Kamakura Housing Market 2026: A Historic Seaside Town of Family Homes
Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 383
In short
- 1Family homes, almost no studios
Kamakura's market is almost all family homes.
- 2Prices picking up after a long flat period
Condo prices per m² rose about 5% a year over the past five years, after almost no growth in the five years before.
- 3Location is everything
Condos near Kamakura Station and Hase sell at about ¥0.8–1.0M per m², about twice those near Ofuna and Shonan-Fukasawa.
- 4Population and second homes
Population fell 1.6% between 2020 and 2025, but more people moved in from the rest of Japan than left.
The answers, compared
What does a home cost?
¥40.0M
median used condo · ¥533k/m²
7% below the Kanagawa median
15 of 41 areas in Kanagawa, highest first
Are prices rising?
+26.3%
over 5 years
Slower than Kanagawa (+28.6%)
24 of 49 areas in Kanagawa, highest first
Can local earners afford it?
7.3× income
median price ÷ average taxable income
Harder than Kanagawa (6.6×)
13 of 51 areas in Kanagawa, highest first
Rent or buy?
42years of rent
median price ÷ a year of median rent
Longer than Kanagawa (35)
7 of 50 areas in Kanagawa, highest first
Are people moving in?
-1.6%
population, 2020–25
Shrinking faster than Kanagawa (-0.5%)
31 of 51 areas in Kanagawa, highest first
How risky is it?
52%
chance of strong shaking (6-lower+) in 30 years
Lower than Kanagawa (56%)
32 of 51 areas in Kanagawa, highest first
Rent in Kamakura City
The average private rental costs ¥85k a month (2023), -3.5% since 2018. Kanagawa: ¥76k
| Floor area | Typical layout | Average rent / month | Kamakura CityKanagawa |
|---|---|---|---|
| under 30 m² studio / 1K | studio / 1K | ¥62k vs 2018 +2.4% · Kanagawa: ¥59k | |
| 30–49 m² 1LDK / 2DK | 1LDK / 2DK | ¥82k vs 2018 +5.6% · Kanagawa: ¥76k | |
| 50–69 m² 2LDK / 3DK | 2LDK / 3DK | ¥100k vs 2018 -1.7% · Kanagawa: ¥93k | |
| 70–99 m² 3LDK / family | 3LDK / family | ¥113k vs 2018 -15.2% · Kanagawa: ¥109k | |
| 100–149 m² mostly houses | mostly houses | ¥125k vs 2018 -2.5% · Kanagawa: ¥109k |
- Rent per m²
- ¥2,064
- median, per month · Kanagawa: ¥2,085
- The median used condo (¥40.0M, 75 m²) costs about 29 years of average rent for a similar-sized home (¥113k a month).
- Excludes management fees, repair reserve, property tax and mortgage interest.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Housing and Land Survey 2023. Privately owned rentals (excluding rent-free homes), monthly rent without management fees. These averages include older homes, so they run below asking rents for newly listed units. 15,910 rented homes.
Family homes, almost no studios
Kamakura's market is almost all family homes. The most traded condo is a 75 m² 3LDK at about ¥37M, more than three-quarters of condo sales are family-sized, and studios are rare. Houses are the bigger market: about 190 sold in 2025, at a median of about ¥49M.
Prices picking up after a long flat period
Condo prices per m² rose about 5% a year over the past five years, after almost no growth in the five years before. Condos cost about ¥0.53M per m², a little below the Kanagawa average. Benchmark residential land rose about 5% in the past year, but only about 16% over ten years, and it is still about 46% below its 1991 peak.
Location is everything
Condos near Kamakura Station and Hase sell at about ¥0.8–1.0M per m², about twice those near Ofuna and Shonan-Fukasawa. Ofuna, a big rail junction, is by far the busiest station. Houses near the sea, around Shichirigahama and Kamakura-Kokomae, sell for the highest prices.
Population and second homes
Population fell 1.6% between 2020 and 2025, but more people moved in from the rest of Japan than left. Kamakura has many second homes and about 5% of homes are long-term empty. A median condo costs about 42 years of median rent, so yields are thin.
Natural risks
Kamakura has a mix of risks: about 20% of benchmark sites are in a tsunami zone near the beaches, about 10% in landslide zones in the hills, and some in deep flood zones in the river valleys. Check the hazard map for any address.
