Taito Ward Housing Market 2025: The Fastest-Growing Ward, on Low Ground
Data updated 2026-11-10 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2
Key figures for 2025
- Median used condo price
- ¥40.0M
- ¥1.2M/m² · +7.1% vs 2024
- Median house price (land + building)
- ¥180M
- Residential land per m² (sales)
- ¥1.8M/m²
- +95.7% over 5 years
- Transactions in 2025
- 754
- #10 of 50 areas in Tokyo by price per m²
Population growing fastest in Tokyo
Taito, home to Ueno and Asakusa, grew 8.0% between 2020 and 2025, the most of any of the 23 wards. Households grew 15%, so most newcomers are single people or couples. Net movement from the rest of Japan was about zero, so much of the growth comes from abroad and new condos.
Still cheaper than the core
Condos cost about ¥1.2M per m², only slightly above the Tokyo average and tenth among the wards. The median condo sold for about ¥40M. Prices per m² rose about 5% a year over the past five years, a bit slower than before. Land prices are moving faster: land sold in transactions roughly doubled in five years, and benchmark residential land rose 14.2% in the past year.
Small homes, old houses
Almost half of condo sales are studios and 1K units. Iriya, Minowa and Asakusa (Tsukuba Express) are the busiest stations, and Minami-Senju and Minowa the cheapest. Houses lose value fast: a house is down to land value by about 28 years old, and the land is what people pay for.
Good yields
A median condo costs about 32 years of median rent, one of the best ratios in central Tokyo, which is why investors buy here.
Flood risk is the issue
About 85% of Taito's benchmark sites are inside the worst-case flood zone, and about a third are in zones of 3 m or deeper, mainly in the east near the Sumida river. Check the hazard map before buying in Asakusa or Iriya. The Akihabara–Kanda renewal area reaches into the ward's southwest.
Living in Taito Ward: people, homes and risks
- Population 2025
- 228,390
- +8.0% since 2020
- Tokyo: +1.4%
- Net moves in 2025
- -32
- -0.14 per 1,000 residents
- Tokyo: +4.58
- Vacant homes (2023)
- 10.5%
- 6.9% empty and not for rent or sale
- Tokyo: 10.9%
- Median rent (2023)
- ¥103k
- per month, all rented homes
- Tokyo: ¥78k
- Strong earthquake risk
- 48.7%
- chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
- Tokyo: 52.8%
- Official land price 2026
- ¥1.1M/m²
- +14.2% in a year · +42.5% in 5 years
- Tokyo: ¥407k/m²
- Flood exposure
- 84.9%
- of 53 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (34.0% 3 m or deeper)
- Tokyo: 42.5%
- Landslide exposure
- 0.0%
- of 53 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
- Tokyo: 0.8%
Urban renewal zones
Areas designated by the national government for priority redevelopment, with relaxed planning rules and financial support for large projects.
- Akihabara and Kanda · 157 ha · designated 2002
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 Taito 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
¥28.0M
¥1.4M/m²
- Kuramae
- Kuramae · 1 min walk
- 1K · 20 m²
- Built 2007 (19 yrs) · RC
¥43.0M
¥1.2M/m²
- Misuji
- Shin Okachimachi · 6 min walk
- 1DK · 35 m²
- Built 2009 (17 yrs) · RC
¥72.0M
¥1.4M/m²
- Kitaueno
- Ueno · 10 min walk
- 2LDK · 50 m²
- Built 2000 (25 yrs) · RC
House
¥75.0M
¥1.3M/m²
- Ikenohata
- Nezu · 4 min walk
- Land 45 m² · floor 60 m²
- Built 2026 (0 yrs) · Wood
¥160M
¥970k/m²
- Kojima
- Shin Okachimachi · 3 min walk
- Land 75 m² · floor 165 m²
- Built 1995 (31 yrs) · RC
¥400M
¥1.0M/m²
- Kojima
- Shin Okachimachi · 4 min walk
- Land 115 m² · floor 390 m²
- Built 2024 (2 yrs) · RC
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| Year | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥24.0M | ¥59.0M |
| 2006 | ¥24.0M | ¥79.5M |
| 2007 | ¥24.0M | ¥95.5M |
| 2008 | ¥25.0M | ¥79.0M |
| 2009 | ¥25.0M | ¥87.5M |
| 2010 | ¥24.0M | ¥53.0M |
| 2011 | ¥24.0M | ¥56.0M |
| 2012 | ¥26.0M | ¥54.5M |
| 2013 | ¥26.0M | ¥60.0M |
| 2014 | ¥25.0M | ¥57.0M |
| 2015 | ¥25.0M | ¥66.0M |
| 2016 | ¥29.0M | ¥70.0M |
| 2017 | ¥28.5M | ¥110M |
| 2018 | ¥29.0M | ¥100M |
| 2019 | ¥30.0M | ¥110M |
| 2020 | ¥32.0M | ¥90.0M |
| 2021 | ¥33.0M | ¥90.0M |
| 2022 | ¥33.0M | ¥130M |
| 2023 | ¥34.0M | ¥120M |
| 2024 | ¥35.0M | ¥145M |
