Official Statistics

UK House Price Index Scotland: January 2017

Published 21 March 2017

Applies to Scotland

1. Headline Statistics in January 2017

the average price of a property in Scotland was

£142,233

the annual price change of a property in Scotland was

4.0%

the monthly price change of a property in Scotland was

2.1%

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

105.4

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 January 2017 January 2016 Difference
Aberdeenshire £189,695 £197,985 -4.2%
Angus £145,561 £139,368 4.4%
Argyll and Bute £133,482 £128,321 4.0%
City of Aberdeen £163,176 £181,773 -10.2%
City of Dundee £120,338 £116,054 3.7%
City of Edinburgh £228,402 £227,589 0.4%
City of Glasgow £120,444 £113,415 6.2%
Clackmannanshire £112,669 £108,930 3.4%
Dumfries and Galloway £122,047 £117,979 3.4%
East Ayrshire £94,724 £92,554 2.3%
East Dunbartonshire £195,197 £180,627 8.1%
East Lothian £197,719 £192,085 2.9%
East Renfrewshire £213,353 £192,562 10.8%
Falkirk £111,475 £108,671 2.6%
Fife £127,990 £122,574 4.4%
Highland £157,471 £149,324 5.5%
Inverclyde £97,841 £103,369 -5.3%
Midlothian £162,236 £162,181 0.0%
Moray £147,859 £137,246 7.7%
Na h-Eileanan Siar £110,298 £92,157 19.7%
North Ayrshire £97,749 £99,462 -1.7%
North Lanarkshire £100,335 £95,353 5.2%
Orkney Islands £108,224 £113,101 -4.3%
Perth and Kinross £178,770 £171,699 4.1%
Renfrewshire £112,026 £112,897 -0.8%
Scottish Borders £144,406 £146,857 -1.7%
Shetland Islands £182,184 £149,494 21.9%
South Ayrshire £126,782 £124,739 1.6%
South Lanarkshire £120,145 £112,279 7.0%
Stirling £177,990 £162,938 9.2%
West Dunbartonshire £97,378 £101,179 -3.8%
West Lothian £140,613 £139,377 0.9%
Scotland £142,233 £136,790 4.0%

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 January 2017 January 2016 Difference
Detached £248,647 £237,788 4.6%
Semi-detached £148,508 £142,890 3.9%
Terraced £117,181 £113,579 3.2%
Flat or maisonette £101,911 £97,851 4.1%
All £142,233 £136,790 4.0%

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: November 2016

Local authorities Sales volume
Aberdeenshire 331
Angus 200
Argyll and Bute 161
City of Aberdeen 308
City of Dundee 198
City of Edinburgh 1,057
City of Glasgow 926
Clackmannanshire 84
Dumfries and Galloway 226
East Ayrshire 157
East Dunbartonshire 166
East Lothian 165
East Renfrewshire 147
Falkirk 282
Fife 579
Highland 410
Inverclyde 107
Midlothian 164
Moray 120
Na h-Eileanan Siar 26
North Ayrshire 213
North Lanarkshire 476
Orkney Islands 35
Perth and Kinross 262
Renfrewshire 321
Scottish Borders 195
Shetland Islands 44
South Ayrshire 205
South Lanarkshire 535
Stirling 138
West Dunbartonshire 122
West Lothian 234
Scotland 8,594

3.2 Sales volumes: November 2016

Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years

Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years November 2016

4. Building status

New build and existing resold property for Scotland

Property status Average price Monthly change Annual change
New build £227,593 15.3% 25.7%
Existing resold property £138,950 1.5% 3.0%

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 £114,617 1.6% 3.6%
Former owner occupier £170,921 2.6% 4.3%

6. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland

Funding status Average price Monthly change Annual change
Cash £131,289 2.4% 3.8%
Mortgage £147,289 2.1% 4.1%

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