Living in Kamakura City: people, homes and risks
- Population 2025
- 169,870
- -1.6% since 2020
- Kanagawa: -0.5%
- Net moves in 2025
- +351
- +2.07 per 1,000 residents
- Kanagawa: +3.05
- Vacant homes (2023)
- 10.8%
- 5.4% empty and not for rent or sale
- Kanagawa: 9.8%
- Median rent (2023)
- ¥79k
- per month, all rented homes
- Kanagawa: ¥70k
- Strong earthquake risk
- 51.9%
- chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
- Kanagawa: 56.2%
- Average income per taxpayer
- ¥5.5M
- taxable income in 2023
- Kanagawa: ¥4.4M
- Daytime population
- 97
- people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
- Foreign residents
- 1.1%
- 1,938 registered residents in 2024
- Kanagawa: 3.1%
- Clinics
- 10.5
- per 10,000 residents; 12 hospitals, 132 dental clinics (2020)
- Kanagawa: 7.6
- Official land price 2026
- ¥207k/m²
- +4.9% in a year · +18.1% in 5 years
- Kanagawa: ¥198k/m²
- Flood exposure
- 18.8%
- of 48 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (8.3% 3 m or deeper)
- Kanagawa: 25.9%
- Tsunami exposure
- 20.8%
- of 48 benchmark sites in a tsunami inundation zone
- Kanagawa: 10.5%
- Landslide exposure
- 10.4%
- of 48 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
- Kanagawa: 2.4%
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); recorded crime: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo only); incomes: Ministry of Internal Affairs taxation survey via the Statistics Bureau's municipal indicators; foreign residents: Basic Resident Register; medical facilities and station passengers: MLIT National Land Numerical Information. Earthquake probability is measured at the municipal center.
Example sales in Kamakura 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
¥23.0M
¥383k/m²
- Yamazaki
- Shonan Machiya · 6 min walk
- 3LDK · 60 m²
- Built 1997 (29 yrs) · RC
¥39.0M
¥459k/m²
- Shichirigahama
- Shichirigahama · 8 min walk
- 3LDK · 85 m²
- Built 1985 (41 yrs) · RC
¥62.0M
¥886k/m²
- Terabun
- Shonan Fukasawa · 7 min walk
- 2LDK · 70 m²
- Built 2024 (1 yrs) · RC
House
¥31.0M
¥365k/m²
- Imaizumi
- Ofuna
- Land 85 m² · floor 85 m²
- Built 2025 (1 yrs) · Wood
¥49.0M
¥363k/m²
- Dai
- Fujimicho(Kanagawa) · 10 min walk
- Land 210 m² · floor 135 m²
- Built 2017 (9 yrs) · Wood
¥71.0M
¥473k/m²
- Omachi
- Kamakura · 8 min walk
- Land 270 m² · floor 150 m²
- Built 1955 (70 yrs)
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| Year | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ¥28.0M | ¥46.0M |
| 2008 | ¥29.5M | ¥43.0M |
| 2009 | ¥29.0M | ¥38.0M |
| 2010 | ¥30.0M | ¥42.0M |
| 2011 | ¥31.0M | ¥39.0M |
| 2012 | ¥32.0M | ¥40.0M |
| 2013 | ¥32.0M | ¥40.0M |
| 2014 | ¥32.0M | ¥41.0M |
| 2015 | ¥28.0M | ¥38.5M |
| 2016 | ¥29.0M | ¥40.0M |
| 2017 | ¥32.0M | ¥39.0M |
| 2018 | ¥34.0M | ¥42.0M |
| 2019 | ¥30.5M | ¥40.0M |
| 2020 | ¥33.0M | ¥39.0M |
| 2021 | ¥34.0M | ¥45.0M |
| 2022 | ¥38.0M | ¥49.5M |
| 2023 | ¥36.5M | ¥49.0M |
| 2024 | ¥39.0M | ¥53.0M |
| 2025 | ¥40.0M | ¥49.0M |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥32.0M | ¥49.0M |
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| Year | Condo | House | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ¥393k/m² | ¥421k/m² | ¥210k/m² |
