Kolkata, July 24, 2025: According to Knight Frank, the country’s leading real estate consultancy, 30,582 apartments were registered in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) during H1 2025 (January – June), marking a 43% YoY increase. 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.
Chart 1: Apartment Registrations Data for month of June – 2021 to 2025
Source: Directorate of Registrations and Stamps Revenue, Government of West Bengal; Knight Frank India
*Includes apartment sales documents registered with flat/apartment sizes captured at the time of registration of the property
Table 1: Half yearly Residential Sales Deeds Registrations in Kolkata
| Total Number of Residential Sales Deeds Registered* | In KMA | YoY trend |
| H1 2020 | 10,525 | – |
| H2 2020 | 16,803 | – |
| H1 2021 | 19,990 | 90% |
| H2 2021 | 23,586 | 40% |
| H1 2022 | 19,238 | -4% |
| H2 2022 | 31,875 | 35% |
| H1 2023 | 19,038 | -1% |
| H2 2023 | 23,822 | -25% |
| H1 2024 | 21,434 | 13% |
| H2 2024 | 27,639 | 16% |
| H1 2025 | 30,582 | 43% |
Table 2: Monthly Residential Sales Registrations: May 2024 – June 2025
| Total Number of Residential Sales Deeds Registered* | In KMA | YoY trend | MoM trend |
| May 2024 | 3,377 | 18% | -12% |
| June 2024 | 4,292 | 25% | 27% |
| July 2024 | 3,506 | -13% | -18% |
| August 2024 | 5,410 | 50% | 54% |
| September 2024 | 4,979 | 15% | -8% |
| October 2024 | 4,004 | -10% | -20% |
| November 2024 | 4,680 | 28% | 17% |
| December 2024 | 5,720 | 53% | 22% |
| January 2025 | 5,134 | 334% | -10% |
| February 2025 | 5,016 | 4% | -2% |
| March 2025 | 5,609 | 43% | 12% |
| April 2025 | 5,080 | 32% | -9% |
| May 2025 | 5,483 | 62% | 8% |
| June 2025 | 4,260 | -1% | -22% |
Source: Directorate of Registrations and Stamps Revenue, Govt. of West Bengal; Knight Frank India
*Includes apartment sales documents registered with flat/apartment sizes captured at the time of registration of the property
Table 3: Apartment Size Analysis Comparison
| Year | 0-500 sq ft | 501-1000 sq ft | More than 1000 sq ft |
| June 2025 | 2,297 | 1,771 | 192 |
| % of Monthly total | 54% | 42% | 4% |
Source: Knight Frank India
Apartments up to 1,000 sq ft 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 sq ft remained the most popular segment, inching up from 43% to 54%. While share of the 500 –1,000 sq ft segment held steady at 42% during the same period. However, the share of unit sizes over 1000 sq ft reduced from 7% to 4% when compared between June 2024 and June 2025. This underscores the enduring preference for compact homes.
Chart 2: Micro-market share by Percentage
Source: Knight Frank India
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.
Table 4: Top 10 locations – Monthly Sales Deeds registered 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.”