Home registrations in Kolkata grow 43% YoY in H1 2025: Knight Frank India

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.”