# Cheapest and most expensive places in Scotland to buy a flat (August 2026)

Edinburgh was the most expensive of Scotland’s 32 councils in August 2026 (flat price £244,953).

Na h-Eileanan Siar was the cheapest (£72,968). The middle council, South Lanarkshire, had £105,640.

| Rank | Area | Flat price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | £244,953 |
| 2 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | £170,898 |
| 3 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | £165,648 |
| 4 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | £163,643 |
| 5 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | £157,717 |
| 6 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | £156,969 |
| 7 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | £144,657 |
| 8 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | £126,614 |
| 9 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | £126,482 |
| 10 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | £124,950 |
| 11 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | £121,020 |
| 12 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | £112,580 |
| 13 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | £111,960 |
| 14 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | £111,950 |
| 15 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | £109,934 |
| 16 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | £105,640 |
| 17 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | £102,448 |
| 18 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | £102,431 |
| 19 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | £101,318 |
| 20 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | £101,307 |
| 21 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | £100,395 |
| 22 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | £98,960 |
| 23 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | £97,592 |
| 24 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | £95,387 |
| 25 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | £94,676 |
| 26 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | £94,283 |
| 27 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | £88,882 |
| 28 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | £88,328 |
| 29 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | £88,249 |
| 30 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | £86,644 |
| 31 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | £77,399 |
| 32 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | £72,968 |

Source: UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry and partners. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/flat-prices/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/flat-prices)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flat-prices)

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