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 December 2016 December 2015 Difference Aberdeenshire £191,467 £198,369 -3.5% Angus £144,242 £139,983 3.0% Argyll and Bute £131,497 £128,815 2.1% City of Aberdeen £167,608 £185,848 -9.8% City of Dundee £122,100 £118,974 2.6% City of Edinburgh £228,009 £229,377 -0.6% City of Glasgow £120,286 £115,263 4.4% Clackmannanshire £116,476 £111,581 4.4% Dumfries and Galloway £121,104 £116,907 3.6% East Ayrshire £95,016 £91,969 3.3% East Dunbartonshire £199,147 £182,140 9.3% East Lothian £200,199 £194,651 2.8% East Renfrewshire £220,072 £190,683 15.4% Falkirk £114,684 £108,588 5.6% Fife £127,032 £121,663 4.4% Highland £151,907 £148,265 2.5% Inverclyde £94,965 £102,803 -7.6% Midlothian £160,694 £161,458 -0.5% Moray £149,195 £135,883 9.8% Na h-Eileanan Siar £104,262 £96,801 7.7% North Ayrshire £98,813 £100,866 -2.0% North Lanarkshire £100,785 £94,953 6.1% Orkney Islands £126,244 £118,866 6.2% Perth and Kinross £176,808 £169,530 4.3% Renfrewshire £114,262 £111,384 2.6% Scottish Borders £148,680 £144,057 3.2% Shetland Islands £178,947 £141,930 26.1% South Ayrshire £127,365 £124,822 2.0% South Lanarkshire £118,123 £111,815 5.6% Stirling £175,560 £162,878 7.8% West Dunbartonshire £96,646 £96,947 -0.3% West Lothian £145,083 £140,350 3.4% Scotland £141,553 £136,702 3.5% 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 December 2016 December 2015 Difference Detached £244,600 £237,711 2.9% Semi-detached £149,791 £141,464 5.9% Terraced £117,587 £113,849 3.3% Flat or maisonette £100,839 £98,152 2.7% All £141,553 £136,702 3.5%

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: October 2016 Local authorities Sales volume Aberdeenshire 315 Angus 159 Argyll and Bute 155 City of Aberdeen 283 City of Dundee 216 City of Edinburgh 891 City of Glasgow 973 Clackmannanshire 78 Dumfries and Galloway 181 East Ayrshire 202 East Dunbartonshire 166 East Lothian 162 East Renfrewshire 157 Falkirk 257 Fife 588 Highland 413 Inverclyde 99 Midlothian 171 Moray 138 Na h-Eileanan Siar 23 North Ayrshire 177 North Lanarkshire 471 Orkney Islands 37 Perth and Kinross 233 Renfrewshire 322 Scottish Borders 182 Shetland Islands 21 South Ayrshire 188 South Lanarkshire 556 Stirling 140 West Dunbartonshire 110 West Lothian 265 Scotland 8,329 3.2 Sales volumes: October 2016 Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years

New build and existing resold property for Scotland Property status Average price Monthly change Annual change New build £223,395 10.3% 21.7% Existing resold property £138,381 -0.7% 2.7% Note: the first estimate for new build is based on a small sample which can cause volatility in this initial estimate.

First time buyer and former owner occupier for Scotland Type of buyer Average price Monthly change Annual change First time buyer £114,716 -0.4% 3.8% Former owner occupier £169,287 -0.1% 3.3%

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland Funding status Average price Monthly change Annual change Cash £130,211 -0.7% 3.7% Mortgage £146,805 0.0% 3.5%

Official Statistics

UK House Price Index Scotland: December 2016

Q: 1. Headline Statistics in December 2016:

the average price of a property in Scotland was £141,553 the annual price change of a property in Scotland was 3.5% the monthly price change of a property in Scotland was -0.2% the index figure for Scotland (January 2015 = 100) was 104.9 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 .

