Changing house prices in Scotland

THE changing face of house price increases in Scotland over the last few years has seen the largest year-on-year increase at 16.2 per cent and the lowest at one per cent.

Over the years, placedesignscotland.com has been gathering information issued by the Registers of Scotland (since long before PDS was formally launched, earlier this year), beginning from September two years ago.

In September 2021, the average price of a house in Scotland was £180,334, while during May this year (the most recent available figure), the average price was £193,000.

September 2021 – average price £180,334, up 12.3 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

October 2021 – average price £181,391, up 11.3 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

November 2021 – average price £182,755, up 11.4 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

December 2021 – average price £180,485, up 11.2 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

January 2022 – average price £182,786, up 10.8 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

February 2022 – average price £180,822, up 11.7 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

March 2022 – average price £181,415, up eight per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

April 2022 – average price £187,954, up 16.2 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

May 2022 – average price £187,517, up 11.2 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

June 2022 – average price £192,249, up 11.6 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

July 2022 – average price £192,966, up 9.9 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

August 2022 – average price £195,391, up 9.7 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

September 2022 – average price £191,941, up 7.3 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

October 2022 – average price £194,874, up 8.5 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

November 2022 – average price £191,492, up 5.5 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

December 2022 – average price £187,224, up 5.7 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

January 2023 – average price £185,016, up one per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

February 2023 – average price £180,287, up one per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

March 2023 – average price £184,877, up three per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here;

April 2023 – average price £187,150, up two per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here; and

May 2023 – average price £193,000, up 3.2 per cent on 12 months’ previously. Reported here.

Picture credit: Place Design Scotland

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