Kita Ward Housing Market 2025: Affordable, Popular, and Partly on the Floodplain
Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2
Key figures for 2025
- Median used condo price
- ¥36.0M
- ¥1.0M/m² · +13.0% vs 2024
- Median house price (land + building)
- ¥64.0M
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Residential land per m² (sales)
- ¥650k/m²
- +20.4% over 5 years
- Transactions in 2025
- 843
- #17 of 50 areas in Tokyo by price per m²
People are moving in
Kita, around Akabane and Oji, is one of the most popular wards for movers: in 2025 it had a net inflow from the rest of Japan of about 8.7 per 1,000 residents, third among the 23 wards. Population grew 3.7% between 2020 and 2025.
Below the Tokyo average
Condos cost about ¥1.0M per m², about 0.9 times the Tokyo average and 16th among the wards. The median condo sold for about ¥36M. Prices per m² rose about 5.4% a year over the past five years, a little slower than before. Benchmark residential land rose 11% in the past year.
Family homes are common
The most traded home is a 25 m² 1K at about ¥25M, but 3LDKs at about ¥57M come second, and a quarter of condo sales are family-sized. Akabane, Oji and Higashi-Jujo are the busiest stations; Kita-Akabane is the cheapest.
Station distance matters a lot
Condos within 5 minutes of a station sell for about 24% more per m² than those 11–15 minutes away, one of the biggest gaps in the wards.
Flood risk in the east
About two-thirds of Kita's benchmark sites are in the worst-case flood zone, and more than a third are in zones of 3 m or deeper. They are in the lowlands along the Arakawa river, such as around Akabane-Iwabuchi and Shimo; the hills near Oji and Tabata are higher. Earthquake probability (about 63%) is above the ward average. A median condo costs about 39 years of median rent, the Tokyo average.
Living in Kita Ward: people, homes and risks
- Population 2025
- 368,290
- +3.7% since 2020
- Tokyo: +1.4%
- Net moves in 2025
- +3,199
- +8.69 per 1,000 residents
- Tokyo: +4.58
- Vacant homes (2023)
- 11.9%
- 2.0% empty and not for rent or sale
- Tokyo: 10.9%
- Median rent (2023)
- ¥77k
- per month, all rented homes
- Tokyo: ¥78k
- Strong earthquake risk
- 63.2%
- chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
- Tokyo: 52.8%
- Official land price 2026
- ¥632k/m²
- +11.3% in a year · +37.5% in 5 years
- Tokyo: ¥407k/m²
- Flood exposure
- 66.7%
- of 54 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (37.0% 3 m or deeper)
- Tokyo: 42.5%
- Landslide exposure
- 0.0%
- of 54 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
- Tokyo: 0.8%
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 Kita Ward
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
¥26.0M
¥1.0M/m²
- Kishimachi
- Oji(Tokyo) · 3 min walk
- 1K · 25 m²
- Built 2010 (16 yrs) · RC
¥36.0M
¥1.4M/m²
- Akabane
- Akabane · 6 min walk
- 1DK · 25 m²
- Built 2021 (5 yrs) · RC
¥68.0M
¥1.4M/m²
- Higashitabata
- Tabata(Tokyo) · 3 min walk
- 2LDK · 50 m²
- Built 2019 (7 yrs) · RC
House
¥40.0M
¥471k/m²
- Sakaecho
- Kajiwara · 3 min walk
- Land 45 m² · floor 85 m²
- Built 1993 (33 yrs) · Steel
¥62.0M
¥729k/m²
- Akabanekita
- Kita Akabane · 9 min walk
- Land 65 m² · floor 85 m²
- Built 2025 (1 yrs) · Wood
¥130M
¥867k/m²
- Tabata
- Tabata(Tokyo) · 6 min walk
- Land 260 m² · floor 150 m²
- Built 1999 (26 yrs)
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| Year | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥12.0M | ¥45.0M |
| 2006 | ¥22.0M | ¥42.0M |
| 2007 | ¥24.0M | ¥49.0M |
| 2008 | ¥25.0M | ¥44.0M |
| 2009 | ¥24.0M | ¥42.0M |
| 2010 | ¥24.0M | ¥40.0M |
| 2011 | ¥23.5M | ¥40.0M |
| 2012 | ¥26.0M | ¥41.0M |
| 2013 | ¥23.0M | ¥38.0M |
| 2014 | ¥25.0M | ¥41.0M |
| 2015 | ¥27.0M | ¥43.0M |
| 2016 | ¥27.0M | ¥47.0M |
| 2017 | ¥27.0M | ¥50.0M |
| 2018 | ¥28.0M | ¥50.0M |
| 2019 | ¥29.0M | ¥51.0M |
| 2020 | ¥28.0M | ¥52.0M |
| 2021 | ¥29.5M | ¥52.0M |
| 2022 | ¥28.0M | ¥60.0M |
| 2023 | ¥31.0M | ¥63.0M |
| 2024 | ¥32.0M | ¥61.0M |
| 2025 | ¥36.0M | ¥64.0M |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥35.5M | ¥67.5M |
