Land Registry Property Transactions

Source

Land Registry

• Department URL: https://www.landreg.gov.hk/en/
• CKAN Search: https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_search?q=property+transaction+land+registry
• iCon System: https://www.landreg.gov.hk/en/services/services_ic.htm (paid search)

Format

CSV Monthly release. Some data requires Land Registry subscription.

~6,000

Monthly Transactions

Monthly

Update Frequency

Mixed

Free + Paid

Schema / Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
DATE	date	2023-10-15	Transaction date (stamping date)
DISTRICT	string	"Central & Western"	District name
STREET	string	"QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL"	Street address
BUILDING	string	"LUCKY CENTRE"	Building name
FLOOR	string	"G/F"	Floor
UNIT	string	"SHOP A"	Unit identifier
AREA_SM	float	48.5	Saleable area (sq metres)
PRICE_HKD	integer	8500000	Transaction price (HKD)
PRICE_PER_SM	float	175258	Price per sq metre
TYPE	string	"SHOP"	Property type

Fields based on Land Registry transaction data format. Exact column availability varies by data product.

Example API Call

# Free monthly summary via CKAN
curl "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_search?q=land+registry+transaction&rows=5"

# Land Registry open data portal
curl "https://www.landreg.gov.hk/en/services/services_oc.htm"

Example Response

DATE       | DISTRICT          | STREET              | UNIT      | AREA_SM | PRICE_HKD  | TYPE
2023-10-15 | Central & Western | Queen's Road Cen.   | Shop A    | 48.5    | 8,500,000  | SHOP
2023-10-12 | Central & Western | Des Voeux Road      | Shop 3    | 62.0    | 11,200,000 | SHOP
2023-10-08 | Wan Chai          | Johnston Road       | G/F       | 35.2    | 4,100,000  | SHOP

Used By

Model	How
Rent Benchmark Validation	Cross-validates RVD rental indices against actual commercial transaction data
Site Rating	Comparable transaction prices validate area quality assessment

Notes / Gotchas

Caution

The free CKAN data includes summary statistics only — individual transaction records require the iCon paid service (~HKD 18 per search). For bulk analysis, academic datasets or CBRE/JLL reports may be more cost-effective.

• Stamp duty records lag actual transaction by 1-4 weeks (time to stamp the deed)
• Leases vs sales: the Land Registry records both — filter by TYPE to separate rental transactions from sales
• Commercial leases below 1 year are often not stamped and therefore not in the dataset
• Ground floor shops trade at significant premiums to upper floors; area-weighted averages can be misleading