Tennoji Ward (Osaka) Housing Market 2026: Family Homes on the High Ground
Data updated 2026-11-11 · Source: MLIT transaction price survey, 2005 Q3–2026 Q2 · Transactions in 2025: 304
In short
- 1One of Osaka's fastest-rising wards
Condo prices per m² in Tennoji rose about 8.6% a year over the past five years, much faster than the 5.3% before.
- 2A family and school district
Tennoji is known for its schools and temples, and it is a family market: the most traded home is a 70 m² 3LDK at about ¥55M, and about 35% of condo sales are family-sized, much more than in the other central wards.
The answers, compared
What does a home cost?
¥29.0M
median used condo · ¥840k/m²
1.5× the Osaka median
7 of 55 areas in Osaka, highest first
Are prices rising?
+60.6%
over 5 years
Faster than Osaka (+50.0%)
7 of 64 areas in Osaka, highest first
Can local earners afford it?
7.4× income
median price ÷ average taxable income
Harder than Osaka (5.6×)
4 of 68 areas in Osaka, highest first
Rent or buy?
33years of rent
median price ÷ a year of median rent
In line with Osaka (32)
21 of 64 areas in Osaka, highest first
Are people moving in?
+6.9%
population, 2020–25
Growing while Osaka shrinks (-0.8%)
5 of 68 areas in Osaka, highest first
How risky is it?
30%
chance of strong shaking (6-lower+) in 30 years
Lower than Osaka (43%)
45 of 68 areas in Osaka, highest first
Rent in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City
The average private rental costs ¥80k a month (2023), +5.5% since 2018. Osaka: ¥64k
| Floor area | Typical layout | Average rent / month | Tennoji Ward, Osaka CityOsaka |
|---|---|---|---|
| under 30 m² studio / 1K | studio / 1K | ¥58k vs 2018 +3.1% · Osaka: ¥50k | |
| 30–49 m² 1LDK / 2DK | 1LDK / 2DK | ¥77k vs 2018 +9.7% · Osaka: ¥65k | |
| 50–69 m² 2LDK / 3DK | 2LDK / 3DK | ¥104k vs 2018 +15.6% · Osaka: ¥80k | |
| 70–99 m² 3LDK / family | 3LDK / family | ¥124k vs 2018 +10.3% · Osaka: ¥89k | |
| 100–149 m² mostly houses | mostly houses | ¥101k vs 2018 -18.4% · Osaka: ¥82k |
- Rent per m²
- ¥2,184
- median, per month · Osaka: ¥1,794
- The median used condo (¥29.0M, 55 m²) costs about 23 years of average rent for a similar-sized home (¥104k 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. 19,560 rented homes.
One of Osaka's fastest-rising wards
Condo prices per m² in Tennoji rose about 8.6% a year over the past five years, much faster than the 5.3% before. Condos now cost about ¥0.84M per m², 1.5 times the Osaka Prefecture average. The median condo sold for about ¥29M.
A family and school district
Tennoji is known for its schools and temples, and it is a family market: the most traded home is a 70 m² 3LDK at about ¥55M, and about 35% of condo sales are family-sized, much more than in the other central wards. Population grew 6.9% between 2020 and 2025, and more people moved in from the rest of Japan than left.
Stations
Shitennoji-Mae-Yuhigaoka and Osaka-Uehommachi are the busiest stations. Teradacho and Tamatsukuri are the priciest; Tsuruhashi and Tennoji are cheaper.
Low risk
Tennoji sits on the Uemachi Plateau. None of its benchmark sites are in a flood, tsunami or landslide zone, and it has the lowest earthquake probability of Osaka's 24 wards (about 30% for 6-lower in 30 years).
Rents
Tennoji has the second highest median rent of the Osaka wards. A median condo costs about 33 years of rent, close to the Osaka average. Official residential land is still about 59% below its 1991 bubble peak.
