Broadacre Farmhouse, Iwate (45)

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 house on a large plot in Iwate

Sumita, Iwate

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1,000,000 yen
approx. GBP 5,000
152.05 sqm
1979
Mixed

Location

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Full description

Equipment & Conditions: no water supply, electricity available, no gas, septic toilet, no bath / Remarks: contents to be removed at seller's expense, access via east-facing public road requires separate negotiation with adjacent landowner, building area and construction year per fixed asset tax register, property comprises 4 parcels; some parcels are classified as field land, ownership transfer registration of field-classified land requires application to agricultural commission / Surrounding facilities: property is set in a natural environment and can be used as a workshop. Concrete floor is laid for improved work efficiency and recreational use. Lounge facilities are also available.

Specifications

Land size884.46 sqm
Building size152.05 sqm
Year built1979
StructureMixed
Floors1
Rooms2間+作業場

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

Utilities

Gas
None
Water
None
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 8% 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 671.6 km from the coast
  • About 683.8 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: 2026-08-21

Source listing last changed: 2025-04-17

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