Average price
£198,397
August 2026
12 months
+2.9%
August 2025 to August 2026
Last month
+0.9%
July to August 2026
Sales registered
9,005
June 2026, the latest month published
Great Britain average
£275,241
August 2026
HM Land Registry's average price for Scotland was £198,397 in August 2026, up 2.9% on the year. That is about 28% below the Great Britain average of £275,241. 9,005 sales in Scotland have been registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published a count for.
HM Land Registry's average price for Scotland from the UK House Price Index, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status.
Price trend
Over the 12 months to August 2026, the average price in Scotland rose 2.9%, peaking at £198,397 in August 2026.
Peak £198,397 in August 2026.
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By property type
Detached homes are the most expensive in Scotland at £365,984, 164% above flat or maisonette at £138,886. Every type is up on the year.
| Property type | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £365,984 | +2.5% | |
| £226,592 | +3.8% | |
| £184,396 | +4.2% | |
| £138,886 | +2% |
Month by month
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £198,397 | +0.9% | +2.9% | – | |
| £196,582 | +1.4% | +2.4% | – | |
| £193,790 | −1.3% | +1.5% | 9,005 | |
| £196,363 | +1.9% | +4.8% | 8,525 | |
| £192,686 | +2.3% | +3.2% | 7,563 | |
| £188,420 | −0.1% | +2.6% | 7,756 | |
| £188,651 | −0.3% | +3.4% | 6,255 | |
| £189,219 | −0.2% | +2.1% | 7,041 | |
| £189,526 | −2.0% | +4.2% | 8,126 | |
| £193,296 | +0.1% | +4.6% | 9,119 | |
| £193,157 | −0.2% | +4% | 10,260 | |
| £193,545 | +0.4% | +4.9% | 9,272 | |
| £192,794 | +0.4% | +3.5% | 10,144 |
By buyer status
The average price for first-time buyers in Scotland was £87,162 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 54%.
| Buyer | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £162,166 | +3% | |
| £249,328 | +3% |
By funding status
The average price for cash buyers in Scotland was 11% below that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 30% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.
| Paid with | Average price | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| £183,726 | +2.9% | 2,659 | |
| £206,082 | +2.9% | 6,346 |
By property status
The average price for new builds in Scotland was 67% above that for existing homes.
| Property status | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £305,245 | +0.8% | |
| £182,440 | +1.5% |
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The average price is the index's standardised average, a mix-adjusted geometric mean, not the mean or median of sales, so it will not match a list of sold prices. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.