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Matsue 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
¥18.5M
¥233k/m²
Median house price (land + building)
¥12.0M
Residential land per m² (sales)
¥41k/m²
-6.8% over 5 years
Transactions in 2025
357
#1 of 6 areas in Shimane by price per m²

What the data says

The trend has turned down

After rising earlier, house prices per m² have slipped by about 7.1% a year over the last five years. That often reflects weaker local demand, so check vacancy and population trends before buying.

Lagging Shimane

Per m², houses here are 31% above the Shimane average. The premium was 67% ten years ago, so the rest of Shimane has been catching up.

Being near a station is worth a lot

Houses within a 5-minute walk of a station sell for about 65% 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

80% 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.

Sales are thinning out

Transactions are down about 14% on the previous three years. Fewer sales mean less choice and slower resale, so allow more time to sell later.

What a typical purchase costs

Half of all house sales last year were between ¥4.8M and ¥30.0M. Listings outside that range are either unusual properties or worth a closer look.

A shrinking population

The population fell 4.9% between 2020 and 2025 (−6.2% for the wider area). Moves in and out roughly balanced in 2025.

Typical vacancy

11.9% of homes were empty in 2023 (17.1% 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.

Lower earthquake risk

The government's seismic model gives a 5% chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or stronger in the next 30 years (6% 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 +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.

Some flood or landslide exposure

Of the official land-price benchmark sites here, which sit in typical neighbourhoods, 50% are inside the worst-case flood zone. 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 Matsue City: people, homes and risks

Population 2025
193,586
-4.9% since 2020
Shimane: -6.2%
Net moves in 2025
-360
-1.86 per 1,000 residents
Shimane: -2.73
Vacant homes (2023)
11.9%
6.2% empty and not for rent or sale
Shimane: 17.1%
Median rent (2023)
¥48k
per month, all rented homes
Shimane: ¥45k
Strong earthquake risk
4.9%
chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
Shimane: 6.1%
Official land price 2026
¥52k/m²
+0.7% in a year · +3.2% in 5 years
Shimane: ¥28k/m²
Flood exposure
50.0%
of 50 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
Shimane: 51.5%
Landslide exposure
0.0%
of 50 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
Shimane: 4.5%

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 Matsue 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

¥14.0M

¥187k/m²

  • Nishikawatsucho
  • Matsue
  • 3LDK · 75 m²
  • Built 2001 (25 yrs) · RC
Typical2026 Q1

¥19.0M

¥292k/m²

  • Nishikawatsucho
  • Matsue · 21 min walk
  • 3LDK · 65 m²
  • Built 2000 (26 yrs) · RC
Higher-priced2025 Q4

¥27.0M

¥386k/m²

  • Hamanogi
  • Nogi(Shimane) · 2 min walk
  • 3LDK · 70 m²
  • Built 2018 (7 yrs) · RC

House

Lower-priced2026 Q2

¥4.0M

¥28k/m²

  • Hamanogi
  • Nogi(Shimane) · 7 min walk
  • Land 270 m² · floor 145 m²
  • Built 1981 (45 yrs) · Wood
Typical2026 Q2

¥15.0M

¥136k/m²

  • Agenogi
  • Nogi(Shimane) · 15 min walk
  • Land 230 m² · floor 110 m²
  • Built 1989 (37 yrs) · Wood
Higher-priced2026 Q1