| 2025 | ¥40.0M | ¥180M |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥40.0M | ¥140M |
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| Year | Condo | House | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥501k/m² | ¥343k/m² | ¥520k/m² |
| 2006 | ¥552k/m² | ¥316k/m² | ¥640k/m² |
| 2007 | ¥633k/m² | ¥414k/m² | ¥820k/m² |
| 2008 | ¥643k/m² | ¥365k/m² | ¥760k/m² |
| 2009 | ¥600k/m² | ¥326k/m² | ¥530k/m² |
| 2010 | ¥600k/m² | ¥287k/m² | ¥565k/m² |
| 2011 | ¥622k/m² | ¥333k/m² | ¥490k/m² |
| 2012 | ¥614k/m² | ¥311k/m² | ¥490k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥600k/m² | ¥372k/m² | ¥565k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥627k/m² | ¥379k/m² | ¥580k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥714k/m² | ¥387k/m² | ¥650k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥760k/m² | ¥414k/m² | ¥750k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥819k/m² | ¥565k/m² | ¥855k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥875k/m² | ¥571k/m² | ¥900k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥886k/m² | ¥571k/m² | ¥935k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥929k/m² | ¥598k/m² | ¥920k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥967k/m² | ¥557k/m² | ¥915k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥676k/m² | ¥1.1M/m² |
| 2023 | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥638k/m² | ¥980k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥829k/m² | ¥1.4M/m² |
| 2025 | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥879k/m² | ¥1.8M/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥1.3M/m² | ¥970k/m² | ¥1.7M/m² |
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| Building age (years) | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ¥1.5M/m² | ¥957k/m² |
| 1 | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥968k/m² |
| 2 | ¥1.2M/m² | – |
| 3 | ¥1.3M/m² | – |
| 4 | ¥1.2M/m² | – |
| 5 | ¥1.2M/m² | – |
| 6 | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥917k/m² |
| 7 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 8 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 9 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 10 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 11 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 12 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 13 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 14 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 15 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 16 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 17 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 18 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 19 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 20 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 21 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 22 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 23 | ¥1.1M/m² | – |
| 24 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 25 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 26 | ¥967k/m² | – |
| 27 | ¥1.0M/m² | – |
| 28 | ¥967k/m² | ¥445k/m² |
| 29 | ¥865k/m² | – |
| 30 | ¥933k/m² | – |
| 31 | ¥914k/m² | – |
| 32 | ¥867k/m² | – |
| 33 | ¥750k/m² | ¥556k/m² |
| 34 | ¥733k/m² | ¥717k/m² |
| 35 | ¥733k/m² | ¥650k/m² |
| 36 | ¥750k/m² | ¥657k/m² |
| 37 | ¥775k/m² | ¥502k/m² |
| 38 | ¥764k/m² | – |
| 39 | ¥725k/m² | ¥616k/m² |
| 40 | ¥800k/m² | ¥365k/m² |
| 41 | ¥933k/m² | – |
| 42 | ¥663k/m² | ¥594k/m² |
| 43 | ¥733k/m² | – |
| 44 | ¥675k/m² | ¥590k/m² |
| 45 | ¥686k/m² | – |
| 46 | – | ¥687k/m² |
| 47 | ¥700k/m² | ¥455k/m² |
| 49 | – | ¥349k/m² |
| 50 | ¥600k/m² | ¥730k/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 | – | ¥400k/m² | ¥831k/m² | – |
| 2006 | – | ¥470k/m² | ¥850k/m² | – |
| 2007 | – | ¥527k/m² | ¥923k/m² | – |
| 2008 | – | ¥495k/m² | ¥880k/m² | – |
| 2009 | ¥417k/m² | ¥450k/m² | ¥760k/m² | – |
| 2010 | – | ¥491k/m² | ¥767k/m² | – |
| 2011 | – | ¥492k/m² | ¥683k/m² | ¥960k/m² |
| 2012 | – | ¥477k/m² | ¥619k/m² | ¥875k/m² |
| 2013 | – | ¥475k/m² | ¥623k/m² | ¥875k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥486k/m² | ¥520k/m² | ¥667k/m² | ¥914k/m² |
| 2015 | – | ¥600k/m² | ¥733k/m² | ¥960k/m² |
| 2016 | – | ¥650k/m² | ¥780k/m² | ¥980k/m² |
