The median price of a residential property in Scotland was £198,000 in 2025-26, up by 4% from £190,000 in 2024-25, according to the latest Registers of Scotland analysis.
The total number of residential property sales in Scotland was 104,408 – up 5% on 2024-25 – while the value of residential property sales in Scotland was £24.3bn, an increase of 7% year-on-year.
Over the past 10 years, the value of the Scottish residential property market increased by 45%, from £16.8bn to £24.3bn – and 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.
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, while the number of houses sold increased by 4%.
Meanwhile, the total market value of non-residential sales in 2025-26 was £3.9bn. Commercial sales accounted for 82% of the total value, with the remainder from sales of land, agriculture and forestry.
Registers of Scotland is the public body responsible for compiling and maintaining registers relating to property and other legal documents in Scotland.
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