Compact and Affordable Apartment in Sakado's Quiet Residential Area
This rental apartment offers a budget-friendly living solution in the quiet residential neighborhood of Sakado City, Saitama Prefecture. The property is an apartment unit on the 1st floor of a 2-story wooden building constructed in March 1985. With a total floor area of 17.35 sqm (approximately 5.24 tsubo), the layout is a 1K, featuring a 6-tatami mat Western-style room combined with a kitchen area. The unit faces northwest.
The apartment has undergone comprehensive renovations in June 2025, including a full interior refresh of floors, walls, ceilings, and fittings, as well as an update to the kitchen plumbing. Key equipment includes a toilet, a combined bath and toilet unit, a shower, space for a gas stove, air conditioning, CATV capability, optical fiber internet (usage fee free), a washing machine space, flooring, a monitor-equipped intercom, and propane gas. Building amenities include a free bicycle parking area and a dedicated garbage collection area.
Special notes from the agent highlight that the location is in a quiet residential area. Important remarks include that the transaction is a general agency (management code 00011920284_258) and that the floor plan prioritizes the actual current condition of the property. The move-in condition is vacant, and immediate occupancy is possible. Initial costs are kept low with no key money (礼金) and no security deposit (敷金). The monthly rent is 22,000 yen with a monthly common area maintenance fee of 1,000 yen. Other one-time costs include a key exchange fee from 15,400 yen and a house cleaning fee of 28,600 yen. A rental guarantee is required (50% at initial contract, 10,000 yen at renewal), and a non-life insurance policy of approximately 20,000 yen for 2 years is also required (contents may change depending on the resident or conditions). The contract period is 2 years with a renewal fee of one month's rent. There is no parking space.
The area of Sakado provides convenient local living with shopping facilities like Maruhiro Department Store Sakado Branch and Yaoko Sakado Izumi supermarket within easy reach. An interesting fact about the region is its historical connection to the production of konnyaku (konjac), a traditional Japanese food ingredient. The closest major landmark is the scenic and historically significant Kawagoe City, often called "Little Edo" for its beautifully preserved old merchant houses and warehouse district, located a short train ride away.
