# Least and most affordable places in Scotland to buy a home (2025)

East Lothian was the least affordable of Scotland’s 32 councils in 2025 (house price to pay 7.4×).

Inverclyde was the most affordable (3.1×). The middle council, Angus, had 4.8×.

Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey.

| Rank | Area | House price to pay | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [East Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lothian) | 7.4× | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 2 | [Edinburgh](https://openindex.co.uk/edinburgh) | 7.0× | – |
| 3 | [Midlothian](https://openindex.co.uk/midlothian) | 6.7× | – |
| 4 | [East Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-renfrewshire) | 6.6× | – |
| 5 | [East Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-dunbartonshire) | 6.1× | – |
| 6 | [Moray](https://openindex.co.uk/moray) | 6.0× | – |
| =7 | [Perth and Kinross](https://openindex.co.uk/perth-and-kinross) | 5.8× | – |
| =7 | [Scottish Borders](https://openindex.co.uk/scottish-borders) | 5.8× | – |
| 9 | [Highland](https://openindex.co.uk/highland) | 5.7× | – |
| 10 | [West Lothian](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lothian) | 5.6× | – |
| 11 | [Stirling](https://openindex.co.uk/stirling) | 5.4× | – |
| 12 | [Glasgow](https://openindex.co.uk/glasgow) | 5.1× | – |
| 13 | [Orkney Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) | 5.0× | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| =14 | [Argyll and Bute](https://openindex.co.uk/argyll-and-bute) | 4.9× | – |
| =14 | [Dumfries and Galloway](https://openindex.co.uk/dumfries-and-galloway) | 4.9× | – |
| 16 | [Angus](https://openindex.co.uk/angus) | 4.8× | – |
| =17 | [Clackmannanshire](https://openindex.co.uk/clackmannanshire) | 4.7× | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| =17 | [Fife](https://openindex.co.uk/fife) | 4.7× | – |
| 19 | [Aberdeenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeenshire) | 4.6× | – |
| =20 | [Falkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/falkirk) | 4.5× | – |
| =20 | [South Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-lanarkshire) | 4.5× | – |
| 22 | [Na h-Eileanan Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) | 4.4× | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 23 | [Dundee](https://openindex.co.uk/dundee) | 4.2× | – |
| =24 | [Renfrewshire](https://openindex.co.uk/renfrewshire) | 4.0× | – |
| =24 | [South Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ayrshire) | 4.0× | – |
| =26 | [North Lanarkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lanarkshire) | 3.9× | – |
| =26 | [Shetland Islands](https://openindex.co.uk/shetland-islands) | 3.9× | ONS says to use this figure with caution because its sampling error is large (coefficient of variation over 10%). |
| 28 | [East Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-ayrshire) | 3.6× | – |
| 29 | [North Ayrshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-ayrshire) | 3.5× | – |
| =30 | [Aberdeen](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) | 3.3× | – |
| =30 | [West Dunbartonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-dunbartonshire) | 3.3× | – |
| 32 | [Inverclyde](https://openindex.co.uk/inverclyde) | 3.1× | – |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2025. Period: 2025.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/price-against-pay)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/price-against-pay)
- [The two measures side by side](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#vs=median-pay&mode=blend)

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