According to the latest research by, HouseScan, since the start of 2020, the Scottish new-build market has put in an impressive performance, with new-build house prices climbing 8.7% to £229,159 across the nation.
Spearheading this growth is South Ayrshire where the average new-build price is up from £186,974 to £215,824 in the year, a boost of 15.4%. This is closely followed by the City of Glasgow where new-build house prices have climbed 14.5% to £210,662.
Just up the road, in Inverclyde, new-build prices have increased by 13.2% annually, followed by Perth & Kinross (12.5%). Rounding off the top five Scottish new-build price growth hotspots is Moray, in the north of the country, where prices have risen by 11.7%.
At the other end of the table, the cities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have enjoyed slower but still positive annual growth, with prices rising by 1.3% and 4.3% respectively. Despite slower growth, Edinburgh is still home to the most expensive new-build prices in Scotland, at an average value of £332,900.
And, despite growth rates being relatively low, Edinburgh continues to be Scotland’s most active new-build market, ranking number one in terms of total new-build sales volume. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 865 new-build sales in Edinburgh, accounting for 10.3% of total market activity across Scotland.
Close behind in the number two spot is Glasgow, Scotland’s most populous city, where 757 new-build sales account for 9% of the national total. Completing the top five are South Lanarkshire (589 sales), North Lanarkshire (578 sales), and East Lothian (526 sales).
Harry Yates, Founder and Managing Director of HouseScan, commented: “The Scottish housing market is experiencing a period of boom and the country has become an increasingly popular house hunting destination for a number of reasons.
"Open space, beauty, and affordable house prices have helped drive Scotland’s recent market successes and many homebuyers are looking to the new-build sector when climbing the Scottish property ladder.
"Building a strong and capable infrastructure is a vital part of national growth and the new-build sector will continue to play a central role in this progression across Scotland in the years to come.”
