[Assessed 120.9%] Detached house in Abiko, Chiba — 20 min from Abiko Sta.

⚠️ The back (north side) of the property is a wooded slope. A cross-section of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan's 1 m elevation data at the estimated location suggests a slope (cliff) that rises about 8 m just beyond the north boundary. The lot number is not disclosed, so the location is an estimate based on aerial photos, but if the house sits below the cliff, Chiba Prefecture's building ordinance provisions on cliffs may require measures such as a retaining wall when rebuilding. The listing mentions no cliff or retaining wall, and the block wall at the rear visible in the photos retains less than 1 m of soil. Please confirm with the agent and Abiko City before considering a purchase.

A pre-owned detached house in Kotobuki 2-chome, Abiko, a 20-minute walk from Abiko Station on the JR Joban Line (or a 7-minute bus ride from the station to the Shiyakusho stop, then a 1-minute walk). The KEIHOKU Kotobuki and Kasumi supermarkets are roughly 300 m from the centre of the block, so daily shopping is within walking distance (distances are straight-line from the centre of the block).

The two-storey wooden house was built in September 1972, with 98.14 ㎡ of floor area and a 4SLDK layout. The interior (floors, walls, ceilings and fittings) was fully renovated in May 2026; there are two toilets, parking for two cars and a garden, and the main windows face south. The 179.34 ㎡ freehold lot (registered area) straddles a Category 1 Low-rise Exclusive Residential Zone and a Category 2 Residential Zone (60% building coverage, 150% floor-area ratio), is registered as residential land and is level. It fronts a 4.0 m private road to the south, with a private-road burden of 20.81 ㎡. The house is vacant and available for immediate handover.

The building has passed the 22-year statutory useful life for wooden structures, so its assessed value is zero and the valuation rests on the land alone. The 2026 route price is ¥90,000/㎡, up about 7% from ¥84,000/㎡ two years earlier. On the local roads of Kotobuki 2-chome, ¥90,000 and ¥92,000/㎡ are tied as the most common values, so we used the lower ¥90,000. The listing does not say whether the 20.81 ㎡ private-road burden is included in the lot area, so we assumed it is and deducted it, valuing 158.53 ㎡ (assessed ratio 120.9%). Without the deduction the ratio is 136.8%. Even at ¥73,000/㎡, the lowest value in the block, it is about 98%.

The land value exceeds the price, and the house has a newly renovated interior ready for use. On the other hand, the listing does not show whether the slope behind affects rebuilding, nor the form of the private-road share and the road type. We recommend checking these on site and with the local authorities.