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 March 2017 March 2016 Difference Aberdeenshire £189,831 £194,052 -2.2% Angus £141,848 £138,061 2.7% Argyll and Bute £124,138 £131,355 -5.5% City of Aberdeen £163,050 £173,942 -6.3% City of Dundee £117,274 £114,729 2.2% City of Edinburgh £227,597 £226,971 0.3% City of Glasgow £116,022 £108,847 6.6% Clackmannanshire £112,849 £106,994 5.5% Dumfries and Galloway £118,307 £118,096 0.2% East Ayrshire £87,657 £90,078 -2.7% East Dunbartonshire £196,332 £177,382 10.7% East Lothian £194,868 £197,181 -1.2% East Renfrewshire £205,759 £196,005 5.0% Falkirk £109,614 £106,663 2.8% Fife £127,774 £123,705 3.3% Highland £155,312 £154,095 0.8% Inverclyde £100,230 £103,072 -2.8% Midlothian £154,194 £155,171 -0.6% Moray £140,549 £137,355 2.3% Na h-Eileanan Siar £103,986 £92,001 13.0% North Ayrshire £96,131 £95,890 0.3% North Lanarkshire £98,660 £96,247 2.5% Orkney Islands £143,751 £124,701 15.3% Perth and Kinross £175,435 £170,744 2.7% Renfrewshire £109,973 £110,824 -0.8% Scottish Borders £139,213 £146,119 -4.7% Shetland Islands £158,411 £143,161 10.7% South Ayrshire £128,232 £125,509 2.2% South Lanarkshire £121,155 £110,407 9.7% Stirling £170,141 £163,768 3.9% West Dunbartonshire £94,691 £96,290 -1.7% West Lothian £137,847 £139,632 -1.3% Scotland £137,139 £136,243 0.7% 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 March 2017 March 2016 Difference Detached £238,460 £237,589 0.4% Semi-detached £144,261 £140,958 2.3% Terraced £113,616 £112,757 0.8% Flat or maisonette £98,012 £98,074 -0.1% All £137,139 £136,243 0.7%

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: January 2017 Local authorities Sales volume Aberdeenshire 282 Angus 127 Argyll and Bute 108 City of Aberdeen 250 City of Dundee 161 City of Edinburgh 764 City of Glasgow 700 Clackmannanshire 65 Dumfries and Galloway 142 East Ayrshire 113 East Dunbartonshire 152 East Lothian 140 East Renfrewshire 111 Falkirk 195 Fife 391 Highland 281 Inverclyde 76 Midlothian 115 Moray 125 Na h-Eileanan Siar 24 North Ayrshire 139 North Lanarkshire 305 Orkney Islands 18 Perth and Kinross 181 Renfrewshire 212 Scottish Borders 114 Shetland Islands 23 South Ayrshire 140 South Lanarkshire 396 Stirling 95 West Dunbartonshire 69 West Lothian 225 Scotland 6,239 3.2 Sales volumes: January 2017 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 £186,434 -6.9% 7.0% Existing resold property £135,060 -0.7% 0.3% 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 £110,789 -0.6% 0.8% Former owner occupier £164,434 -1.3% 0.6%

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland Funding status Average price Monthly change Annual change Cash £126,030 -4.0% 0.1% Mortgage £141,899 -1.0% 0.6%

Official Statistics

UK House Price Index Scotland: March 2017

Q: 1. Headline Statistics in March 2017

the average price of a property in Scotland was £137,139 the annual price change of a property in Scotland was 0.7% the monthly price change of a property in Scotland was -1.0% the index figure for Scotland (January 2015 = 100) was 101.6 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 16 May 2017

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1. Headline Statistics in March 2017

the average price of a property in Scotland was

£137,139

the annual price change of a property in Scotland was

0.7%

the monthly price change of a property in Scotland was

-1.0%

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

101.6

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	March 2017	March 2016	Difference
Aberdeenshire	£189,831	£194,052	-2.2%
Angus	£141,848	£138,061	2.7%
Argyll and Bute	£124,138	£131,355	-5.5%
City of Aberdeen	£163,050	£173,942	-6.3%
City of Dundee	£117,274	£114,729	2.2%
City of Edinburgh	£227,597	£226,971	0.3%
City of Glasgow	£116,022	£108,847	6.6%
Clackmannanshire	£112,849	£106,994	5.5%
Dumfries and Galloway	£118,307	£118,096	0.2%
East Ayrshire	£87,657	£90,078	-2.7%
East Dunbartonshire	£196,332	£177,382	10.7%
East Lothian	£194,868	£197,181	-1.2%
East Renfrewshire	£205,759	£196,005	5.0%
Falkirk	£109,614	£106,663	2.8%
Fife	£127,774	£123,705	3.3%
Highland	£155,312	£154,095	0.8%
Inverclyde	£100,230	£103,072	-2.8%
Midlothian	£154,194	£155,171	-0.6%
Moray	£140,549	£137,355	2.3%
Na h-Eileanan Siar	£103,986	£92,001	13.0%
North Ayrshire	£96,131	£95,890	0.3%
North Lanarkshire	£98,660	£96,247	2.5%
Orkney Islands	£143,751	£124,701	15.3%
Perth and Kinross	£175,435	£170,744	2.7%
Renfrewshire	£109,973	£110,824	-0.8%
Scottish Borders	£139,213	£146,119	-4.7%
Shetland Islands	£158,411	£143,161	10.7%
South Ayrshire	£128,232	£125,509	2.2%
South Lanarkshire	£121,155	£110,407	9.7%
Stirling	£170,141	£163,768	3.9%
West Dunbartonshire	£94,691	£96,290	-1.7%
West Lothian	£137,847	£139,632	-1.3%
Scotland	£137,139	£136,243	0.7%

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	March 2017	March 2016	Difference
Detached	£238,460	£237,589	0.4%
Semi-detached	£144,261	£140,958	2.3%
Terraced	£113,616	£112,757	0.8%
Flat or maisonette	£98,012	£98,074	-0.1%
All	£137,139	£136,243	0.7%

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: January 2017

Local authorities	Sales volume
Aberdeenshire	282
Angus	127
Argyll and Bute	108
City of Aberdeen	250
City of Dundee	161
City of Edinburgh	764
City of Glasgow	700
Clackmannanshire	65
Dumfries and Galloway	142
East Ayrshire	113
East Dunbartonshire	152
East Lothian	140
East Renfrewshire	111
Falkirk	195
Fife	391
Highland	281
Inverclyde	76
Midlothian	115
Moray	125
Na h-Eileanan Siar	24
North Ayrshire	139
North Lanarkshire	305
Orkney Islands	18
Perth and Kinross	181
Renfrewshire	212
Scottish Borders	114
Shetland Islands	23
South Ayrshire	140
South Lanarkshire	396
Stirling	95
West Dunbartonshire	69
West Lothian	225
Scotland	6,239

3.2 Sales volumes: January 2017

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	£186,434	-6.9%	7.0%
Existing resold property	£135,060	-0.7%	0.3%

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	£110,789	-0.6%	0.8%
Former owner occupier	£164,434	-1.3%	0.6%

6. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland

Funding status	Average price	Monthly change	Annual change
Cash	£126,030	-4.0%	0.1%
Mortgage	£141,899	-1.0%	0.6%

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

Data for the UK House Price Index is provided by HM 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