Housing conditions 3-2: Residential Area

The total floor area per house and the number of tatami mats in the living room per person have continued to increase, and the total floor area per house in 2018 was 95.92 m2 owned homes, 44.44 m2 for rented houses, and 10.04 tatami mats.
However, there is still a large gap in the total area between own homes and rented houses. (Fig. 3-2-1, Fig. 3-2-2)

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Figure 3-2-1 Change in total floor area per house in Yokohama

Document: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "1968 (Showa 43)-1993 (Heisei 5) Housing and Land Statistics Survey" (1998 (Heisei 10)-2018 (Heisei 30) Housing and Land Statistics Survey"

3-2-2 Changes in the number of tatami rooms per person in Yokohama City

Document: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "1968 (Showa 43)-1993 (Heisei 5) Housing and Land Statistics Survey" (1998 (Heisei 10)-2018 (Heisei 30) Housing and Land Statistics Survey"

Looking at the total floor area per house, Seya Ward, Sakae Ward, Izumi Ward, Aoba Ward, Tsuzuki Ward  , and Kanagawa Ward and Nishi Ward are less than 90 m2.
Aoba Ward and Tsuzuki Ward   accounts for more than 50 m2, while Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Nishi Ward and Minami Ward are less than 40 m2 (Figure 3-2-3).

Figure 3-2-3 Total floor area per house in each ward (2018)

Document: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “2018 Housing and Land Statistics Survey”

The average floor area of a single-family house was 180 m2 in 1988, but it has been decreasing since then, and it has been 160 m2 in the 2018 survey.
In addition, the site area of 100m2 to 149m2 is the largest, accounting for about 30% (Fig. 3-2-4).

Figure 3-2-4 Changes in the number of single-family homes by site area

Document: (1968 (Showa 43)-1993 (Heisei 5) Housing and Land Statistics Survey (1998)-2018 (Heisei 30) Housing and Land Statistics Survey"