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UK House Price Index Scotland: April 2022

Published 22 June 2022

1. Headline statistics for April 2022

The average price of a property in Scotland was £187,954

The annual price change of a property in Scotland was 16.2%

The monthly price change of a property in Scotland was 3%

The index figure for Scotland (January 2015 = 100) was 139.3

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.

Next publication of UK HPI

The May 2022 UK HPI will be published at 9.30am on Wednesday 22 July 2022. See the calendar of release dates for more information.

2. Economic statement

Scotland house prices increased by 16.2% in the year to April 2022, up from an increase of 8.6% in the year to March 2022. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland increased by 3.0% between March and April 2022, compared with a decrease of 3.6% during the same period a year earlier (March 2021 and April 2021). On a seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland decreased by 2.3% between March and April 2022.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for February 2021 with the provisional estimate for February 2022, the volume of transactions decreased by 10.6% in Scotland. The UK volume of transactions decreased by 28.5% over the same period.

In Scotland, detached houses showed the largest increase out of all property types, rising by 22.5% in the year to April 2022 to £347,000. The lowest annual change of all property types was in flats and maisonettes, which increased by 10.4% in the year to April 2022 to £126,000.

The largest growth was in the Scottish borders, where prices increased by 22.9% in the year to April 2022 to £203,000. The lowest annual growth for the year to April 2022 was in Inverclyde where average prices increased over the year by 3.6% to £111,000.

As with other indicators in the housing market, which typically fluctuate from month to month, it is important not to put too much weight on one month’s set of house price data.

3. Price change

3.1 Annual price change

Annual price change for Scotland over the past 5 years

In Scotland, average prices increased by 16.2% in the year to April 2022, compared with an increase of 8.6% in the year to March 2022.

Annual price change by local authority for Scotland

Low numbers of sales transactions in some local authorities, such as Orkney Islands, Na h-Eileanan Siar and Shetland Islands, can lead to volatility in the series.

While we make efforts to account for this volatility, the change in price in these local levels can be influenced by the type and number of properties sold in any given period.

Geographies with low number of sales transactions should be analysed in the context of their longer-term trends rather than focusing on monthly movements.

Local authorities April 2022 April 2021 Difference
Aberdeenshire £204,087 £184,831 10.4%
Angus £162,242 £150,997 7.4%
Argyll and Bute £180,810 £154,391 17.1%
City of Aberdeen £147,562 £139,339 5.9%
City of Dundee £145,569 £137,872 5.6%
City of Edinburgh £324,947 £291,289 11.6%
City of Glasgow £163,494 £149,897 9.1%
Clackmannanshire £160,240 £140,614 14.0%
Dumfries and Galloway £159,211 £138,917 14.6%
East Ayrshire £122,334 £105,079 16.4%
East Dunbartonshire £260,038 £231,480 12.3%
East Lothian £289,711 £255,913 13.2%
East Renfrewshire £287,351 £246,145 16.7%
Falkirk £162,195 £135,740 19.5%
Fife £164,831 £145,049 13.6%
Highland £202,639 £182,055 11.3%
Inverclyde £111,462 £107,589 3.6%
Midlothian £232,620 £204,619 13.7%
Moray £189,092 £159,559 18.5%
Na h-Eileanan Siar £159,288 £127,282 25.1%
North Ayrshire £124,040 £108,765 14.0%
North Lanarkshire £132,424 £116,936 13.2%
Orkney Islands £220,739 £164,318 34.3%
Perth and Kinross £235,269 £213,423 10.2%
Renfrewshire £149,380 £131,959 13.2%
Scottish Borders £203,485 £165,631 22.9%
Shetland Islands £187,939 £189,135 -0.6%
South Ayrshire £166,307 £146,326 13.7%
South Lanarkshire £157,867 £139,342 13.3%
Stirling £226,732 £210,345 7.8%
West Dunbartonshire £131,673 £118,498 11.1%
West Lothian £196,887 £175,779 12.0%
Scotland £187,954 £161,814 16.2%

Average price by local authority for Scotland

In April 2022, the most expensive area to purchase a property was City of Edinburgh, where the average cost was £325,000. In contrast, the cheapest area to purchase a property was Inverclyde, where the average cost was £111,000.

