New data has revealed the average price of a property in every Scottish local authority area.
With people across Scotland either looking to move or enter the property market for the first time, it’s important to consider where in the country prices are cheapest. While the amenities of cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow are unbeatable, it’s the more rural areas that tend to have the cheapest properties.
The Daily Record has compiled the latest data from the Land Registry to show you where you can get the most for your money. Whether you’re looking to move house or just want to know how much houses in your area typically cost, it’s interesting to see how house prices vary across the country.
According to statistics, Inverclyde is the cheapest place in Scotland to buy a home, with the average property in the borough being bought for £126,000 in the year to February, up 4.7 per cent on the previous year.
East Ayrshire is the second cheapest place in the country to buy property, with a house here costing an average of £129,000. North Ayrshire is in third place with an average house price of £131,000, followed by the city of Aberdeen and West Dunbartonshire – both with an average price of £137,000.
On the other hand, Edinburgh emerged as the most expensive place to buy a house in Scotland, with the average home in the capital selling for £326,000 last year, up 5.4 percent on the previous year.
According to the Land Registry, East Lothian is the next most expensive local authority in the country, with an average property price of £308,000. This is followed by East Renfrewshire (£293,000), East Dunbartonshire (£272,000) and Stirling (£247,000).
Meanwhile, Na h-Eileanan Siar is Scotland’s property hotspot, with the cost of an average home in the Outer Hebrides rising by 15.2 per cent in a year – a bigger increase than in any other Scottish community.
Below is the full list of average house prices across all Scottish local authorities. For more information visit the Land Registry website.
The average property price in each Scottish local authority area
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