Housing conditions 2-1: Trends in Housing Starts

Figure 2-1-1 Changes in the Number of Housing Starts in Yokohama

The number of housing starts was 54,830 in 1989, but since then it has been on a downward trend.
In recent years, the number has been decreasing since 2017, with 26,391 units in 2021 (3).
The number of condominiums has been increasing and decreasing, but since 2017, it has been decreasing since 2017 and 12,301 units in 2021.
The same applies to private rental housing, which has been declining since 2017, with 8,845 units in 2021 (Figure 2-1-1).

Document: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism “Housing Start Statistics”, Yokohama City Policy Bureau “Yokohama City Statistical Report”
※Calculated by year (January to December of each year)
※The Housing Start Statistics are compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on reports from the builder according to the provisions of Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the Building Standards Law.

Figure 2-1-3 Changes in Average floor area per newly constructed housing in Yokohama

The average floor area of housing under construction had been on an increasing trend until around 2000, but in recent years it has been decreasing.
The average floor area of the owner's house increased to 130.7 m2 in 1998, but in recent years it has fallen below 120 m2.
The average floor area of a rented house increased from 44.4m2 in 1991 to 62.0m2 in 1996, but then decreased to 40.48m2 in 2021 (Figure 2-1-3).
Document: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism “Housing Start Statistics”, Yokohama City Policy Bureau “Yokohama City Statistical Report”
※Calculated by year (January to December of each year)
※The Housing Start Statistics are compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on reports from the builder according to the provisions of Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the Building Standards Law.

Figure 2-1-4 Average floor area per housing starts in each ward

Aoba Ward and Totsuka Ward, but smaller in Nishi Ward and Minami Ward are narrower.
In addition, tenants range from wards with a floor area of about 30 m2 to more than 50 m2, indicating that the demand for scale varies depending on the region (Fig. 2-1-4).
Document: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism “Housing Start Statistics”, Yokohama City Policy Bureau “Yokohama City Statistical Report”
※Calculated by year (January to December of each year)
※The Housing Start Statistics are compiled by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on reports from the builder according to the provisions of Article 15, Paragraph 1 of the Building Standards Law.