Sunny Skies Greet Scottish Housing Market Today
Scotland's housing market is making waves in the UK, with eight of its cities appearing in the top 20 best performing property markets. This strong performance is contributing to Scotland's status as a global destination, despite a high supply of homes.
According to data, Glasgow is currently the top-performing city in Scotland, with an average of 899 properties changing hands on a monthly basis. Edinburgh follows closely behind, with an average of 837 homes sold each month. Across Britain, an average of 40,269 homes are being sold every month.
The sustainability of the Scottish market's current performance in the long term is uncertain, but David J Alexander, CEO of Lomond's Scotland division, attributes the market's performance to increased demand, particularly in cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The relative affordability, regional demand, and market dynamics in Scotland have contributed to its strong positioning among the UK's top-performing property markets. House prices in Scotland rose by around 6.4% year-on-year as of May 2025, with an index increase of 109.3 from the 2015 base. Average selling prices in key Scottish areas like Edinburgh and surrounding regions have risen 4% year-on-year, supported by increased property listings and stable sales volumes.
This upward momentum contrasts with slower growth forecasts elsewhere in the UK; for example, overall UK house price growth has been downgraded to around 1-2% for 2025 due to lower buyer activity and economic uncertainty.
The UK's largest estate agency group, Lomond, published a report analyzing the latest market data on transactional volumes. Outside of Scotland, Birmingham ranks top in the Midlands with an average of 499 homes sold on a monthly basis. Leeds also comes into the top five, with an average of 491 properties sold on a monthly basis.
Scotland tops the table in terms of the highest level of regional market activity, with an average of 7,261 homes sold each month, accounting for 18% of the national total. However, no new information about the national average of homes sold per month or the regional market activity percentages was provided.
The high demand in Glasgow and Edinburgh is leading to higher prices in these cities, defying expectations with both rising prices and high volumes of homes sold. No new information about the average number of homes sold in Birmingham or Leeds was provided.
In summary, the key factors behind the strong performance of Scottish markets include consistent price increases, active sales volumes, relatively quicker selling times, and regional economic conditions favoring property investment. This has led to Scotland having eight locations in the UK's top 20 property markets as per the latest research findings.
In light of the recently published report by the UK's largest estate agency group, Lomond, Scotland is leading the way in the housing market, with both Glasgow and Edinburgh ranking among the top-performing cities in property sales, selling an average of 899 and 837 homes per month respectively. This significant growth in the housing-market has been attributed to increased demand, favorable regional economics, and the affordability of real-estate, positioning Scotland as one of the strongest property markets in the UK, with an average of 7,261 homes sold each month.
