Stationside House, Saitama (32)

1980s wood house, 19-min walk to station, Saitama

Chichibu, Saitama

Year built
1983
Building size
82 sqm
Land size
329 sqm
Structure
Wood
On the town's official empty-home register Source: chichibuakiyabank.com (opens in a new tab) Checked 2026-09-26

About this home

Wood-frame house from 1983, 82 sqm on 329 sqm, nineteen minutes from Chichibu station; it's in a yellow landslide zone, so structural assessment is essential before any commitment.

Draft summary from the listing, not yet reviewed by a founder.

From the listing

Terao in Chichibu City, where this house stands, is located west of Chichibu's central area and west of the clear Arakawa River, with many east-facing sloped hills. Chichibu Muse Park North Entrance is conveniently close to Terao, offering recreation, views, and healing time. Terao is a well-mixed area with both long-established and newer residences, featuring strawberry, grape, and chestnut farms as well as an agricultural cooperative direct sales outlet, a place where you can feel nature's bounty. About a 7-minute walk from this house, beneath the Takenohana Bridge flows the clear Arakawa River, where the shrine purification ritual is held during the annual Chichibu Shrine Kawase Festival in July. / Special Notes: Land area is from the register of registered matters. Building area is from the register of registered matters. Boundary demarcation is not provided. Transaction is as-is with no warranty liability for contractual non-conformity. Viewings are limited to those who have pre-visited the area in person and confirmed satisfaction with surroundings, location, and property atmosphere via all posted photos and website content, are registered as individual users of Chichibu Akiya Bank, understand that trading is as-is with no obligation for repairs, and can proceed with application after viewing. / Building Information, Repairs Needed: Minor repairs required / Repair Cost: Borne by purchaser / Structure Note: True-wall construction allows wider spans / Utilities: Kerosene heating, municipal water supply, septic tank water disposal.

Specifications

Land size
329 sqm
Building size
82 sqm
Year built
1983
Structure
Wood
Floors
1
Rooms
3DK
Gas
Propane (LPG)
Water
City water
Sewer
Septic (combined)

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

Floor plans

Floor plan 1 of 1 for 1980s wood house, 19-min walk to station, Saitama
Floor plan 1 of 1

The price in context

The nearest official land-price benchmark is about 23,900 yen per sqm, down about 4% over five years (24,900 to 23,900), which the survey classes as stable.

The asking price works out at about 22,188 yen per sqm of land, 7% below the nearest residential benchmark of about 23,900 yen per sqm.

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

Official records

Area and hazard data

3 checks clear, 2 to know about, 1 not applicable. Each check is against a government map for this exact point. Where a map is missing or we can't use it, we say so; that never means there's no risk.

Hazards and ground
Earthquake code
Checked, clear
Built after the 1981 earthquake code

Source: Estimated from year built

Strong-earthquake chance
Note
About 8% chance of a strong quake (shindo 6-lower or above) in 30 years, mid-range for Japan, where most places sit between 3% and 26%

Source: National earthquake-hazard model

Landslide risk
Caution
In a yellow (caution) landslide zone (1 zone(s)). Expect a surveyor to look at the slope behind the house. Zone edges are approximate, and this is not a legal property disclosure document.

Source: Government hazard map

Flood risk
Checked, clear
Checked: outside a mapped flood area. The maps cover designated rivers only, so this is not a promise of no flooding.

Source: Government hazard map

Tsunami risk
Not applicable
Inland, no tsunami map. This home is in a prefecture with no coast.
Liquefaction
Checked, clear
Low liquefaction susceptibility for the ground here

Source: National landform survey

Getting around
Setting
About 0.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 26,000)
Clinic
About 4 min walk

Location

Area
Chichibu, Saitama
Setting
About 0.4 km to the nearest built-up town area (population about 26,000)
Clinic
About 4 min walk

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. The published address resolves to the plot itself.

Rules of this akiya bank

These are the bank's published eligibility rules, not confirmation that your intended use of this home is allowed. Check with the municipality and owner.

  • Residence or regular-stay requirement

    Not established

    No explicit buyer-residency rule found in the checked bank pages.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.

    Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
  • Business-use exclusion

    Not established

    No explicit property business-use rule found; website reuse terms are not property-use rules.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.

    Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
  • Resale restriction

    Not established

    No explicit post-purchase resale ban or holding period found. Unknown is not permission.

    Unknown does not mean permitted. No restriction or permission has been inferred.

    Read official bank rules Checked 2026-10-06
Matched subsidies

Grants and rules

2 programmes in our data could apply to this home, all with conditions you would have to meet first. Amounts change every year. Always confirm with the town before you rely on a figure.

Municipal conditions and restrictions
  • Use for resale purposes is prohibited
  • Use for rental purposes is prohibited
  • Use for lodging business purposes is prohibited
Always confirm the current conditions with the town before you commit.
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13 other homes currently listed in Chichibu.

Before you buy

Where this data comes from

Every fact on this page comes from the town's own listing or an official government record, checked for this address. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess.

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

Map data: National Land Numerical Information (Kokudo Suchi Joho), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, processed by Engawa.

出典:「国土数値情報」(国土交通省)(https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/)をEngawaが加工して作成

Checked against the town's listing
Checked against the town's listing: 2026-09-26
Source listing last changed
Source listing last changed: 2026-09-13

We re-check listings against their sources through the week. Where a fact is missing, we say so rather than guess. Data from the source listing plus official government records.

7,300,000 yen

(approx. GBP 34,000)

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