| 2008 | ¥394k/m² | ¥410k/m² | ¥230k/m² |
| 2009 | ¥383k/m² | ¥367k/m² | ¥190k/m² |
| 2010 | ¥367k/m² | ¥368k/m² | ¥190k/m² |
| 2011 | ¥387k/m² | ¥393k/m² | ¥190k/m² |
| 2012 | ¥422k/m² | ¥378k/m² | ¥190k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥413k/m² | ¥356k/m² | ¥190k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥418k/m² | ¥366k/m² | ¥180k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥350k/m² | ¥358k/m² | ¥180k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥388k/m² | ¥374k/m² | ¥180k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥417k/m² | ¥380k/m² | ¥180k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥400k/m² | ¥376k/m² | ¥170k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥400k/m² | ¥369k/m² | ¥185k/m² |
| 2020 | ¥422k/m² | ¥375k/m² | ¥190k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥429k/m² | ¥427k/m² | ¥170k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥486k/m² | ¥444k/m² | ¥220k/m² |
| 2023 | ¥500k/m² | ¥483k/m² | ¥210k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥513k/m² | ¥484k/m² | ¥210k/m² |
| 2025 | ¥533k/m² | ¥457k/m² | ¥210k/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥547k/m² | ¥460k/m² | ¥245k/m² |
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| Building age (years) | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | – | ¥533k/m² |
| 1 | – | ¥523k/m² |
| 3 | – | ¥609k/m² |
| 5 | – | ¥638k/m² |
| 6 | – | ¥603k/m² |
| 8 | – | ¥600k/m² |
| 9 | – | ¥692k/m² |
| 10 | – | ¥563k/m² |
| 13 | – | ¥578k/m² |
| 14 | – | ¥438k/m² |
| 16 | ¥547k/m² | ¥419k/m² |
| 17 | – | ¥404k/m² |
| 18 | ¥600k/m² | ¥413k/m² |
| 19 | ¥588k/m² | ¥437k/m² |
| 20 | ¥675k/m² | ¥519k/m² |
| 21 | ¥586k/m² | ¥565k/m² |
| 22 | ¥501k/m² | ¥414k/m² |
| 23 | ¥569k/m² | ¥500k/m² |
| 24 | ¥507k/m² | ¥339k/m² |
| 25 | ¥445k/m² | ¥412k/m² |
| 27 | – | ¥429k/m² |
| 28 | – | ¥373k/m² |
| 29 | – | ¥421k/m² |
| 30 | – | ¥333k/m² |
| 32 | – | ¥272k/m² |
| 33 | – | ¥364k/m² |
| 34 | – | ¥305k/m² |
| 35 | – | ¥251k/m² |
| 36 | – | ¥343k/m² |
| 37 | ¥343k/m² | ¥313k/m² |
| 38 | – | ¥467k/m² |
| 39 | – | ¥321k/m² |
| 40 | – | ¥313k/m² |
| 41 | – | ¥331k/m² |
| 42 | – | ¥316k/m² |
| 45 | – | ¥270k/m² |
| 46 | ¥371k/m² | ¥350k/m² |
| 47 | – | ¥330k/m² |
| 48 | ¥272k/m² | ¥388k/m² |
| 49 | ¥282k/m² | ¥340k/m² |
| 50 | ¥259k/m² | ¥307k/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | – | ¥357k/m² | – | – |
| 2009 | – | ¥333k/m² | ¥525k/m² | – |
| 2010 | – | ¥322k/m² | ¥453k/m² | – |
| 2011 | – | ¥307k/m² | ¥497k/m² | – |
| 2012 | – | ¥388k/m² | ¥500k/m² | – |
| 2013 | – | ¥325k/m² | ¥429k/m² | ¥500k/m² |
| 2014 | – | ¥350k/m² | ¥450k/m² | – |
| 2015 | – | ¥306k/m² | ¥435k/m² | – |
| 2016 | ¥290k/m² | ¥318k/m² | ¥519k/m² | – |
| 2017 | – | ¥347k/m² | ¥454k/m² | – |
| 2018 | – | ¥359k/m² | ¥493k/m² | – |
| 2019 | – | ¥329k/m² | ¥457k/m² | – |
| 2020 | – | ¥347k/m² | ¥486k/m² | – |
| 2021 | – | ¥406k/m² | – | – |
| 2022 | – | ¥390k/m² | ¥515k/m² | – |
| 2023 | – | – | ¥588k/m² | – |
| 2024 | – | ¥429k/m² | ¥700k/m² | – |
