Low flood risk
None of Urawa's benchmark sites are in a flood, tsunami or landslide zone, as the ward sits on the Omiya plateau. Earthquake probability is about 60% for 6-lower in 30 years. Population grew 2.8% between 2020 and 2025.
Living in Urawa Ward, Saitama City: people, homes and risks
- Population 2025
- 169,458
- +2.8% since 2020
- Saitama: -0.8%
- Net moves in 2025
- +366
- +2.16 per 1,000 residents
- Saitama: +3.08
- Vacant homes (2023)
- 7.2%
- 2.5% empty and not for rent or sale
- Saitama: 9.3%
- Median rent (2023)
- ¥72k
- per month, all rented homes
- Saitama: ¥62k
- Strong earthquake risk
- 60.5%
- chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
- Saitama: 52.1%
- Official land price 2026
- ¥395k/m²
- +3.7% in a year · +18.8% in 5 years
- Saitama: ¥122k/m²
- Flood exposure
- 0.0%
- of 32 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
- Saitama: 45.4%
- Landslide exposure
- 0.0%
- of 32 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 Urawa Ward, Saitama 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
¥33.0M
¥471k/m²
- Kamikizaki
- Yono · 14 min walk
- 3LDK · 70 m²
- Built 1998 (27 yrs) · RC
¥54.0M
¥831k/m²
- Kitaurawa
- Kita Urawa · 2 min walk
- 3LDK · 65 m²
- Built 2017 (9 yrs) · RC
¥70.0M
¥1.3M/m²
- Higashitakasagocho
- Urawa · 4 min walk
- 1LDK · 55 m²
- Built 2022 (4 yrs) · RC
House
¥34.0M
¥425k/m²
- Segasaki
- Kita Urawa · 18 min walk
- Land 100 m² · floor 80 m²
- Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
¥50.0M
¥714k/m²
- Kitaurawa
- Kita Urawa · 9 min walk
- Land 45 m² · floor 70 m²
- Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
¥63.0M
¥630k/m²
- Motocho
- Kita Urawa · 9 min walk
- Land 75 m² · floor 100 m²
- Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
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| Year | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥22.0M | ¥44.5M |
| 2006 | ¥30.5M | ¥47.0M |
| 2007 | ¥27.0M | ¥44.0M |
| 2008 | ¥27.0M | ¥40.0M |
| 2009 | ¥25.0M | ¥41.0M |
| 2010 | ¥26.0M | ¥43.5M |
| 2011 | ¥27.0M | ¥43.0M |
| 2012 | ¥26.0M | ¥44.0M |
| 2013 | ¥28.0M | ¥41.0M |
| 2014 | ¥28.5M | ¥40.0M |
| 2015 | ¥30.0M | ¥43.5M |
| 2016 | ¥32.0M | ¥45.0M |
| 2017 | ¥37.0M | ¥43.0M |
| 2018 | ¥36.0M | ¥43.0M |
| 2019 | ¥38.0M | ¥47.0M |
| 2020 | ¥38.0M | ¥43.0M |
| 2021 | ¥39.0M | ¥51.0M |
| 2022 | ¥43.5M | ¥53.0M |
| 2023 | ¥44.5M | ¥55.0M |
| 2024 | ¥46.0M | ¥56.0M |
| 2025 | ¥50.0M | ¥50.5M |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥54.0M | ¥51.5M |
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| Year | Condo | House | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥338k/m² | ¥405k/m² | ¥300k/m² |
| 2006 | ¥468k/m² | ¥379k/m² | ¥320k/m² |
| 2007 | ¥457k/m² | ¥405k/m² | ¥325k/m² |
| 2008 | ¥400k/m² | ¥370k/m² | ¥325k/m² |
| 2009 | ¥400k/m² | ¥389k/m² | ¥300k/m² |
| 2010 | ¥429k/m² | ¥390k/m² | ¥280k/m² |
| 2011 | ¥427k/m² | ¥400k/m² | ¥300k/m² |
| 2012 | ¥429k/m² | ¥388k/m² | ¥290k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥436k/m² | ¥386k/m² | ¥285k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥427k/m² | ¥370k/m² | ¥300k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥446k/m² | ¥400k/m² | ¥315k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥500k/m² | ¥411k/m² | ¥295k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥571k/m² | ¥417k/m² | ¥330k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥550k/m² | ¥434k/m² | ¥390k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥571k/m² | ¥444k/m² | ¥420k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥583k/m² | ¥410k/m² | ¥410k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥629k/m² | ¥504k/m² | ¥430k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥672k/m² | ¥527k/m² | ¥480k/m² |
| 2023 | ¥714k/m² | ¥524k/m² | ¥500k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥753k/m² | ¥526k/m² | ¥470k/m² |
| 2025 | ¥800k/m² | ¥503k/m² | ¥520k/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥831k/m² | ¥460k/m² | ¥380k/m² |
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| Building age (years) | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | – | ¥547k/m² |
| 1 | – | ¥526k/m² |
| 2 | ¥1.2M/m² | – |
| 3 | ¥986k/m² | – |
| 4 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 5 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 6 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 7 | ¥823k/m² | – |
| 8 | ¥786k/m² | ¥424k/m² |
| 9 | ¥843k/m² | – |
