Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Argyll and Bute
Homes in Argyll and Bute sold for an average £192,735, up 3.7% on a year ago. That is more than in 16% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +12.2% a year, faster than the +7.4% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £192,735
- Change in a year
- +3.7%
- +0.1% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 16%
- of UK councils
Argyll and Bute: +26.1% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Argyll and Bute
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £212,026 (£190,259–£233,794) | £216,279 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £210,419 (£189,643–£231,195) | £214,789 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £208,811 (£189,064–£228,559) | £213,299 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £207,204 (£188,528–£225,879) | £211,808 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £205,596 (£188,044–£223,148) | £210,318 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £203,988 (£187,622–£220,354) | £208,828 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £202,381 (£187,277–£217,484) | £207,338 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £200,773 (£187,030–£214,517) | £205,848 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £199,165 (£186,913–£211,418) | £204,358 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £197,558 (£186,981–£208,134) | £202,867 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £195,950 (£187,343–£204,558) | £201,377 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £194,343 (£188,276–£200,409) | £199,887 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £192,735 | £198,397 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £190,404 | £196,582 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £180,446 | £193,790 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £180,888 | £196,363 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £183,011 | £192,686 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £186,102 | £188,420 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £181,952 | £188,651 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £183,582 | £189,219 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £188,652 | £189,526 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £191,554 | £193,296 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £190,375 | £193,157 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £183,961 | £193,545 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £185,944 | £192,794 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £183,674 | £191,951 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £185,823 | £190,959 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £180,172 | £187,312 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £177,343 | £186,736 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £171,556 | £183,642 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £171,002 | £182,421 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £168,862 | £185,315 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £176,580 | £181,800 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £178,306 | £184,775 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £174,040 | £185,664 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £171,081 | £184,496 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £167,025 | £186,285 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £173,049 | £185,882 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £168,854 | £181,219 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £172,216 | £180,418 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £170,897 | £180,647 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £174,525 | £177,778 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £172,376 | £175,883 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £169,802 | £179,248 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £171,551 | £176,538 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £172,466 | £179,184 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £176,994 | £180,051 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £176,789 | £180,364 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £175,684 | £182,593 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £173,944 | £181,013 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £167,977 | £177,705 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £168,135 | £179,854 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £168,560 | £175,512 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £174,691 | £173,352 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £176,378 | £171,282 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £177,338 | £175,092 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £179,202 | £175,560 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £184,562 | £180,523 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £185,440 | £182,341 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £185,420 | £181,639 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £180,343 | £183,378 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £178,982 | £182,979 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £170,065 | £181,120 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £168,449 | £177,326 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £162,398 | £175,109 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £167,249 | £171,510 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £166,979 | £170,905 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £172,783 | £173,589 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £169,008 | £169,213 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £168,139 | £172,873 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £153,760 | £170,955 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £152,895 | £170,829 | £245,371 |
Reports for Argyll and Bute
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £190,259 and £233,794 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £212,026
- Chance of a rise
- 87%
At the average sale price, a home costs £192,735. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £889 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 14%
- Payment, one income
- 27%
Figures for Scotland: Argyll and Bute has no reliable figures of its own.
Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,011
- Owning per month
- £934
68.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 69
- Per 1,000 residents
- 0.8
Figures for United Kingdom: Argyll and Bute has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 12 times since 2004. The deepest began in October 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −22.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 94 months
In 2025 the population fell by 490 while 59 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 59
- Population change, 2025
- −490
In 2026, 5% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2026
- 5%
Other councils in Scotland
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| East Renfrewshire | £303,413 | +2.7% |
| City of Edinburgh | £301,313 | +2.8% |
| East Lothian | £286,314 | −1.1% |
| Midlothian | £277,939 | −1.1% |
| East Dunbartonshire | £273,891 | +4.3% |
| Stirling | £236,541 | +1.8% |
| Perth and Kinross | £231,646 | −0.6% |
| West Lothian | £225,439 | +2.2% |
| Highland | £224,574 | +7.4% |
| Orkney Islands | £216,479 | −1.2% |
| Moray | £203,371 | +3.6% |
| Aberdeenshire | £200,965 | −2.0% |
| Scottish Borders | £195,045 | +3.6% |
| Glasgow City | £194,382 | +1.8% |
| Argyll and Bute | £192,735 | +3.7% |
| South Lanarkshire | £186,196 | +3.9% |
| Fife | £182,463 | +5.1% |
| Shetland Islands | £180,869 | −11.2% |
| Angus | £178,424 | +6.1% |
| Falkirk | £174,164 | +5.3% |
| South Ayrshire | £173,126 | +5.8% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £171,854 | +3.9% |
| Clackmannanshire | £171,154 | −0.5% |
| North Lanarkshire | £161,163 | +3.9% |
| Renfrewshire | £157,738 | −5.2% |
| Dundee City | £147,974 | +3.9% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | £147,416 | +13.6% |
| North Ayrshire | £140,577 | +4.8% |
| East Ayrshire | £138,206 | +3.6% |
| Aberdeen City | £133,782 | −5.2% |
| West Dunbartonshire | £132,345 | +7.9% |
| Inverclyde | £114,526 | −2.0% |