| 2025 | – | ¥425k/m² | ¥728k/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ¥367k/m² | ¥358k/m² | ¥456k/m² | – |
| 2008 | ¥330k/m² | ¥366k/m² | ¥448k/m² | – |
| 2009 | ¥307k/m² | ¥317k/m² | ¥400k/m² | – |
| 2010 | ¥337k/m² | ¥330k/m² | ¥411k/m² | – |
| 2011 | ¥300k/m² | ¥323k/m² | ¥435k/m² | ¥411k/m² |
| 2012 | ¥290k/m² | ¥324k/m² | – | ¥432k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥293k/m² | ¥307k/m² | ¥407k/m² | ¥400k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥261k/m² | ¥289k/m² | ¥484k/m² | ¥436k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥215k/m² | ¥293k/m² | ¥400k/m² | ¥410k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥238k/m² | ¥309k/m² | ¥394k/m² | ¥447k/m² |
| 2017 | ¥242k/m² | ¥324k/m² | – | ¥429k/m² |
| 2018 | ¥303k/m² | ¥296k/m² | ¥371k/m² | ¥442k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥257k/m² | ¥278k/m² | ¥390k/m² | ¥427k/m² |
| 2020 | – | ¥271k/m² | ¥380k/m² | ¥425k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥296k/m² | ¥323k/m² | ¥465k/m² | ¥495k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥297k/m² | ¥336k/m² | ¥444k/m² | – |
| 2023 | ¥251k/m² | ¥410k/m² | ¥424k/m² | ¥642k/m² |
| 2024 | ¥342k/m² | ¥374k/m² | ¥463k/m² | – |
| 2025 | ¥335k/m² | ¥333k/m² | ¥485k/m² | ¥535k/m² |
Prices near train stations in Kamakura 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 | Daily passengers (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ofuna (大船) | ¥33.0M | ¥453k/m² | ¥47.0M | 17 | 290 | 29,003+5% vs 2019 |
| Kamakura (鎌倉) | ¥86.5M | ¥1.0M/m² | ¥58.0M | 15 | 171 | 102,979-11% vs 2019 |
| Shonan Fukasawa (湘南深沢) | ¥33.0M | ¥411k/m² | ¥43.0M | 14 | 64 | 6,029+8% vs 2019 |
| Nishi Kamakura (西鎌倉) | – | – | ¥54.0M | 8 | 56 | 5,392+2% vs 2019 |
| Fujimicho(Kanagawa) (富士見町(神奈川)) | ¥39.5M | ¥545k/m² | ¥35.0M | 7 | 51 | 5,263+27% vs 2019 |
| Kita Kamakura (北鎌倉) | ¥21.0M | ¥263k/m² | ¥45.0M | 11 | 43 | 16,354-9% vs 2019 |
| Shichirigahama (七里ケ浜) | – | – | ¥71.0M | 10 | 26 | 7,574+4% vs 2019 |
| Kamakura Kokomae (鎌倉高校前) | – | – | ¥105M | 6 | 25 | 5,292+21% vs 2019 |
| Hase(Kanagawa) (長谷(神奈川)) | ¥65.0M | ¥817k/m² | ¥92.0M | 4 | 24 | 9,371+1% vs 2019 |
| Shonan Machiya (湘南町屋) | – | – | ¥44.0M | 8 | 19 | 7,187+4% vs 2019 |
| Koshigoe (腰越) | – | – | ¥48.0M | 4 | 19 | 2,779-6% vs 2019 |
| Kataseyama (片瀬山) | – | – | ¥49.0M | 5 | 18 | 3,731-4% vs 2019 |
| Inamuragasaki (稲村ケ崎) | – | – | ¥54.0M | 10 | 17 | 3,942-9% vs 2019 |
Used condo prices by layout in Kamakura City
Sales from 2023–2025.
| Layout | Median used condo price | Typical size | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3LDK | ¥37.0M | 75 m² | 163 |
| 2LDK | ¥50.0M | 70 m² | 41 |
| 4LDK | ¥38.0M | 85 m² | 25 |
How much does an apartment cost in Kamakura City?
The median used condo (mansion) in Kamakura City sold for ¥40.0M in 2025, about ¥533k/m², based on 78 recorded sales.
How much does a house cost in Kamakura City?
The median house sale, including the land, was ¥49.0M in 2025 across 190 sales.
Are property prices in Kamakura City going up?
Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +26.3% and residential land prices changed +10.5%.
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.