| 10 | ¥824k/m² | – |
| 11 | ¥843k/m² | – |
| 12 | ¥907k/m² | – |
| 13 | ¥826k/m² | – |
| 14 | ¥809k/m² | – |
| 15 | ¥857k/m² | – |
| 16 | ¥833k/m² | – |
| 17 | ¥797k/m² | – |
| 18 | ¥768k/m² | – |
| 19 | ¥676k/m² | – |
| 20 | ¥887k/m² | – |
| 21 | ¥691k/m² | – |
| 22 | ¥700k/m² | – |
| 23 | ¥688k/m² | – |
| 24 | ¥647k/m² | – |
| 25 | ¥667k/m² | – |
| 26 | ¥587k/m² | – |
| 27 | ¥600k/m² | – |
| 28 | ¥631k/m² | – |
| 29 | ¥523k/m² | – |
| 30 | ¥420k/m² | ¥371k/m² |
| 31 | ¥426k/m² | – |
| 32 | ¥400k/m² | – |
| 33 | ¥358k/m² | ¥332k/m² |
| 34 | ¥483k/m² | – |
| 36 | – | ¥313k/m² |
| 37 | – | ¥352k/m² |
| 50 | ¥200k/m² | ¥380k/m² |
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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| Year | 1981-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥293k/m² | – | – |
| 2006 | ¥323k/m² | ¥600k/m² | – |
| 2007 | ¥400k/m² | ¥497k/m² | – |
| 2008 | ¥367k/m² | ¥525k/m² | – |
| 2009 | ¥362k/m² | ¥493k/m² | – |
| 2010 | ¥371k/m² | ¥514k/m² | – |
| 2011 | ¥354k/m² | ¥500k/m² | – |
| 2012 | ¥308k/m² | ¥489k/m² | – |
| 2013 | ¥367k/m² | ¥487k/m² | – |
| 2014 | ¥321k/m² | ¥508k/m² | – |
| 2015 | ¥366k/m² | ¥546k/m² | – |
| 2016 | ¥436k/m² | ¥600k/m² | ¥708k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥417k/m² | ¥620k/m² | ¥641k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥460k/m² | ¥554k/m² | ¥691k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥424k/m² | ¥600k/m² | ¥680k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥478k/m² | ¥600k/m² | ¥760k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥480k/m² | ¥645k/m² | ¥786k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥569k/m² | ¥753k/m² | ¥855k/m² |
| 2023 | ¥582k/m² | ¥714k/m² | ¥923k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥541k/m² | ¥809k/m² | ¥934k/m² |
| 2025 | ¥529k/m² | ¥850k/m² | ¥986k/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥710k/m² | – | – |
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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| Year | 1981-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | – | ¥446k/m² | – |
| 2006 | ¥320k/m² | ¥423k/m² | – |
| 2007 | ¥327k/m² | ¥421k/m² | – |
| 2008 | ¥285k/m² | ¥390k/m² | – |
| 2009 | ¥305k/m² | ¥410k/m² | – |
| 2010 | ¥297k/m² | ¥405k/m² | – |
| 2011 | ¥299k/m² | – | ¥437k/m² |
| 2012 | ¥266k/m² | – | ¥421k/m² |
| 2013 | – | – | ¥409k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥267k/m² | – | ¥390k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥314k/m² | – | ¥430k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥356k/m² | – | ¥418k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥351k/m² | – | ¥431k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥320k/m² | – | ¥440k/m² |
| 2019 | – | – | ¥467k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥300k/m² | – | ¥430k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥320k/m² | – | ¥450k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥379k/m² | – | – |
| 2023 | ¥316k/m² | – | – |
| 2024 | ¥310k/m² | – | – |
Prices near train stations in Urawa Ward, Saitama City
Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.
| Station | Median used condo price | Condo price per m² | Median house price (land + building) | Walk (min) | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kita Urawa (北浦和) | ¥40.0M | ¥664k/m² | ¥53.0M | 12 | 425 |
| Urawa (浦和) | ¥55.0M | ¥900k/m² | ¥68.0M | 9 | 294 |
| Yono (与野) | ¥36.0M | ¥569k/m² | ¥48.5M | 11 | 149 |
| Minami Urawa (南浦和) | ¥58.0M | ¥800k/m² | ¥60.5M | 12 | 31 |
Used condo prices by layout in Urawa Ward, Saitama City
Sales from 2023–2025.
| Layout | Median used condo price | Typical size | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3LDK | ¥54.0M | 65 m² | 294 |
| 2LDK | ¥38.0M | 55 m² | 84 |
| 4LDK | ¥61.5M | 80 m² | 34 |
| 1LDK | ¥33.0M | 35 m² | 25 |
| 1K | ¥11.0M | 20 m² | 22 |
How much does an apartment cost in Urawa Ward, Saitama City?
The median used condo (mansion) in Urawa Ward, Saitama City sold for ¥50.0M in 2025, about ¥800k/m², based on 162 recorded sales.
How much does a house cost in Urawa Ward, Saitama City?
The median house sale, including the land, was ¥50.5M in 2025 across 140 sales.
Are property prices in Urawa Ward, Saitama City going up?
Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +37.1% and residential land prices changed +26.8%.
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.