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UK House Price Index Scotland: June 2022

Published 17 August 2022

1. Headline statistics for June 2022

The average price of a property in Scotland was £192,249

The annual price change of a property in Scotland was 11.6%

The monthly price change of a property in Scotland was 2.2%

The index figure for Scotland (January 2015 = 100) was 142.5

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 July 2022 UK HPI will be published at 9.30am on Wednesday 14 September 2022. See the calendar of release dates for more information.

2. Economic statement

Scotland house prices increased by 11.6% in the year to June 2022, unchanged from an increase of 11.6% in the year to May 2022. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland increased by 2.2% between May and June 2022, unchanged from an increase of 2.2% during the same period a year earlier (May 2021 and June 2021). On a seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland increased by 1.3% between May and June 2022.

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for April 2021 with the provisional estimate for April 2022, the volume of transactions increased by 21.1% in Scotland. The UK volume of transactions increased by 2.5% over the same period.

In Scotland, detached houses showed the largest increase out of all property types, rising by 17.2% in the year to June 2022 to £353,000. The lowest annual change of all property types was in flats and maisonettes, which increased by 7.4% in the year to June 2022 to £130,000.

The largest growth was in East Ayrshire, where prices increased by 22.4% in the year to June 2022 to £126,000. The lowest annual growth for the year to May 2022 was in City of Aberdeen where average prices increased over the year by 2.1% to £147,000.

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

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In Scotland, average prices increased by 11.6% in the year to June 2022, unchanged from an increase of 11.6% in the year to May 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	June 2022	June 2021	Difference
Aberdeenshire	£207,261	£187,002	10.8%
Angus	£170,612	£150,559	13.3%
Argyll and Bute	£184,790	£155,296	19.0%
City of Aberdeen	£147,182	£144,200	2.1%
City of Dundee	£153,451	£135,748	13.0%
City of Edinburgh	£326,703	£299,628	9.0%
City of Glasgow	£172,038	£152,584	12.7%
Clackmannanshire	£171,212	£144,144	18.8%
Dumfries and Galloway	£162,336	£140,490	15.5%
East Ayrshire	£125,911	£102,878	22.4%
East Dunbartonshire	£259,022	£232,561	11.4%
East Lothian	£300,713	£269,272	11.7%
East Renfrewshire	£294,933	£248,577	18.6%
Falkirk	£166,024	£141,664	17.2%
Fife	£167,578	£148,731	12.7%
Highland	£201,840	£183,113	10.2%
Inverclyde	£116,007	£113,233	2.4%
Midlothian	£236,167	£211,122	11.9%
Moray	£186,770	£159,292	17.3%
Na h-Eileanan Siar	£159,698	£130,098	22.8%
North Ayrshire	£125,761	£110,606	13.7%
North Lanarkshire	£136,839	£122,098	12.1%
Orkney Islands	£218,486	£168,998	29.3%
Perth and Kinross	£238,574	£211,641	12.7%
Renfrewshire	£153,487	£140,181	9.5%
Scottish Borders	£199,950	£176,143	13.5%
Shetland Islands	£205,637	£188,541	9.1%
South Ayrshire	£171,788	£146,734	17.1%
South Lanarkshire	£166,607	£143,931	15.8%
Stirling	£246,607	£216,437	13.9%
West Dunbartonshire	£137,362	£121,364	13.2%
West Lothian	£206,611	£179,031	15.4%
Scotland	£192,249	£172,341	11.6%

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Average price by local authority for Scotland

In June 2022, the most expensive area to purchase a property was City of Edinburgh, where the average cost was £327,000. In contrast, the cheapest area to purchase a property was Inverclyde, where the average cost was £116,000.

3.2 Average price change by property type

Average price change by property type for Scotland

Property type	June 2022	June 2021	Difference
Detached	£353,025	£301,297	17.2%
Semi-detached	£203,897	£179,870	13.4%
Terraced	£162,682	£146,771	10.8%
Flat or maisonette	£130,111	£121,163	7.4%
All	£192,249	£172,341	11.6%

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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	April 2022	April 2021
Aberdeenshire	425	298
Angus	164	153
Argyll and Bute	149	135
City of Aberdeen	470	313
City of Dundee	254	192
City of Edinburgh	1,013	692
City of Glasgow	890	788
Clackmannanshire	86	59
Dumfries and Galloway	187	187
East Ayrshire	191	171
East Dunbartonshire	123	95
East Lothian	190	153
East Renfrewshire	120	105
Falkirk	221	202
Fife	561	506
Highland	326	305
Inverclyde	111	98
Midlothian	173	127
Moray	120	119
Na h-Eileanan Siar	22	29
North Ayrshire	189	206
North Lanarkshire	496	412
Orkney Islands	22	13
Perth and Kinross	238	220
Renfrewshire	345	341
Scottish Borders	187	160
Shetland Islands	24	24
South Ayrshire	181	180
South Lanarkshire	522	509
Stirling	137	112
West Dunbartonshire	105	95
West Lothian	240	220
Scotland	8,482	7,219

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

Comparing the provisional volume estimate for April 2021 with the provisional estimate for April 2022, volume transactions increased by 21.1% 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 increased by 22.5% in Scotland in the year to April 2022.

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4.2 Sales volumes

Sales volumes for Scotland over the past 5 years

Date	Sales volumes for Scotland
April 2018	7,495
April 2019	7,927
April 2020	2,632
April 2021	7,219
April 2022	8,482

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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 April 2022	Monthly change	Annual change
New build	£291,259	-2.1%	22.0%
Existing resold property	£179,838	2.6%	14.0%

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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 June 2022	Monthly change	Annual change
First time buyer	£152,444	0.7%	9.7%
Former owner occupier	£234,578	3.6%	13.2%

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7. Funding status

Cash and mortgage indicator for Scotland

Funding status	Average price June 2022	Monthly change	Annual change
Cash	£174,713	1.9%	10.4%
Mortgage	£200,538	2.4%	12.1%

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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