Living in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City: people, homes and risks
- Population 2025
- 87,782
- +6.9% since 2020
- Osaka: -0.8%
- Net moves in 2025
- +495
- +5.64 per 1,000 residents
- Osaka: +1.79
- Vacant homes (2023)
- 14.7%
- 2.9% empty and not for rent or sale
- Osaka: 14.2%
- Median rent (2023)
- ¥73k
- per month, all rented homes
- Osaka: ¥58k
- Strong earthquake risk
- 29.9%
- chance of shaking of intensity 6-lower or more within 30 years
- Osaka: 43.3%
- Average income per taxpayer
- ¥3.9M
- taxable income in 2023, citywide figure
- Osaka: ¥3.9M
- Daytime population
- 145
- people here by day per 100 residents (2020 census)
- Foreign residents
- 7.6%
- 6,448 registered residents in 2024
- Osaka: 3.7%
- Clinics
- 20.0
- per 10,000 residents; 11 hospitals, 83 dental clinics (2020)
- Osaka: 9.8
- Official land price 2026
- ¥620k/m²
- +6.5% in a year · +27.6% in 5 years
- Osaka: ¥145k/m²
- Flood exposure
- 0.0%
- of 11 benchmark sites in a worst-case flood zone (0.0% 3 m or deeper)
- Osaka: 42.5%
- Landslide exposure
- 0.0%
- of 11 benchmark sites in a landslide warning area
- Osaka: 1.4%
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 Tennoji Ward, Osaka 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
¥19.0M
¥950k/m²
- Daido
- Tennoji · 7 min walk
- 1K · 20 m²
- Built 2016 (10 yrs) · RC
¥26.0M
¥473k/m²
- Ajiharacho
- Tsuruhashi · 2 min walk
- 1LDK · 55 m²
- Built 1993 (33 yrs) · SRC
¥63.0M
¥969k/m²
- Funahashicho
- Tsuruhashi · 2 min walk
- 3LDK · 65 m²
- Built 2008 (18 yrs) · RC
House
¥42.0M
¥525k/m²
- Horikoshicho
- Tennoji · 6 min walk
- Land 40 m² · floor 80 m²
- Built 1979 (46 yrs) · Steel
¥69.0M
¥383k/m²
- Shimpoincho
- Shitennoji Mae Yuhigaoka · 6 min walk
- Land 70 m² · floor 180 m²
- Built 1990 (35 yrs)
¥150M
¥1.2M/m²
- Ajiharacho
- Tsuruhashi · 2 min walk
- Land 180 m² · floor 130 m²
- Built 2006 (19 yrs) · Light steel
Show data table
| Year | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥19.0M | ¥41.0M |
| 2006 | ¥16.5M | ¥49.0M |
| 2007 | ¥20.0M | ¥62.5M |
| 2008 | ¥21.0M | ¥37.5M |
| 2009 | ¥19.0M | ¥55.0M |
| 2010 | ¥16.5M | ¥58.0M |
| 2011 | ¥16.0M | ¥41.5M |
| 2012 | ¥23.5M | ¥40.0M |
| 2013 | ¥18.5M | ¥51.0M |
| 2014 | ¥19.0M | ¥46.0M |
| 2015 | ¥21.0M | ¥60.0M |
| 2016 | ¥23.5M | ¥44.0M |
| 2017 | ¥24.0M | ¥54.0M |
| 2018 | ¥25.0M | ¥80.0M |
| 2019 | ¥29.0M | ¥62.0M |
| 2020 | ¥28.0M | ¥54.5M |
| 2021 | ¥25.0M | ¥55.0M |
| 2022 | ¥25.0M | ¥61.0M |
| 2023 | ¥29.0M | ¥50.0M |
| 2024 | ¥28.0M | ¥87.5M |
| 2025 | ¥29.0M | ¥88.0M |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥26.0M | – |
