Housing prices and rents in Highland - Latest 22 October 2025

22nd October 2025

The average house price in Highland was £214,000 in August 2025 (provisional), up slightly 1.6% from August 2024. This was lower than the rise in Scotland (4.0%) over the same period.

Rent data for Scottish areas are for 'broad rental market areas'. Highland is in the rental area of Highland and Islands.

Private rent prices rose to an average of £712 in September 2025, an annual increase of 5.1% from £678 in September 2024. This was higher than the rise in Scotland (3.4%) over the year.

The average price paid by first-time buyers was £175,000 in August 2025 (provisional). This was 1.6% higher than the average of £172,000 in August 2024 (revised).

For homes bought with a mortgage, the average house price was £208,000 in August 2025 (provisional). This was 2.0% higher than the average of £204,000 in August 2024 (revised).

UK house prices
UK house prices rose by 3% in the year to August 2025, down from the revised estimate of 3.2% in the 12 months to July 2025. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in the UK increased by 0.8% between July 2025 and August 2025, compared with a increase 1% from the same period 12 months ago (July 24 and August 2024).

The UK Property Transactions Statistics showed that in July 2025, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the estimated number of transactions of residential properties with a value of £40,000 or greater was 94,000. This is 1.7% higher than a year ago (August 2025). Between July 2025 and August 25, UK transactions increased by 1.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis.

House price monthly increase was highest in the South West where prices increased by 1.4% in the year to July 2025. The highest annual growth was in the The North East, where prices increased by 7.9% in the year to July 2025.

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