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Past price cycles in City of Edinburgh

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 2004. The deepest began in September 2007.

Deepest fall
−18.9%
Recovery from the low
72 months

Prices in City of Edinburgh and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 2004.

  • City of Edinburgh
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 2004
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PeriodCity of EdinburghUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026247.7216.4
Jul 2026248.2215.7
Jun 2026247.8214.5
May 2026245.8215.7
Apr 2026242.8214.7
Mar 2026241.9212.9
Feb 2026243.0213.5
Jan 2026243.7213.0
Dec 2025241.7212.4
Nov 2025244.1214.4
Oct 2025243.0213.8
Sep 2025242.9213.6
Aug 2025240.9214.4
Jul 2025240.3213.1
Jun 2025241.1211.4
May 2025238.1209.3
Apr 2025237.9206.2
Mar 2025238.7212.4
Feb 2025235.2209.8
Jan 2025232.5210.0
Dec 2024228.7209.2
Nov 2024230.8209.6
Oct 2024232.4210.2
Sep 2024232.3209.8
Aug 2024229.6210.1
Jul 2024227.1208.0
Jun 2024226.4205.7
May 2024224.8204.9
Apr 2024225.3203.3
Mar 2024223.9202.2
Feb 2024222.8201.8
Jan 2024221.7202.9
Dec 2023222.1203.0
Nov 2023226.9204.8
Oct 2023228.4206.2
Sep 2023229.7207.1
Aug 2023227.0208.1
Jul 2023226.8207.0
Jun 2023223.3204.7
May 2023222.6203.9
Apr 2023218.4203.3
Mar 2023219.7202.8
Feb 2023219.0205.1
Jan 2023222.4206.8
Dec 2022224.8208.6
Nov 2022229.9210.3
Oct 2022232.5210.6
Sep 2022232.3210.6
Aug 2022231.8210.1
Jul 2022228.0208.4
Jun 2022224.8204.6
May 2022224.2202.1
Apr 2022224.7199.8
Mar 2022224.9197.5
Feb 2022218.0196.8
Jan 2022216.4196.6
Dec 2021214.2194.3
Nov 2021218.8193.3
Oct 2021219.5189.6
Sep 2021222.8194.5
Aug 2021219.6188.9
Jul 2021216.5183.4
Jun 2021210.5192.4
May 2021209.6182.7
Apr 2021205.4181.5
Mar 2021202.9184.2
Feb 2021200.8181.5
Jan 2021201.8181.0
Dec 2020203.2181.0
Nov 2020202.1179.6
Oct 2020200.7177.8
Sep 2020200.1176.3
Aug 2020202.5174.5
Jul 2020203.5172.8
Jun 2020200.3171.4
May 2020195.5169.0
Apr 2020193.6168.1
Mar 2020195.9169.9
Feb 2020196.0168.4
Jan 2020195.9169.3
Dec 2019195.8169.2
Nov 2019198.7169.4
Oct 2019197.2170.0
Sep 2019195.9170.5
Aug 2019192.9170.4
Jul 2019191.4169.8
Jun 2019190.0167.9
May 2019188.2167.2
Apr 2019186.6167.0
Mar 2019187.0165.8
Feb 2019186.3166.3
Jan 2019189.1166.7
Dec 2018187.0167.7
Nov 2018188.7168.1
Oct 2018187.7168.8
Sep 2018186.9169.0
Aug 2018184.4169.3
Jul 2018182.6168.8
Jun 2018182.4166.7
May 2018180.0165.6
Apr 2018181.5164.9
Mar 2018180.1163.4
Feb 2018179.0164.4
Jan 2018175.5163.9
Dec 2017173.3164.5
Nov 2017174.3163.9
Oct 2017174.1164.3
Sep 2017175.4164.2
Aug 2017172.7164.8
Jul 2017170.5164.1
Jun 2017166.9162.0
May 2017163.2160.6
Apr 2017160.3159.6
Mar 2017160.4157.1
Feb 2017161.0157.5
Jan 2017161.5157.1
Dec 2016160.7157.3
Nov 2016162.9157.0
Oct 2016162.8156.3
Sep 2016162.8156.8
Aug 2016159.3157.1
Jul 2016158.7157.1
Jun 2016156.9155.4
May 2016162.6153.9
Apr 2016162.8152.2
Mar 2016161.9151.6
Feb 2016160.8150.1
Jan 2016162.4150.0
Dec 2015163.7149.6
Nov 2015162.5149.1
Oct 2015161.2148.0
Sep 2015161.7147.8
Aug 2015159.2147.5
Jul 2015158.9146.1
Jun 2015154.0143.7
May 2015161.8142.6
Apr 2015163.5141.1
Mar 2015166.8139.8
Feb 2015160.0139.3
Jan 2015157.6139.2
Dec 2014157.7139.9
Nov 2014157.9139.6
Oct 2014157.4140.1
Sep 2014158.7140.3
Aug 2014158.7140.1
Jul 2014158.0138.5
Jun 2014155.2136.6
May 2014150.1135.4
Apr 2014146.9134.0
Mar 2014144.0131.1
Feb 2014145.4130.6
Jan 2014146.1130.1
Dec 2013148.1129.9
Nov 2013146.9128.7
