Scotland: home prices and housing market

Nation · price index through 2026-08

Average house price
£198,397
≈ $265,687
2026-08 · UK HPI
1-year change
+2.9%
Same month last year
5 years / 10 years
+16.2% / +46.4%
Change in the price index
Sales (monthly)
9,005
UK HPI (latest two months are still being counted)
Rank in United Kingdom
#4 of 4
By price · #3 by growth

Average price by property type 2026-08

Detached
£365,984
Semi-detached
£226,592
Terraced
£184,396
Flat / maisonette
£138,886

Price index annual average

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UK House Price Index (January 2023 = 100), annual average.

Compared with larger areas

AreaAverage price1 year5 years10 years
United Kingdom £273,037 +0.9%+14.4%+37.6%
Scotland £198,397 +2.9%+16.2%+46.4%

Home prices by local authority in Scotland 32 areas · highest first

Local authorityAverage price1 year5 years10 yearsSales (monthly)
East Renfrewshire £303,413 +2.7% +18.5% +42.5% 160
City of Edinburgh £301,313 +2.8% +12.8% +55.4% 909
East Lothian £286,314 −1.1% +8.3% +47.0% 222
Midlothian £277,939 −1.1% +11.3% +48.3% 178
East Dunbartonshire £273,891 +4.3% +19.9% +49.5% 141
Stirling £236,541 +1.8% +18.6% +50.9% 164
Perth and Kinross £231,646 −0.6% +16.0% +45.5% 265
West Lothian £225,439 +2.2% +19.3% +56.5% 368
Highland £224,574 +7.4% +23.2% +46.9% 326
Orkney Islands £216,479 −1.2% +22.3% +65.5% 36
Moray £203,371 +3.6% +20.8% +41.5% 137
Aberdeenshire £200,965 −2.0% −0.6% −3.1% 397
Scottish Borders £195,045 +3.6% +15.4% +54.1% 173
City of Glasgow £194,382 +1.8% +21.6% +65.2% 887
Argyll and Bute £192,735 +3.7% +30.2% +59.1% 175
South Lanarkshire £186,196 +3.9% +25.1% +55.6% 590
Fife £182,463 +5.1% +22.0% +51.9% 581
Shetland Islands £180,869 −11.2% +22.2% +36.5% 21
Angus £178,424 +6.1% +13.3% +31.0% 168
Falkirk £174,164 +5.3% +21.9% +59.6% 252
South Ayrshire £173,126 +5.8% +12.5% +41.9% 216
Dumfries and Galloway £171,854 +3.9% +21.2% +53.5% 195
Clackmannanshire £171,154 −0.5% +18.4% +56.8% 80
North Lanarkshire £161,163 +3.9% +26.4% +56.2% 479
Renfrewshire £157,738 −5.2% +19.1% +47.9% 340
City of Dundee £147,974 +3.9% +9.4% +30.0% 226
Na h-Eileanan Siar £147,416 +13.6% +16.1% +54.4% 25
North Ayrshire £140,577 +4.8% +21.7% +47.4% 284
East Ayrshire £138,206 +3.6% +26.3% +54.9% 212
City of Aberdeen £133,782 −5.2% −15.9% −29.7% 523
West Dunbartonshire £132,345 +7.9% +22.8% +54.0% 158
Inverclyde £114,526 −2.0% +18.7% +29.4% 117

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Average prices, changes and sales volumes are as published in the UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and partners). Local authority figures are three-month moving averages. These figures do not represent the sale or appraisal value of any specific property.

Sources: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry, ONS, Registers of Scotland, LPS Northern Ireland). Compiled by Fudosan Zukan.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

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