1960s wood house in Niigata (55)

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.

1960s wood house in Niigata

Shibata, Niigata

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1960s wood house in Niigata
1960s wood house in Niigata 1960s wood house in Niigata 1960s wood house in Niigata
1,200,000 yen
approx. GBP 6,000
154.36 sqm
1963
Wood

Location

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Full description

Single-story 7DK property. Plumbing requires major renovation. Interior doors (fusuma) have been removed, creating a spacious layout. A hearth (irori) is present and could be utilized with proper fixtures. Room constituting the bedroom area. Previously rented to another party, with partial renovations done, so better maintained than other rooms. The building rear can be used as a vegetable garden. Beyond that, farmland scenery spreads out, allowing ample gardening work. Remarks: ○Prefers delivery in current condition ○Personal belongings to be disposed by current owner. ○Weak flooring in widespread areas near sink and toilet. ○Overall plumbing requires renovation (including drainage equipment) ○Not connected to sewage (sewage pipe present in adjacent road) ○Agricultural land (vegetable field) behind property; consultation with agricultural committee required if purchase intended. ○Some boundary lines with adjacent land unclear (survey cost borne by owner).

Specifications

Land size487.11 sqm
Building size154.36 sqm
Year built1963
StructureWood
Floors1
Rooms7DK

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
City water
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 6% 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 429.4 km from the coast
  • About 441.8 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: 2026-08-25

Source listing last changed: 2026-08-11

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Original listing: https://www.city.shibata.lg.jp/kurashi/iju/akiya/1026578.html

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