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| Year | Condo | House | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ¥346k/m² | ¥280k/m² | – |
| 2006 | ¥290k/m² | ¥267k/m² | ¥540k/m² |
| 2007 | ¥360k/m² | ¥281k/m² | – |
| 2008 | ¥316k/m² | ¥240k/m² | – |
| 2009 | ¥300k/m² | ¥209k/m² | – |
| 2010 | ¥286k/m² | ¥199k/m² | ¥390k/m² |
| 2011 | ¥292k/m² | ¥237k/m² | ¥440k/m² |
| 2012 | ¥353k/m² | ¥218k/m² | ¥450k/m² |
| 2013 | ¥353k/m² | ¥232k/m² | ¥510k/m² |
| 2014 | ¥374k/m² | ¥269k/m² | ¥520k/m² |
| 2015 | ¥433k/m² | ¥298k/m² | ¥435k/m² |
| 2016 | ¥480k/m² | ¥294k/m² | – |
| 2017 | ¥512k/m² | ¥291k/m² | – |
| 2018 | ¥500k/m² | ¥345k/m² | ¥620k/m² |
| 2019 | ¥520k/m² | ¥323k/m² | – |
| 2020 | ¥523k/m² | ¥318k/m² | ¥680k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥548k/m² | ¥389k/m² | ¥760k/m² |
| 2022 | ¥600k/m² | ¥458k/m² | – |
| 2023 | ¥675k/m² | ¥309k/m² | – |
| 2024 | ¥733k/m² | ¥418k/m² | – |
| 2025 | ¥840k/m² | ¥484k/m² | ¥910k/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | ¥840k/m² | – | – |
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| Building age (years) | Condo | House |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ¥950k/m² | ¥570k/m² |
| 1 | ¥960k/m² | – |
| 2 | ¥950k/m² | – |
| 3 | ¥900k/m² | – |
| 4 | ¥900k/m² | – |
| 5 | ¥982k/m² | – |
| 6 | ¥900k/m² | – |
| 7 | ¥850k/m² | – |
| 8 | ¥850k/m² | – |
| 9 | ¥848k/m² | – |
| 10 | ¥850k/m² | – |
| 11 | ¥783k/m² | – |
| 12 | ¥800k/m² | – |
| 13 | ¥787k/m² | – |
| 14 | ¥760k/m² | – |
| 15 | ¥768k/m² | – |
| 16 | ¥760k/m² | – |
| 17 | ¥787k/m² | – |
| 18 | ¥711k/m² | – |
| 19 | ¥650k/m² | – |
| 20 | ¥629k/m² | – |
| 21 | ¥656k/m² | – |
| 22 | ¥600k/m² | – |
| 23 | ¥550k/m² | – |
| 24 | ¥606k/m² | – |
| 25 | ¥533k/m² | – |
| 26 | ¥550k/m² | – |
| 28 | ¥517k/m² | – |
| 32 | ¥408k/m² | – |
| 35 | ¥493k/m² | – |
| 36 | ¥422k/m² | – |
| 37 | ¥413k/m² | – |
| 38 | ¥467k/m² | – |
| 39 | ¥400k/m² | – |
| 40 | ¥431k/m² | – |
| 41 | ¥400k/m² | – |
| 42 | ¥400k/m² | – |
| 43 | ¥436k/m² | – |
| 44 | ¥371k/m² | – |
| 45 | ¥383k/m² | – |
| 50 | – | ¥400k/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ¥219k/m² | ¥308k/m² | – | – |
| 2007 | – | ¥310k/m² | ¥483k/m² | – |
| 2008 | – | ¥307k/m² | ¥457k/m² | – |
| 2009 | – | ¥260k/m² | ¥433k/m² | – |
| 2010 | ¥255k/m² | ¥280k/m² | – | – |
| 2011 | ¥183k/m² | ¥267k/m² | ¥491k/m² | – |
| 2012 | – | ¥267k/m² | ¥473k/m² | – |
| 2013 | ¥250k/m² | ¥300k/m² | ¥456k/m² | ¥800k/m² |
| 2014 | – | ¥304k/m² | ¥480k/m² | ¥800k/m² |
| 2015 | – | ¥327k/m² | ¥500k/m² | ¥773k/m² |