| 2017 | – | ¥662k/m² | ¥822k/m² | ¥970k/m² |
| 2018 | – | ¥680k/m² | ¥900k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2019 | – | ¥700k/m² | ¥925k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2020 | – | ¥800k/m² | ¥943k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² |
| 2021 | – | ¥809k/m² | ¥960k/m² | ¥1.1M/m² |
| 2022 | – | ¥855k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥1.1M/m² |
| 2023 | – | ¥850k/m² | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥1.1M/m² |
| 2024 | – | ¥907k/m² | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥1.2M/m² |
| 2025 | ¥744k/m² | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥1.3M/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | – | ¥982k/m² | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥1.3M/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 | – | ¥307k/m² | – | – |
| 2006 | ¥272k/m² | ¥362k/m² | – | – |
| 2007 | – | ¥410k/m² | – | – |
| 2008 | – | ¥307k/m² | – | – |
| 2009 | – | ¥326k/m² | ¥524k/m² | – |
| 2010 | – | ¥232k/m² | – | – |
| 2011 | – | ¥233k/m² | – | – |
| 2012 | ¥238k/m² | ¥250k/m² | – | ¥544k/m² |
| 2013 | – | ¥318k/m² | – | ¥535k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥217k/m² | ¥348k/m² | – | ¥614k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥243k/m² | ¥378k/m² | – | ¥621k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥282k/m² | ¥379k/m² | – | ¥630k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥351k/m² | ¥470k/m² | – | ¥690k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥435k/m² | ¥432k/m² | – | ¥712k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥461k/m² | ¥473k/m² | – | ¥860k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥388k/m² | ¥411k/m² | – | ¥850k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥305k/m² | ¥462k/m² | – | – |
| 2022 | – | ¥505k/m² | – | – |
| 2023 | – | ¥522k/m² | – | – |
| 2024 | ¥560k/m² | ¥710k/m² | – | – |
| 2025 | – | ¥749k/m² | – | – |
Prices near train stations in Taito 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iriya(Tokyo) (入谷(東京)) | ¥34.0M | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥130M | 5 | 337 |
| Minowa (三ノ輪) | ¥33.5M | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥69.5M | 6 | 244 |
| Asakusa(TsukubaExpress) (浅草(つくばＥＸＰ)) | ¥42.5M | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥100M | 6 | 243 |
| Asakusa(Tobu/Toei/TokyoMetro) (浅草(東武・都営・メトロ)) | ¥39.0M | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥190M | 9 | 195 |
| Shin Okachimachi (新御徒町) | ¥33.0M | ¥1.1M/m² | ¥230M | 4 | 165 |
| Kuramae (蔵前) | ¥37.0M | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥300M | 4 | 155 |
| Asakusabashi (浅草橋) | ¥33.0M | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥150M | 5 | 142 |
| Minami Senju (南千住) | ¥34.0M | ¥907k/m² | ¥67.0M | 10 | 114 |
| Ueno (上野) | ¥42.0M | ¥1.2M/m² | – | 6 | 89 |
| Inaricho(Tokyo) (稲荷町(東京)) | ¥40.0M | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥120M | 4 | 84 |
| Naka Okachimachi (仲御徒町) | ¥43.0M | ¥1.3M/m² | ¥155M | 4 | 75 |
| Tawaramachi(Tokyo) (田原町(東京)) | ¥45.0M | ¥1.2M/m² | ¥490M | 4 | 67 |
| Uguisudani (鶯谷) | ¥36.0M | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥120M | 4 | 54 |
| Nezu (根津) | ¥99.0M | ¥1.6M/m² | ¥130M | 5 | 45 |
| Okachimachi (御徒町) | ¥27.0M | ¥1.1M/m² | – | 6 | 27 |
Used condo prices by layout in Taito Ward
Sales from 2023–2025.
| Layout | Median used condo price | Typical size | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K | ¥27.0M | 25 m² | 515 |
| 1LDK | ¥45.0M | 40 m² | 274 |
| 2LDK | ¥61.0M | 55 m² | 251 |
| 3LDK | ¥75.0M | 65 m² | 177 |
| 1DK | ¥32.0M | 30 m² | 144 |
| 2DK | ¥37.5M | 40 m² | 50 |
| 1R | ¥16.0M | 20 m² | 25 |
| Open floor | ¥46.0M | 50 m² | 18 |
How much does an apartment cost in Taito Ward?
The median used condo (mansion) in Taito Ward sold for ¥40.0M in 2025, about ¥1.2M/m², based on 551 recorded sales.
How much does a house cost in Taito Ward?
The median house sale, including the land, was ¥180M in 2025 across 141 sales.
Are property prices in Taito Ward going up?
Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +29.2% and residential land prices changed +95.7%.
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.