3.2 Average price change by property type

Average price change by property type for Scotland

Property type April 2022 April 2021 Difference
Detached £346,753 £283,079 22.5%
Semi-detached £201,103 £168,626 19.3%
Terraced £158,606 £136,386 16.3%
Flat or maisonette £126,446 £114,539 10.4%
All £187,954 £161,814 16.2%

4. Sales volumes

The amount of time between the sale of a property and the registration of this information varies. It typically ranges between 2 weeks and 2 months but can be longer. Volume figures for the most recent 2 months are not yet at a reliable level for reporting, so they are not included in the report. Published transactions for recent months will increase as later registered transactions are incorporated into the index.

Sales volume data is also available by property status (new build and existing property) and funding status (cash and mortgage) in our downloadable data tables. Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and require more time to process. Read Revisions to the UK HPI data for more information.

4.1 Sales volumes by local authority

Sales volumes for Scotland by local authority

Local authorities February 2022 February 2021
Aberdeenshire 279 308
Angus 118 133
Argyll and Bute 136 161
City of Aberdeen 278 232
City of Dundee 141 174
City of Edinburgh 701 841
City of Glasgow 695 891
Clackmannanshire 53 46
Dumfries and Galloway 165 195
East Ayrshire 143 159
East Dunbartonshire 83 126
East Lothian 129 160
East Renfrewshire 107 158
Falkirk 163 209
Fife 420 495
Highland 296 341
Inverclyde 96 111
Midlothian 100 128
Moray 89 120
Na h-Eileanan Siar 22 30
North Ayrshire 165 154
North Lanarkshire 389 360
Orkney Islands 20 30
Perth and Kinross 183 275
Renfrewshire 260 267
Scottish Borders 132 146
Shetland Islands 16 20
South Ayrshire 150 164
South Lanarkshire 464 466
Stirling 125 121
West Dunbartonshire 99 98
West Lothian 218 238
Scotland 6,435 7,357

Note: The ‘Difference’ column has been removed from this table as the latest month’s data are not yet complete.

Note: The number of property transactions for February 2022 will increase as more transactions are incorporated into the index. See our Revisions Policy for more information.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for February 2021 with the provisional estimate for February 2022, volume transactions decreased by 10.6% in Scotland.

UK Property Transaction Statistics published by HM Revenue & Customs (which differ in coverage but are more complete for this period) report that on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, volume transactions decreased by 9.2% in Scotland in the year to February 2022.

4.2 Sales volumes

Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years

Date Sales volumes for Scotland
February 2018 5,406
February 2019 5,493
February 2020 5,939
February 2021 7,357
February 2022 6,435

5. Property status

Transactions involving the creation of a new register, such as new builds, are more complex and need more time to process. This means they can take longer to appear in the land registers. The volume of new build transactions for the most recent 2 months are not at a reliable level for reporting the breakdown between new build and existing resold property, so they are not included in the report.

New build and existing resold property for Scotland

Property status Average price February 2022 Monthly change Annual change
New build £287,745 3.2% 26.1%
Existing resold property £175,080 -1.8% 10.3%

Note: Since the October 2017 release, amendments have been made to our estimation model when calculating our provisional estimate. Find out further information and the impact of this change in methods used to produce the UK HPI.

6. Buyer status

First time buyer and former owner occupier for Scotland

Type of buyer Average price April 2022 Monthly change Annual change
First time buyer £149,536 2.8% 14.5%
Former owner occupier £228,670 3.2% 17.7%

7. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland

Funding status Average price April 2022 Monthly change Annual change
Cash £171,216 3.4% 15.8%
Mortgage £195,844 2.9% 16.3%

8. Access the data

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

Data revisions

View any revisions to previously published data in the data downloads or find out more about revisions in our guidance About the UK HPI.

9. 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.

10. Contact for Scotland queries

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

Email Anne.MacDonald@ros.gov.uk

Telephone 0131 378 4991