| 2016 | – | ¥360k/m² | ¥533k/m² | ¥757k/m² |
| 2017 | – | ¥400k/m² | ¥586k/m² | ¥760k/m² |
| 2018 | – | ¥425k/m² | ¥517k/m² | ¥705k/m² |
| 2019 | – | ¥400k/m² | ¥600k/m² | ¥800k/m² |
| 2020 | – | ¥421k/m² | ¥608k/m² | ¥750k/m² |
| 2021 | ¥280k/m² | ¥417k/m² | ¥638k/m² | ¥800k/m² |
| 2022 | – | ¥436k/m² | ¥650k/m² | ¥850k/m² |
| 2023 | – | ¥493k/m² | ¥675k/m² | ¥837k/m² |
| 2024 | – | ¥480k/m² | ¥733k/m² | ¥883k/m² |
| 2025 | – | ¥555k/m² | ¥875k/m² | ¥954k/m² |
| 2026 (partial) | – | – | – | ¥1.1M/m² |
Prices near train stations in Tennoji Ward, Osaka 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shitennoji Mae Yuhigaoka (四天王寺前夕陽ケ丘) | ¥42.0M | ¥700k/m² | ¥130M | 6 | 154 | 24,560-5% vs 2019 |
| Osaka Uehommachi (大阪上本町) | ¥40.0M | ¥733k/m² | ¥65.0M | 6 | 138 | 65,644-16% vs 2019 |
| Tanimachi 9 Chome (谷町九丁目) | ¥20.0M | ¥756k/m² | – | 3 | 84 | 67,702-8% vs 2019 |
| Tsuruhashi (鶴橋) | ¥22.0M | ¥671k/m² | ¥59.0M | 3 | 78 | 200,028-8% vs 2019 |
| Teradacho (寺田町) | ¥20.0M | ¥840k/m² | ¥89.0M | 6 | 75 | 32,564-6% vs 2019 |
| Tennoji (天王寺) | ¥19.0M | ¥675k/m² | ¥88.0M | 4 | 68 | 502,296-10% vs 2019 |
| Momodani (桃谷) | ¥49.0M | ¥700k/m² | ¥35.0M | 6 | 54 | 33,288-8% vs 2019 |
| Tamatsukuri(OsakaMetro) (玉造(大阪メトロ)) | ¥21.5M | ¥850k/m² | – | 2 | 47 | 45,472-7% vs 2019 |
| Tamatsukuri(JR) (玉造(ＪＲ)) | ¥43.0M | ¥786k/m² | – | 3 | 26 | 45,472-7% vs 2019 |
| Tanimachi 6 Chome (谷町六丁目) | – | – | – | 8 | 12 | 30,138-9% vs 2019 |
Used condo prices by layout in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City
Sales from 2023–2025.
| Layout | Median used condo price | Typical size | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3LDK | ¥55.0M | 70 m² | 171 |
| 1K | ¥18.0M | 20 m² | 164 |
| 2LDK | ¥37.0M | 60 m² | 106 |
| 1LDK | ¥25.0M | 45 m² | 33 |
| 1DK | ¥18.0M | 30 m² | 17 |
| 4LDK | ¥68.0M | 85 m² | 13 |
| 2DK | ¥22.0M | 50 m² | 12 |
How much does an apartment cost in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City?
The median used condo (mansion) in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City sold for ¥29.0M in 2025, about ¥840k/m², based on 232 recorded sales.
How much does a house cost in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City?
The median house sale, including the land, was ¥88.0M in 2025 across 47 sales.
Are property prices in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City going up?
Over the five years to 2025, condo prices per m² changed +60.6% and residential land prices changed +33.8%.
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.