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| Year | Condo | House | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥457k/m² | ¥415k/m² | ¥375k/m² |
| 2006 | ¥624k/m² | ¥421k/m² | ¥360k/m² |
| 2007 | ¥840k/m² | ¥442k/m² | ¥450k/m² |
| 2008 | ¥583k/m² | ¥445k/m² | ¥405k/m² |
| 2009 | ¥492k/m² | ¥460k/m² | ¥340k/m² |
| 2010 | ¥533k/m² | ¥429k/m² | ¥360k/m² |
| 2011 | ¥531k/m² | ¥400k/m² | ¥380k/m² |
| 2012 | ¥500k/m² | ¥427k/m² | ¥340k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥517k/m² | ¥422k/m² | ¥370k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥538k/m² | ¥413k/m² | ¥390k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥571k/m² | ¥461k/m² | ¥400k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥662k/m² | ¥506k/m² | ¥420k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥720k/m² | ¥540k/m² | ¥480k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥760k/m² | ¥500k/m² | ¥480k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥754k/m² | ¥501k/m² | ¥550k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥750k/m² | ¥552k/m² | ¥540k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥835k/m² | ¥560k/m² | ¥550k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥886k/m² | ¥629k/m² | ¥575k/m² |
| 2023 | ¥923k/m² | ¥667k/m² | ¥600k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥920k/m² | ¥649k/m² | ¥650k/m² |
| 2025 | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥680k/m² | ¥650k/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥713k/m² | ¥660k/m² |
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| Building age (years) | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥719k/m² |
| 1 | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥691k/m² |
| 2 | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥803k/m² |
| 3 | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥751k/m² |
| 4 | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥675k/m² |
| 5 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 6 | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥629k/m² |
| 7 | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥697k/m² |
| 8 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 9 | ¥992k/m² | – |
| 10 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 11 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 12 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 13 | ¥933k/m² | – |
| 14 | ¥920k/m² | – |
| 15 | ¥928k/m² | – |
| 16 | ¥954k/m² | – |
| 17 | ¥920k/m² | ¥635k/m² |
| 18 | ¥886k/m² | ¥623k/m² |
| 19 | ¥875k/m² | – |
| 20 | ¥793k/m² | – |
| 21 | ¥780k/m² | – |
| 22 | ¥750k/m² | – |
| 23 | ¥733k/m² | – |
| 24 | ¥838k/m² | – |
| 25 | ¥777k/m² | – |
| 26 | ¥727k/m² | – |
| 27 | ¥808k/m² | ¥482k/m² |
| 28 | ¥800k/m² | – |
| 29 | ¥723k/m² | ¥517k/m² |
| 30 | ¥800k/m² | – |
| 31 | ¥742k/m² | ¥411k/m² |
| 32 | ¥800k/m² | ¥452k/m² |
| 33 | ¥727k/m² | ¥564k/m² |
| 34 | ¥620k/m² | ¥497k/m² |
| 35 | ¥633k/m² | – |
| 36 | ¥656k/m² | ¥421k/m² |
| 37 | ¥600k/m² | ¥343k/m² |
| 38 | ¥612k/m² | – |
| 39 | ¥695k/m² | ¥475k/m² |
| 40 | ¥523k/m² | – |
| 41 | ¥623k/m² | – |
| 42 | ¥554k/m² | ¥402k/m² |
| 43 | ¥554k/m² | ¥349k/m² |
| 44 | ¥633k/m² | – |
| 46 | ¥581k/m² | – |
| 47 | ¥500k/m² | ¥277k/m² |
| 48 | ¥470k/m² | ¥500k/m² |
| 49 | ¥667k/m² | ¥407k/m² |
| 50 | ¥545k/m² | ¥379k/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 | 1971-1980 | 1981-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | – | ¥455k/m² | – | – |
| 2006 | – | ¥455k/m² | ¥950k/m² | – |
| 2007 | – | ¥471k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 2008 | ¥391k/m² | ¥473k/m² | ¥960k/m² | – |
| 2009 | – | ¥441k/m² | ¥867k/m² | – |
| 2010 | – | ¥450k/m² | ¥750k/m² | – |
| 2011 | – | ¥480k/m² | ¥592k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2012 | – | ¥431k/m² | ¥550k/m² | ¥760k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥342k/m² | ¥425k/m² | ¥582k/m² | ¥920k/m² |
| 2014 | – | ¥462k/m² | ¥629k/m² | ¥920k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥400k/m² | ¥509k/m² | ¥633k/m² | ¥957k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥500k/m² | ¥539k/m² | ¥771k/m² | ¥923k/m² |
| 2017 | – | ¥569k/m² | ¥800k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2018 | – | ¥615k/m² | ¥800k/m² | ¥920k/m² |
