Registers of Scotland’s annual in-depth analysis of Scotland’s residential and non‑residential property market was published today.
An HTML summary and a PDF report are available.
Key figures for 2025-26:
- The median price of a residential property in Scotland was £198,000, an increase of 4% from £190,000 in 2024-25
- The total number of residential property sales in Scotland was 104,408, an increase of 5% on 2024-25
- The value of residential property sales in Scotland was £24.3 billion, an increase of 7% on 2024-25
Over the past 10 years:
- The value of the Scottish residential property market increased by 45%, from £16.8 billion to £24.3 billion - this is now the highest level since records began in 2003-04
- The median price for new builds increased by 51%, compared with 41% price growth for existing dwelling sales
- Of Scotland’s eight cities, Glasgow showed the largest increase in the median price of a residential property at 57%. Aberdeen was the only city where the median price decreased, falling by 29%
- Prices of flats showed the lowest growth at 26%, compared with the highest growth at 50% for semi-detached properties
Summary of findings
In 2025-26, the total value of residential sales reached a record high of £24.3 billion, overtaking the peak of £23.2 billion recorded in 2007-08. This is the highest level since records began in 2003-04.
The total market value of new build residential sales grew by 9% between 2024-25 and 2025-26. This was mainly due to an increase in the number of sales, which was up by 8%, although the median price also increased by 3% from £310,000 to £317,995. In 2025-26, around 10% of residential property sales in Scotland were new builds, which is a similar proportion to 2024-25.
Over the 10-year period from 2015-16 to 2025-26, the median residential property price in Scotland rose by 41% from £140,000 to £198,000, whilst the number of houses sold increased by 4%.
The report also looks at the non-residential market. The total market value of non-residential sales in 2025-26 was £3.9 billion. Commercial sales accounted for 82% of the total value, with the remainder from sales of land, agriculture and forestry.
Commenting on the release, a Register of Scotland (RoS) spokesperson said:
“The Registers of Scotland Property Market Report is an essential resource for industry professionals, journalists, policymakers, and researchers seeking in-depth insights into Scotland’s dynamic property market. In 2025-26 the total value of residential sales was £24.3 billion, an increase of 7% when compared with 2024-25, and an increase of 45% when compared with 2015-16.”
Benefits of the RoS Property Market Report include:
- It is based on completed sales, unlike other property market sources that use asking prices, estimates, or their own mortgage approvals.
- It captures all types of residential and non‑residential sales across Scotland, enabling comparable analysis at national and local levels.
- The dataset dates back to 2003 which supports long‑term trend analysis.
The Property Market Report 2025-26 provides a long-term overview of the number, median price and total value of residential market sales in Scotland, with breakdowns by:
- house types
- new builds
- cash and mortgage sales
- local authorities
- cities
- urban rural areas
- Scottish Island Regions
It also provides an overview of the non-residential market in Scotland.
Figures in the report are also available in data tables and interactive charts.
Notes to editors
- Registers of Scotland (RoS) is the public body responsible for compiling and maintaining registers relating to property and other legal documents in Scotland. RoS records and safeguards the rights of the individual while providing open access to information on the registers.
- This is an official statistics publication for Scotland. The statistics have been produced in line with the principles set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics.
- The property statistics are compiled using data collected as part of the land registration process. This data is the only comprehensive dataset, covering transactions across the whole of Scotland for all types of property sales, in residential and non-residential markets, and with actual sale prices, not just valuations. Full information on the methodology used to compile these statistics can be found on our Knowledgebase website.
- Further information about the quality processes in place for RoS data is available in the quality assurance of administrative data document, as published for the UK House Price Index.
- RoS began compiling statistics on the property market with the completion of the extension of the Land Register to all counties in Scotland in April 2003. Details of all of our property statistics releases, including the UK House Price Index, and future publication dates are available via our data and statistics section of our website.
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