Published 14 February 2017

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1. Headline Statistics in December 2016:

the average price of a property in Scotland was

£141,553

the annual price change of a property in Scotland was

3.5%

the monthly price change of a property in Scotland was

-0.2%

the index figure for Scotland (January 2015 = 100) was

104.9

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	December 2016	December 2015	Difference
Aberdeenshire	£191,467	£198,369	-3.5%
Angus	£144,242	£139,983	3.0%
Argyll and Bute	£131,497	£128,815	2.1%
City of Aberdeen	£167,608	£185,848	-9.8%
City of Dundee	£122,100	£118,974	2.6%
City of Edinburgh	£228,009	£229,377	-0.6%
City of Glasgow	£120,286	£115,263	4.4%
Clackmannanshire	£116,476	£111,581	4.4%
Dumfries and Galloway	£121,104	£116,907	3.6%
East Ayrshire	£95,016	£91,969	3.3%
East Dunbartonshire	£199,147	£182,140	9.3%
East Lothian	£200,199	£194,651	2.8%
East Renfrewshire	£220,072	£190,683	15.4%
Falkirk	£114,684	£108,588	5.6%
Fife	£127,032	£121,663	4.4%
Highland	£151,907	£148,265	2.5%
Inverclyde	£94,965	£102,803	-7.6%
Midlothian	£160,694	£161,458	-0.5%
Moray	£149,195	£135,883	9.8%
Na h-Eileanan Siar	£104,262	£96,801	7.7%
North Ayrshire	£98,813	£100,866	-2.0%
North Lanarkshire	£100,785	£94,953	6.1%
Orkney Islands	£126,244	£118,866	6.2%
Perth and Kinross	£176,808	£169,530	4.3%
Renfrewshire	£114,262	£111,384	2.6%
Scottish Borders	£148,680	£144,057	3.2%
Shetland Islands	£178,947	£141,930	26.1%
South Ayrshire	£127,365	£124,822	2.0%
South Lanarkshire	£118,123	£111,815	5.6%
Stirling	£175,560	£162,878	7.8%
West Dunbartonshire	£96,646	£96,947	-0.3%
West Lothian	£145,083	£140,350	3.4%
Scotland	£141,553	£136,702	3.5%

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	December 2016	December 2015	Difference
Detached	£244,600	£237,711	2.9%
Semi-detached	£149,791	£141,464	5.9%
Terraced	£117,587	£113,849	3.3%
Flat or maisonette	£100,839	£98,152	2.7%
All	£141,553	£136,702	3.5%

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: October 2016

Local authorities	Sales volume
Aberdeenshire	315
Angus	159
Argyll and Bute	155
City of Aberdeen	283
City of Dundee	216
City of Edinburgh	891
City of Glasgow	973
Clackmannanshire	78
Dumfries and Galloway	181
East Ayrshire	202
East Dunbartonshire	166
East Lothian	162
East Renfrewshire	157
Falkirk	257
Fife	588
Highland	413
Inverclyde	99
Midlothian	171
Moray	138
Na h-Eileanan Siar	23
North Ayrshire	177
North Lanarkshire	471
Orkney Islands	37
Perth and Kinross	233
Renfrewshire	322
Scottish Borders	182
Shetland Islands	21
South Ayrshire	188
South Lanarkshire	556
Stirling	140
West Dunbartonshire	110
West Lothian	265
Scotland	8,329

3.2 Sales volumes: October 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	£223,395	10.3%	21.7%
Existing resold property	£138,381	-0.7%	2.7%

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	£114,716	-0.4%	3.8%
Former owner occupier	£169,287	-0.1%	3.3%

6. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland

Funding status	Average price	Monthly change	Annual change
Cash	£130,211	-0.7%	3.7%
Mortgage	£146,805	0.0%	3.5%

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 Services Northern Ireland. Find out about the methodology used to create the UK HPI.

Data for the UK House Price Index is provided by Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, The Land & Property Services/Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency and the Valuation Office Agency.

Find out more about the UK House Price Index.

8. Access the data

Download the data as CSV files or access it with our UK HPI tool.

9. Contact

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

Email Anne.MacDonald@ros.gov.uk

Telephone 0131 378 4991