Oct 2013147.8128.0
Sep 2013146.4128.6
Aug 2013147.5128.5
Jul 2013146.8127.5
Jun 2013147.1126.0
May 2013143.2125.0
Apr 2013139.8124.4
Mar 2013135.7123.1
Feb 2013136.0122.4
Jan 2013137.2122.4
Dec 2012140.8123.3
Nov 2012143.5123.5
Oct 2012146.1123.4
Sep 2012148.5124.3
Aug 2012149.1124.8
Jul 2012148.0124.6
Jun 2012145.9124.1
May 2012143.6122.9
Apr 2012142.4122.5
Mar 2012141.6121.2
Feb 2012140.8120.8
Jan 2012142.1121.1
Dec 2011142.8122.0
Nov 2011146.1122.5
Oct 2011147.5122.4
Sep 2011148.2123.8
Aug 2011147.0124.1
Jul 2011146.3124.0
Jun 2011146.1122.5
May 2011145.4122.3
Apr 2011143.1122.8
Mar 2011143.1120.9
Feb 2011146.5121.5
Jan 2011150.9122.1
Dec 2010151.8123.2
Nov 2010152.7123.4
Oct 2010151.8124.9
Sep 2010154.6126.3
Aug 2010154.9126.6
Jul 2010153.4126.6
Jun 2010152.2125.3
May 2010149.2124.7
Apr 2010150.0124.1
Mar 2010149.0122.6
Feb 2010148.8122.6
Jan 2010150.9122.3
Dec 2009152.3122.7
Nov 2009152.5121.9
Oct 2009150.1121.5
Sep 2009147.6120.7
Aug 2009146.9119.7
Jul 2009145.5118.6
Jun 2009141.8116.5
May 2009136.4115.4
Apr 2009130.9113.8
Mar 2009130.6112.8
Feb 2009132.9113.5
Jan 2009137.1114.8
Dec 2008140.8117.5
Nov 2008145.4119.3
Oct 2008148.7122.8
Sep 2008153.8125.3
Aug 2008154.9128.6
Jul 2008158.5131.3
Jun 2008157.7132.7
May 2008157.5134.5
Apr 2008155.8133.7
Mar 2008154.0133.5
Feb 2008156.4134.5
Jan 2008158.0135.6
Dec 2007158.0138.1
Nov 2007159.1138.3
Oct 2007158.6138.4
Sep 2007161.1138.7
Aug 2007157.2138.6
Jul 2007156.6137.8
Jun 2007154.1136.0
May 2007151.9134.6
Apr 2007145.2133.0
Mar 2007140.2130.4
Feb 2007140.2129.4
Jan 2007141.4129.0
Dec 2006143.0129.1
Nov 2006140.7127.5
Oct 2006140.4126.8
Sep 2006137.8126.1
Aug 2006137.7125.6
Jul 2006136.3124.6
Jun 2006134.2122.8
May 2006129.5121.6
Apr 2006127.6120.5
Mar 2006126.5117.9
Feb 2006127.4117.0
Jan 2006124.8116.8
Dec 2005122.9117.0
Nov 2005122.4116.3
Oct 2005123.7116.0
Sep 2005124.0116.2
Aug 2005123.7116.4
Jul 2005122.3115.9
Jun 2005121.6114.4
May 2005120.1113.5
Apr 2005116.9112.3
Mar 2005116.3110.8
Feb 2005116.2109.9
Jan 2005116.2110.0
Dec 2004114.7110.0
Nov 2004113.9110.9
Oct 2004116.6111.0
Sep 2004119.0110.2
Aug 2004120.2110.4
Jul 2004119.9109.2
Jun 2004118.4106.9
May 2004113.7105.0
Apr 2004107.1103.8
Mar 2004101.599.3
Feb 200499.399.0
Jan 2004100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
August 2004November 2004−5.2%37
September 2007March 2009−18.9%1872
March 2015June 2015−7.7%324
September 2021December 2021−3.8%33
October 2022April 2023−6.1%622

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for City of Edinburgh

Next 12 months

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £298,947 and £326,703 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£312,825
Chance of a rise
86%

Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs £301,313. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,390 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
19%
Payment, one income
39%

Buy or rent

Figures for Scotland: City of Edinburgh 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

New homes

3.5% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
2,361
Per 1,000 residents
4.4

Foreign buyers

Figures for United Kingdom: City of Edinburgh 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%

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 626 while 3,154 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
3,154
Population change, 2025
−626

Renovation

In 2026, 3% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2026
3%