Stationside House, Akita (ef)

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.

1970s wood house, 16-min walk to station, Akita

Noshiro, Akita

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500,000 yen
approx. GBP 2,000
125.47 sqm
1975
Wood

Location

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Full description

Repair necessity: major repairs required / Repair cost responsibility: borne by occupant / Other: outdoor boiler room, 10-mat tatami room / Utilization status: no occupant (0.8 years) / Remarks: the childcare facility distance shown is to the nearest "certified childcare center Aiji Hoikuen"

Specifications

Land size309 sqm
Building size125.47 sqm
Year built1975
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms居間・和室・台所・風呂・トイレ

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

Utilities

Gas
Propane (LPG)
Water
Well
Sewer
Septic (single)

Area and hazard data

Landslide risk
Data not available
Flood risk
Data not available
Tsunami risk
Data not available
Strong-earthquake chance
About 12% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years
Source: National earthquake-hazard model
Earthquake code
Built before the 1981 earthquake code (older seismic standard)
Source: Estimated from year built
  • About 643.2 km from the coast
  • About 652.0 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.

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Where this data comes from

  • Earthquake-hazard forecast, from the national J-SHIS model (2024).
  • Stations, coastline and schools, from Japan's Ministry of Land mapping data.

Checked against the town's listing: 2026-08-15

Source listing last changed: 2025-01-09

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