| 2019 | – | ¥562k/m² | ¥840k/m² | ¥940k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥500k/m² | ¥593k/m² | ¥836k/m² | ¥945k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥521k/m² | ¥622k/m² | ¥869k/m² | ¥969k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥471k/m² | ¥680k/m² | ¥882k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2023 | ¥533k/m² | ¥733k/m² | ¥900k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2024 | ¥611k/m² | ¥733k/m² | ¥920k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2025 | ¥618k/m² | ¥800k/m² | ¥993k/m² | ¥1.1M/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | – | ¥759k/m² | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥1.2M/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 | 1971-1980 | 1981-2000 | 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | – | ¥333k/m² | ¥500k/m² | – |
| 2006 | ¥277k/m² | ¥357k/m² | ¥513k/m² | – |
| 2007 | ¥284k/m² | ¥362k/m² | ¥522k/m² | – |
| 2008 | – | ¥360k/m² | ¥554k/m² | – |
| 2009 | – | ¥322k/m² | ¥510k/m² | – |
| 2010 | ¥327k/m² | ¥338k/m² | ¥509k/m² | – |
| 2011 | ¥287k/m² | ¥266k/m² | – | ¥488k/m² |
| 2012 | – | ¥280k/m² | – | ¥471k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥261k/m² | ¥275k/m² | – | ¥474k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥292k/m² | ¥313k/m² | – | ¥500k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥246k/m² | ¥343k/m² | – | ¥523k/m² |
| 2016 | – | ¥331k/m² | ¥492k/m² | ¥567k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥359k/m² | ¥417k/m² | – | ¥585k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥306k/m² | ¥396k/m² | – | ¥657k/m² |
| 2019 | – | ¥411k/m² | – | ¥622k/m² |
| 2020 | – | ¥385k/m² | – | ¥617k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥289k/m² | ¥476k/m² | – | ¥591k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥375k/m² | ¥452k/m² | – | – |
| 2023 | – | ¥476k/m² | – | – |
| 2024 | ¥385k/m² | ¥422k/m² | – | ¥707k/m² |
| 2025 | ¥447k/m² | ¥493k/m² | – | – |
Prices near train stations in Kita Ward
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oji(Tokyo) (王子) | ¥32.0M | ¥980k/m² | ¥69.5M | 8 | 280 |
| Akabane (赤羽) | ¥33.0M | ¥960k/m² | ¥70.0M | 6 | 208 |
| Higashi Jujo (東十条) | ¥27.0M | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥64.0M | 6 | 191 |
| Oji Kamiya (王子神谷) | ¥43.0M | ¥929k/m² | ¥54.0M | 6 | 190 |
| Kita Akabane (北赤羽) | ¥45.0M | ¥829k/m² | ¥52.0M | 5 | 161 |
| Nishi Sugamo (西巣鴨) | ¥27.0M | ¥960k/m² | ¥57.5M | 6 | 131 |
| Tabata(Tokyo) (田端) | ¥30.0M | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥86.0M | 8 | 130 |
| Akabane Iwabuchi (赤羽岩淵) | ¥35.0M | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥54.0M | 3 | 98 |
| Shimo (志茂) | ¥30.0M | ¥920k/m² | ¥65.0M | 6 | 98 |
| Jujo(Tokyo) (十条(東京)) | ¥38.0M | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥62.0M | 9 | 89 |
| Komagome (駒込) | ¥35.0M | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥120M | 6 | 82 |
| Itabashi (板橋) | ¥28.0M | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥50.0M | 5 | 73 |
| Ukimafunado (浮間舟渡) | ¥35.0M | ¥672k/m² | – | 10 | 52 |
| Kami Nakazato (上中里) | – | – | ¥62.0M | 6 | 47 |
| Nishigahara (西ケ原) | ¥60.0M | ¥969k/m² | ¥53.5M | 5 | 41 |
Used condo prices by layout in Kita Ward
Sales from 2023–2025.
| Layout | Median used condo price | Typical size | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K | ¥25.0M | 25 m² | 499 |
| 3LDK | ¥57.0M | 65 m² | 296 |
| 2LDK | ¥47.0M | 50 m² | 230 |
| 1LDK | ¥39.0M | 40 m² | 99 |
| 1DK | ¥30.5M | 30 m² | 52 |
| 2DK | ¥33.0M | 45 m² | 43 |
| 4LDK | ¥61.0M | 80 m² | 24 |
| 1R | ¥13.0M | 15 m² | 21 |
How much does an apartment cost in Kita Ward?
The median used condo (mansion) in Kita Ward sold for ¥36.0M in 2025, about ¥1.0M/m², based on 459 recorded sales.
How much does a house cost in Kita Ward?
The median house sale, including the land, was ¥64.0M in 2025 across 237 sales.
Are property prices in Kita Ward going up?
Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +38.7% and residential land prices changed +20.4%.
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.