Home registrations in Kolkata see 43% YoY growth in H1 2025: Report

Compact homes up to 500 sqft make up 54% of registered residential properties, the report said.

July 23, 2025: The Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) witnessed registration of 30,582 apartments during H1 2025 (January – June) compared to 27,639 apartment registrations in H2 2024, marking a 43% YoY increase, according to a Knight Frank India report. This marks the second-highest number of apartment registrations in Kolkata during any half-year period since 2020. However, June 2025 registrations saw a marginal 1% year-on-year (YoY) decline, while on a month-on-month (MoM) basis, registrations dropped by 22% compared to May 2025, the report said. The apartment registrations recorded in June 2025 were 4,260, slightly lower compared to June 2024, which saw 4,292 apartment registrations.

 

Comparison based on property size

Apartments up to 1,000 square foot (sqft) continued to dominate Kolkata’s residential registrations in June 2025, accounting for 96% of all transactions, broadly stable compared to 93% in June 2024. Within this, units up to 500 sqft remained the most popular segment, inching up from 43% to 54%. While the share of the 500 –1,000 sqft segment held steady at 42% during the same period. However, the share of unit sizes over 1000 sqft reduced from 7% to 4% when comparing June 2024 and June 2025. This underscores the enduring preference for compact homes.

In June 2025, the North Zone dominated the micro-market with an impressive 38% share of Kolkata’s total apartment registrations. Dum Dum, Baranagar, Barasat and peripheral areas near the airport witnessed large registration volumes within this zone. With many peripheral locations catering to affordable and mid-segment products, this zone’s share remained the highest among all the micro markets. However, the South Zone’s share reduced from 33% in June 2024 to 29% in June 2025, though still maintaining the second rank in the city. The top 10 locations comprised 51% of June 2025’s apartment registration volume in Kolkata.

 

Top 10 locations based on monthly registrations in June 2025

Location Number of Sales Deeds Registered
Dum Dum 397
Rajarhat 392
Baranagar 288
Barasat 203
Shibpur 199
Kasba 153
Sonarpur 149
Thakurpukur 145
Lake Town 135
Regent Park 128
Total 2189

 

Shishir Baijal, chairman & managing director, Knight Frank India, stated, “Kolkata’s residential market witnessed a marginal 1% YoY decline in property registrations in June 2025. However, with a total of 30,582 registrations in H1 2025, the city achieved its second-best half-yearly performance in the past five years—indicating sustained buyer confidence.”

 

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