¥33.0M

¥330k/m²

  • Nishikawatsucho
  • Matsue
  • Land 195 m² · floor 100 m²
  • Built 2025 (1 yrs) · Wood
Median transaction price by year
¥0¥10.0M¥20.0M¥30.0M2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouse
2007–¥20.0M
2008¥14.0M¥15.0M
2009¥14.5M¥16.0M
2010¥16.0M¥14.0M
2011–¥19.0M
2012–¥14.5M
2013¥16.5M¥15.0M
2014¥15.0M¥20.0M
2015¥15.0M¥15.0M
2016–¥15.0M
2017¥19.0M¥14.0M
2018¥16.0M¥17.0M
2019–¥16.5M
2020¥17.0M¥17.0M
2021¥20.0M¥19.0M
2022¥18.0M¥16.5M
2023¥22.0M¥14.0M
2024¥18.0M¥13.0M
2025¥18.5M¥12.0M
2026 (partial)–¥15.0M
Median price per m² by yearHouses are the better deal on space — A m² of house floor space costs about 65% 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¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025
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YearCondoHouseLand
2007–¥153k/m²¥46k/m²
2008¥200k/m²¥120k/m²¥32k/m²
2009¥200k/m²¥111k/m²¥40k/m²
2010¥213k/m²¥105k/m²¥38k/m²
2011–¥125k/m²¥41k/m²
2012–¥101k/m²¥43k/m²
2013¥227k/m²¥107k/m²¥38k/m²
2014¥213k/m²¥126k/m²¥40k/m²
2015¥200k/m²¥111k/m²¥43k/m²
2016–¥111k/m²¥42k/m²
2017¥239k/m²¥97k/m²¥39k/m²
2018¥240k/m²¥125k/m²¥35k/m²
2019–¥130k/m²¥47k/m²
2020¥229k/m²¥116k/m²¥44k/m²
2021¥265k/m²¥121k/m²¥37k/m²
2022¥257k/m²¥117k/m²¥36k/m²
2023¥291k/m²¥104k/m²¥47k/m²
2024¥257k/m²¥84k/m²¥45k/m²
2025¥233k/m²¥85k/m²¥41k/m²
2026 (partial)–¥114k/m²¥42k/m²
Price per m² by building age (2021–2025 sales)
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k¥400k05101520253035404550
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Building age (years)CondoHouse
0–¥322k/m²
1–¥357k/m²
21¥230k/m²–
22–¥112k/m²
23–¥141k/m²
28–¥120k/m²
30–¥86k/m²
31–¥117k/m²
33–¥107k/m²
34–¥104k/m²
36–¥90k/m²
37–¥116k/m²
38–¥69k/m²
40–¥74k/m²
41–¥95k/m²
42–¥57k/m²
43–¥73k/m²
44–¥68k/m²
45–¥81k/m²
46–¥56k/m²
47–¥53k/m²
48–¥65k/m²
49–¥60k/m²
50–¥57k/m²
House price per m² by construction period
¥0¥100k¥200k¥300k2007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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–¥104k/m²¥267k/m²–
2008¥92k/m²¥120k/m²¥243k/m²–
2009¥62k/m²¥115k/m²¥237k/m²–
2010¥89k/m²¥114k/m²¥196k/m²–
2011–¥126k/m²–¥245k/m²
2012¥83k/m²¥105k/m²––
2013–¥106k/m²–¥267k/m²
2014¥92k/m²¥129k/m²–¥280k/m²
2015¥92k/m²¥107k/m²–¥270k/m²
2016¥89k/m²¥128k/m²–¥262k/m²
2017¥77k/m²¥109k/m²––
2018¥105k/m²¥106k/m²–¥277k/m²
2019¥75k/m²¥127k/m²–¥281k/m²
2020¥46k/m²¥100k/m²–¥280k/m²
2021¥74k/m²¥106k/m²––
2022¥55k/m²¥90k/m²––
2023¥64k/m²¥103k/m²––
2024¥71k/m²¥83k/m²––
2025¥50k/m²¥87k/m²––

Prices near train stations in Matsue City

Sales from 2023–2025, grouped by nearest station.

StationMedian used condo priceCondo price per m²Median house price (land + building)Walk (min)Sales
Matsue (松江)¥18.0M¥231k/m²¥13.0M18407
Nogi(Shimane) (乃木)¥24.5M¥279k/m²¥15.5M1050
Iya (揖屋)––¥14.5M1540
Matsue Shinjiko Onsen (松江しんじ湖温泉)––¥12.0M1227
Tamatsukurionsen (玉造温泉)––¥30.5M1820
Higashi Matsue(Shimane) (東松江(島根))––¥11.5M1820
Shinji (宍道)––¥7.3M1318

Used condo prices by layout in Matsue City

Sales from 2023–2025.

LayoutMedian used condo priceTypical sizeSales
3LDK¥18.0M70 m²45
4LDK¥20.0M85 m²15
2LDK¥18.0M65 m²15

How much does an apartment cost in Matsue City?

The median used condo (mansion) in Matsue City sold for ¥18.5M in 2025, about ¥233k/m², based on 24 recorded sales.

How much does a house cost in Matsue City?

The median house sale, including the land, was ¥12.0M in 2025 across 165 sales.

Are property prices in Matsue City going up?

Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +2.0% and residential land prices changed -6.8%.

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.