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‘Tis the season to wheel your trolley into a brand new storage unit that’s safe, secure, warm, and dry, rather than panic last minute and get into a lather.
Yes, there’s a seasonal slowdown at this time of year, but we still managed to collate some highlights for you in this property market blog for Edinburgh and The Lothians, plus an overview of Scotland’s property market.
What’s occurring in Edinburgh’s property market?
Resilience. That’s what underpines the property market in Edinburgh and the Lothians, thanks to steady stock levels and keen sellers with well-priced properties hooking in committed buyers.
Stock levels edged downward through November 2025, echoing typical late-autumn supply issues.
There were 3,082 properties listed for sale on Rightmove in November 2025, fractionally down on the previous month.
New instructions likewise quietened in line with seasonal slowdowns. Between 26th October and 25th November saw 1,342 new listings – representing a gentle slowing down, albeit demonstrating a steady flow of new stock for buyers looking to move before the year bows out.
For the same period, 1,180 sales were agreed in Edinburgh and the Lothians, keeping up the steady rhythm of the early autumn months.
Buyer demand is healthy, but affordability and mortgage considerations throw spanners in the works with decision-making. Online engagement has softened slightly, perhaps because of longer browsing time before people take the plunge and arrange a viewing.
Latest HM Land Registry data for Scotland property market data: September 2025
Let’s start with a snapshot of Scotland’s property market according to the latest (provisional) figures from the HM Land Registry for September 2025.
- The average price of a property in Scotland was £194,000
- The annual price change of a property in Scotland was 5.3%
- The monthly price change of a property in Scotland was 0.4%
- The index figure for Scotland (January 2023 = 100) was 111.0
The figures show that 32 local authority areas in Scotland showed an increase in average house prices in the 12 months to September 2025.
Renfrewshire was highest, where average house prices increased by 9.9%, with City of Aberdeen coming in as the lowest. Aaverage house prices there decreased by 6.2% in the 12 months to September 2025, to £140,000.
In September 2025, East Renfrewshire was the most expensive area to purchase. The average cost was £309,000. At £116,000, the cheapest area to purchase a property was Inverclyde.
Annual property price change by area in Edinburgh and The Lothians
City of Edinburgh
In September 2024, the average property price was £282,60, compared to £294,681in September 2025, a difference of 4.3%. Looking at sales values in the city centre, there were 994 in July 2024 and 1,022 in July 2025.
East Lothian
The average property price in September 2024 in East Lothian was £284,607, climbing to £299,741 a year later. A difference of 5.3%.Sales volume-wise, there were 171 sales in July 2024, compared to 241in 2025.
Midlothian
From £270,486 to £293,085, a leap of 8.4% happened to the average Midlothian property price between September ’24 and ’25. There were 994 sales in July 2024, and 202 in July 2025.
Scottish Borders
In the Scottish Borders, the September 2024 average property price was £183,258, increasing to £185,829, a difference of 1.4%. In July 2024, there were 205 sales, dropping to 197 the same time the following year.
West Lothian
In West Lothian, the average property price jumped by 4.2%, from £213,976 in September 2024 to £222,974 in September 2025. Sales volumes rose in West Lothian, from 308 in July 2024 to 365 in July 2025.
Edinburgh’s prime market and demand for family homes
According to Savills, the fall in new supply across Scotland’s prime market was most marked in Edinburgh City, but this didn’t impact agreed sales activity.
The West End and inner suburbs of Bruntsfield, Morningside, Marchmont and Sciennes demonstrated a rise in agreed sales during Q3 2025, with competition prompting a fractional increase in closing dates.
That’s why prime Edinburgh City prices boosted by 0.9% in the three months to September 2025, 1.3% higher than a year ago.
Despite a reduction in the number of available prime properties in Edinburgh, an expanded choice of apartments means these properties are taking longer to sell. However, family homes in school catchments remain popular in coveted areas.
Prime £500,000 and above markets outside Edinburgh also saw an increase in agreed sales during Q3 2025, notably North Berwick, Gullane, Bridge of Allan, Melrose, Dunblane and St Andrews.
But this is a price-sensitive market, with more available properties compared to last year, despite a levelling off lately. This caused prime prices to fall slightly by -0.4% in the three months to September, leaving them 0.2% higher than Q3 2024.
The UK Budget and Edinburgh property market
Finally, the recent UK Budget. How will it affect Edinburgh’s property market?
New tax rates will apply to property income from April 2027, with the property basic rate being 22%, and the property higher rate, 42%. The property additional rate will be 47%. These changes apply in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The UK government will enable the governments of Scotland and Wales to set property income rates in accordance with their current income tax powers.
Sources:
HM Land Registry
Savills
Rightmove
Umega
Farries, Kirk & McVean
