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 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

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

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