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UK House Price Index Scotland: August 2022

Published 19 October 2022

1. Headline statistics for August 2022

The average price of a property in Scotland was £195,391

The annual price change of a property in Scotland was 9.7%

The monthly price change of a property in Scotland was 0.2%

The index figure for Scotland (January 2015 = 100) was 144.8

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 September 2022 UK HPI will be published at 9.30am on Wednesday 16 November 2022. See the calendar of release dates for more information.

2. Economic statement

Scotland house prices increased by 9.7% in the year to August 2022, down from an increase of 11.0% in the year to July 2022. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland increased by 0.2% between July and August 2022, compared with an increase of 1.4% during the same period a year earlier (July 2021 and August 2021). On a seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland increased by 0.4% between July and August 2022.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for June 2021 with the provisional estimate for June 2022, the volume of transactions decreased by 21.2% in Scotland. The UK volume of transactions decreased by 4.2% over the same period.

In Scotland, detached houses showed the largest increase out of all property types, rising by 12.3% in the year to August 2022 to £349,000. The lowest annual change of all property types was in flats and maisonettes, which increased by 6.7% in the year to August 2022 to £134,000.

The largest growth was in Argyll and Bute, where prices increased by 25.5% in the year to August 2022 to £200,000. The lowest annual growth for the year to August 2022 was in City of Aberdeen where average prices increased over the year by 0.7% to £150,000.

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 9.7% in the year to August 2022, down from an increase of 11.0% in the year to July 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 August 2022 August 2021 Difference
Aberdeenshire £203,783 £195,895 4.0%
Angus £171,365 £161,907 5.8%
Argyll and Bute £199,940 £159,338 25.5%
City of Aberdeen £149,861 £148,828 0.7%
City of Dundee £156,762 £142,262 10.2%
City of Edinburgh £337,506 £309,810 8.9%
City of Glasgow £177,812 £162,593 9.4%
Clackmannanshire £172,290 £152,997 12.6%
Dumfries and Galloway £169,670 £146,913 15.5%
East Ayrshire £129,372 £111,638 15.9%
East Dunbartonshire £267,552 £239,577 11.7%
East Lothian £301,272 £281,127 7.2%
East Renfrewshire £299,791 £263,835 13.6%
Falkirk £165,642 £148,933 11.2%
Fife £176,112 £158,345 11.2%
Highland £208,300 £182,395 14.2%
Inverclyde £130,554 £116,697 11.9%
Midlothian £235,071 £215,688 9.0%
Moray £191,851 £169,109 13.4%
Na h-Eileanan Siar £166,373 £130,292 27.7%
North Ayrshire £132,318 £117,877 12.3%
North Lanarkshire £142,073 £127,116 11.8%
Orkney Islands £212,476 £178,783 18.8%
Perth and Kinross £249,585 £224,230 11.3%
Renfrewshire £161,049 £142,211 13.2%
Scottish Borders £200,947 £191,172 5.1%
Shetland Islands £198,388 £159,239 24.6%
South Ayrshire £183,030 £161,531 13.3%
South Lanarkshire £168,747 £149,954 12.5%
Stirling £246,147 £224,597 9.6%
West Dunbartonshire £141,071 £125,685 12.2%
West Lothian £216,536 £187,287 15.6%
Scotland £195,391 £178,076 9.7%

Average price by local authority for Scotland

In August 2022, the most expensive area to purchase a property was City of Edinburgh, where the average cost was £338,000. In contrast, the cheapest area to purchase a property was East Ayrshire, where the average cost was £129,000.

3.2 Average price change by property type

Average price change by property type for Scotland

Property type August 2022 August 2021 Difference
Detached £349,010 £310,723 12.3%
Semi-detached £208,037 £188,086 10.6%
Terraced £166,797 £150,326 11.0%
Flat or maisonette £133,666 £125,260 6.7%
All £195,391 £178,076 9.7%

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

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for the current month with the revised volume estimate for the corresponding month in the previous year

Local authorities June 2022 June 2021
Aberdeenshire 405 555
Angus 188 234
Argyll and Bute 145 170
City of Aberdeen 449 467
City of Dundee 213 331
City of Edinburgh 888 1,205
City of Glasgow 939 1,317
Clackmannanshire 69 97
Dumfries and Galloway 205 254
East Ayrshire 194 262
East Dunbartonshire 149 183
East Lothian 184 238
East Renfrewshire 151 179
Falkirk 231 259
Fife 536 746
Highland 352 487
Inverclyde 106 172
Midlothian 174 227
Moray 138 169
Na h-Eileanan Siar 25 38
North Ayrshire 200 265
North Lanarkshire 461 573
Orkney Islands 15 34
Perth and Kinross 238 347
Renfrewshire 294 451
Scottish Borders 166 232
Shetland Islands 18 29
South Ayrshire 186 210
South Lanarkshire 606 757
Stirling 133 167
West Dunbartonshire 125 156
West Lothian 297 366
Scotland 8,480 11,177

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 June 2022 will increase as more transactions are incorporated into the index. See our Revisions Policy for more information.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for June 2021 with the provisional estimate for June 2022, volume transactions decreased by 21.2% 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 22.2% in Scotland in the year to June 2022.

4.2 Sales volumes

Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years

Date Sales volumes for Scotland
June 2018 10,558
June 2019 9,224
June 2020 4,089
June 2021 11,177
June 2022 8,480

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 June 2022 Monthly change Annual change
New build £309,212 5.4% 29.3%
Existing resold property £185,684 1.8% 9.6%

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 August 2022 Monthly change Annual change
First time buyer £157,026 0.6% 9.3%
Former owner occupier £235,660 -0.1% 10.1%

7. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland

Funding status Average price August 2022 Monthly change Annual change
Cash £178,229 0.2% 9.2%
Mortgage £203,469 0.2% 9.9%

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