Kolkata Home Registrations Fall 12%; Larger Flats Gain Share

Residential apartment registrations in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area fell 12% year-on-year to 41,309 in January–September 2026, while mid-sized and larger flats gained ground. Economic Times Markets reported the figures on October 22, citing a Knight Frank India report.

September accounted for 4,845 registrations, down 9% from 5,302 a year earlier but 2% above August. The monthly improvement therefore came alongside a contraction both against the previous September and across the first nine months.

Mid-sized homes gain as smaller-flat registrations retreat

Apartments measuring 501–1,000 sq ft represented 58% of registrations in January–September, compared with 46% in the same period of 2025. Their registration count increased to 24,002 from 21,358.

Homes exceeding 1,000 sq ft also registered growth: transactions rose to 4,381 from 3,009, lifting their share to 11% from 6%. By contrast, registrations of apartments measuring up to 500 sq ft dropped 42% to 12,926.

The gains in the two larger size categories were thus not simply a consequence of a shrinking overall market: both recorded higher registration volumes. Knight Frank India chairman and managing director Shishir Baijal interpreted the changing mix as a preference for greater space and functionality despite softer overall activity.

North Kolkata leads September registrations

North Kolkata accounted for 36% of September registrations, followed by the south zone at 31%. Among individual locations, Rajarhat led with 380 registrations, ahead of Khardaha at 335 and Dum Dum at 305.

The figures include both fresh-sale and resale residential apartment transactions. They should therefore be read as a measure of registered transactions across those two markets, rather than new-home sales alone.