Official Statistics

UK House Price Index Scotland: August 2016

Published 18 October 2016

Applies to Scotland

1. Headline Statistics

In August 2016:

  • the average price of a property in Scotland was 拢144,561
  • the annual price change of a property in Scotland was 4.3%
  • the monthly price change of a property in Scotland was 1.3%
  • the index figure for Scotland was 107.1 (January 2015 = 100)

Estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as more data is incorporated into the index. Read the revision policies.

2. Price change

2.1 Annual price change

Annual price change for Scotland over the past 5 years

Annual price change for Scotland over the past 5 years

Annual price change by local authority for Scotland

Local authorities August 2016 August 2015 Difference
Aberdeenshire 拢202,192 拢199,447 1.4%
Angus 拢142,599 拢142,143 0.3%
Argyll and Bute 拢132,599 拢134,613 -1.5%
City of Aberdeen 拢175,922 拢192,744 -8.7%
City of Dundee 拢120,964 拢118,495 2.1%
City of Edinburgh 拢226,454 拢223,091 1.5%
City of Glasgow 拢122,004 拢115,264 5.8%
Clackmannanshire 拢119,213 拢115,848 2.9%
Dumfries and Galloway 拢118,168 拢122,134 -3.2%
East Ayrshire 拢95,002 拢91,750 3.5%
East Dunbartonshire 拢196,692 拢180,632 8.9%
East Lothian 拢201,765 拢197,680 2.1%
East Renfrewshire 拢219,511 拢194,690 12.7%
Falkirk 拢114,424 拢107,940 6.0%
Fife 拢127,659 拢121,649 4.9%
Highland 拢155,559 拢154,519 0.7%
Inverclyde 拢108,877 拢99,062 9.9%
Midlothian 拢157,097 拢152,644 2.9%
Moray 拢143,096 拢136,725 4.7%
Na h-Eileanan Siar 拢100,804 拢91,859 9.7%
North Ayrshire 拢102,546 拢102,352 0.2%
North Lanarkshire 拢103,586 拢94,372 9.8%
Orkney Islands 拢129,982 拢117,953 10.2%
Perth and Kinross 拢179,211 拢170,825 4.9%
Renfrewshire 拢115,561 拢112,203 3.0%
Scottish Borders 拢149,148 拢147,121 1.4%
Shetland Islands 拢149,490 拢123,716 20.8%
South Ayrshire 拢130,960 拢132,971 -1.5%
South Lanarkshire 拢119,953 拢112,371 6.7%
Stirling 拢176,648 拢166,907 5.8%
West Dunbartonshire 拢101,601 拢97,778 3.9%
West Lothian 拢144,296 拢133,769 7.9%
Scotland 拢144,561 拢138,564 4.3%

Average price by local authority for Scotland

Average price by local authority for Scotland

2.2 Average price change by property type

Average price change by property type for Scotland

Property type August 2016 August 2015 Difference
Detached 拢252,567 拢239,337 5.5%
Semi-detached 拢151,917 拢143,841 5.6%
Terraced 拢120,310 拢115,536 4.1%
Flat or maisonette 拢102,400 拢99,731 2.7%
All 拢144,561 拢138,564 4.3%

3. Sales volumes

Due to a period of 2 to 8 weeks between completion and registration of sales, volume figures for the most recent two months are not yet complete, so they are not included in the report.

3.1 Sales volumes by local authority

Sales volumes for Scotland by local authority: June 2016

Local authorities Sales volume
Aberdeenshire 336
Angus 183
Argyll and Bute 141
City of Aberdeen 366
City of Dundee 254
City of Edinburgh 1,053
City of Glasgow 1,003
Clackmannanshire 65
Dumfries and Galloway 144
East Ayrshire 152
East Dunbartonshire 159
East Lothian 183
East Renfrewshire 155
Falkirk 305
Fife 515
Highland 371
Inverclyde 126
Midlothian 175
Moray 145
Na h-Eileanan Siar 33
North Ayrshire 209
North Lanarkshire 448
Orkney Islands 35
Perth and Kinross 250
Renfrewshire 344
Scottish Borders 150
Shetland Islands 23
South Ayrshire 166
South Lanarkshire 568
Stirling 166
West Dunbartonshire 121
West Lothian 276
Scotland 8,620

3.2 Sales volumes: June 2016

Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years

Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years

4. Building status

New build and existing resold property for Scotland

Property status Average price Monthly change Annual change
New build 拢219,121 14.2% 21.7%
Existing resold property 拢141,605 0.7% 3.5%

Note: the first estimate for new build is based on a small sample which can cause volatility in this initial estimate.

5. Buyer status

First time buyer and former owner occupier for Scotland

Type of buyer Average price Monthly change Annual change
First time buyer 拢116,383 0.2% 3.9%
Former owner occupier 拢173,859 2.3% 4.7%

6. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland

Funding status Average price Monthly change Annual change
Cash 拢132,784 0.8% 3.8%
Mortgage 拢150,020 1.6% 4.6%

7. About the UK House Price Index

The UK House Price Index (UK HPI) is calculated by the Office for National Statistics and Land & Property 天美影院 Northern Ireland. Find out about the to create the UK HPI.

Data for the UK House Price Index is provided by Land Registry, , and the Valuation Office Agency.

Find out more about the UK House Price Index.

8. Access the data

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9. Contact

Anne MacDonald, Land & Property Data Team, Registers of Scotland

Email Anne.MacDonald@ros.gov.uk

Telephone 0131 378 4991