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House prices and rents in Scotland

Region / nation evidence

Completed sales

UK HPI · July 2026
Completed-sale benchmark · All property types£196,34912-month change: +2.3%Observed July 2026 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI regions and nations; ONS private rents; ONS affordability; ONS CPI (D7BT)
Area
Scotland
Observed
July 2026
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
9 English regions and the nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Detached£362,765
Semi-detached£225,166
Terraced£182,762
Flat£136,950

Registered sales in May 2026: 8,469 (provisional, lagging)

UK HPI mix-adjusted average completed-sale prices, non-seasonally adjusted; broad-area benchmark, not a property valuation.

Latest 12 months provisional and subject to revision. NI latest price reflects Q2 2026; transaction volumes lag and are revised.

Private rents

ONS · August 2026
Monthly private rent£1,01312-month change: +1.1%Observed August 2026 · published 16 September 2026
Source
Source
UK HPI regions and nations; ONS private rents; ONS affordability; ONS CPI (D7BT)
Area
Scotland
Observed
August 2026
Published
16 September 2026
Coverage
9 English regions and the nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Affordability

Earnings ratio unavailable

House-price-to-earnings ratios are published by ONS for England and Wales only; no Scottish or Northern Irish ratio is shown or estimated.

A listing is not a sale.

September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026

Asking prices and time to find a buyer come from a different sample, method and date from completed sales.

Asking-price average
£207,426
Time to find a buyer
33 days
Rightmove figures for Scotland · September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026Observed September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026 · published 21 September 2026
Source
Source
Rightmove House Price Index, September 2026
Area
Scotland
Observed
September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026
Published
21 September 2026
Coverage
Great Britain; Northern Ireland unavailable. September 2026 report; time-to-buyer figures from August 2026

Different samples, methods and dates. The gap between these averages is not a negotiated discount.

Limits of this evidence

  • The ONS workplace-earnings affordability series used here covers England and Wales; a comparable value is unavailable here.
  • Rental data collection differs from England and Wales. Northern Ireland uses advertised new lets; Scotland historically used predominantly advertised new lets, with more achieved rents now collected. Cross-country rent comparisons need care.

Price history and affordability

Average price, All property types
£60k£80k£100k£120k£140k£160k£180k200020052010201520202025

UK HPI mix-adjusted average, January 1998 to July 2026. Latest: £196,349. Gaps are months with no published value.

ONS publishes earnings ratios for England and Wales only, so there is no affordability chart for this area.

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