Property prices in East Lothian
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Recent trends for prices in East Lothian
The latest figures from July 2024 indicate the property market in East Lothian continues to show rising price trends. Compared to June, 2024, average prices increased by 1.8% to £298,774. On an annual basis, average property prices have increased 2.5% since 12 months ago.
In terms of sales activity, there were 222 residential property transactions completed in East Lothian during July, 2024. Of these purchases, 164 were financed with a mortgage while 58 were all-cash sales. For cash buyers, average prices have changed by 1.4% since June, 2024, coming in at around £277,701. For properties purchased with a mortgage, the average price changed by 2% since June, 2024, to £308,991.
Compared to the overall picture in its national parent Scotland, the average property price in East Lothian are higher than the current national average of £199,398. While East Lothian saw a change of 1.8% over the last month, Scotland as a whole recorded a percentage change of 3.1% in average property values. And on an annual basis, prices across Scotland have grown by 6%, more than the 2.5% yearly change seen in East Lothian.
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Average price in East Lothian by housing type
Prices last recorded in July, 2024
average
£298,774
detached
£539,459
flat
£178,449
semi-detached
£310,073
terraced
£247,330
Prices by housing type in East Lothian
Recent data shows that price growth has varied across different property types in East Lothian over the last year. For terraced houses, property prices changed by 1.7% between July 2024 and June 2024 to reach £247,330, and changed by 2.8% over the last 12 months. The annual change was greater than the 6.2% change seen for terraced homes in Scotland overall.
Meanwhile, semi-detached properties saw a rise in average prices locally, taking them to £310,073 in June 2024. This represents a 1.6% change from the same month last year.This is underperforming the 6.6% annual change in semi-detached values across the country.
Detached homes in East Lothian gained 2.6% month-over-month to reach an average of £539,459. Annually, detached property values have changed by 5.2%. This is weaker price growth compared to Scotland's 7.8% change for detached houses over the year.
For apartments and flats, average prices increased by 1.2% between July and June 2024, hitting £178,449. Over the last 12 months, apartment values have changed by -2%, lagging Scotland's flat and apartment growth rate of 4.6%.
Overall, detached properties have seen the strongest price momentum locally over the past year, with a change of 5.2%, while flat properties lagged, with a change of -2%.
Recent purchases in East Lothian
According to data from HM Land Registry, there were 222 completed property purchases in the area of East Lothian in July 2024. Of these sales, 58 were recorded as cash purchases whilst 164 were purchased using a mortgage. Compared to this time 12 months ago, the percentage of properties purchased using a mortgage has changed by 3.6% and the percentage of properties purchased with cash has changed by 0.2%.
The number of cash and mortgage purchases may not match the recorded number due to exclusions listed on the gov.uk website
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