1950s wood house in Hirose, Satsuma

On the town's official empty-home register A municipal akiya bank is a town-run list of empty homes, so this one may qualify for local grants.

1950s wood house in Hirose, Satsuma

Satsuma, Kagoshima

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1950s wood house in Hirose, Satsuma
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Price
1,200,000 yen
approx. GBP 6,000
Building size
73.26 sqm
Year built
1956
Structure
Wood

Location

This marks an approximate area, not the exact building. The circle is a rough radius from the listing's published address, so you can see the neighbourhood without us guessing at a precise spot.

Japanese address

Full description

Single-story wooden residential property in Hirose district, Satsuma Town. Originally built in 1956, extended in 1979. Vacant for 1 year 8 months. Minor repairs needed. Storage shed on separate structure within property. Located in a quiet area near Sashi Elementary School, convenience store, and hospital.

Specifications

Land size250.94 sqm
Building size73.26 sqm
Year built1956
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms6帖×3（和室）

Where a detail is not shown, the source listing did not state it. We leave it out rather than guess.

Utilities

Gas
None
Water
City water
Sewer
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
In a red (special caution) landslide zone (2 zone(s))
Source: Government hazard map
Flood risk
No designated river-flood zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Tsunami risk
No designated tsunami inundation zone at this location
Source: Government hazard map
Strong-earthquake chance
About 2% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Farmland rules
Inside an outer farmland zone. Some land-use restrictions may apply.
Source: Government land-use records
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
Local land price
Local land about 5,000 yen per sqm, prices falling (-2.6% over 5 years)
Source: Government land-price survey
  • About 246 min walk to Osumi-Yokogawa station
  • About 26.4 km from the coast
  • About 0.2 km to the nearest primary school

A pre-1981 build predates Japan's current earthquake code, which can matter for insurance and renovation. We flag the era from the year built where we have it.

Land-market context

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 5,000 yen per sqm, with local prices falling (-2.6% over five years).

Source: Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey. A benchmark for the area, not a valuation of this home.

Matched subsidies

  • Satsuma Town Migration and Settlement Promotion Subsidy
    Up to 2,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Migration Support Payment Program
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Household)
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Vacant House Renovation Add-on
    Up to 1,000,000 yen
    Source
  • Regional Revitalization Migration Support Program (Single)
    Up to 600,000 yen
    Source

Amounts change every year. Always confirm with the town before you rely on a figure.

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Where this data comes from

  • Landslide-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A33).
  • Flood-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A31a).
  • Tsunami-risk areas, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A40).
  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Farmland rules, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data (KSJ A12).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.
  • Official land prices, from Japan's Ministry of Land land-price survey.

Source listing last changed: 2025-01-27

We re-check listings against their sources through the week.

Original listing: https://www.satsuma-net.jp/material/files/group/14/No165.pdf

Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.

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