City of Aberdeen: the market in figures
Last place goes to Aberdeen. Of the 135 areas covered it has the lowest price, £133,782, and it also finishes 15th of 15 in Scotland. The Scottish level is £198,397, which puts Aberdeen 32.6% below, and the UK level is £273,037, which puts it 51% below.
The direction explains the ranking. In 2016 the series stood at £190,327, which is still its highest point, and it has slipped almost every year since to reach the current low. Over the whole period that is a fall of 29.7%, or £56,545. The only rise came in 2021, at 5.6%. The sharpest drop was 8.8% in 2019, and the latest twelve months show 5.2% lost while Scotland as a whole gained 2.9%.
Within the city, a detached house costs £303,209 and a flat £95,387, which is a spread of £207,822, or 217.9%. A semi-detached home averages £184,658 and a terraced one £148,661. Anyone buying a first home pays £112,915 on average, 15.6% below the all-buyer level. Flats are the point of entry in this data, and at £95,387 they are the lowest-priced type here.
Scotland charges Land and Buildings Transaction Tax. At this average the bill is £0 whether the buyer is a first-time buyer or a home mover. Only an additional property incurs a charge, of £10,703. No HM Land Registry fee applies, since Scotland has a separate registry.
All five neighbours are above Aberdeen. The nearest in price is Clackmannanshire (£171,154), 27.9% higher, then Fife (£182,463) at 36.4%, Aberdeenshire (£200,965) at 50.2% and Moray (£203,371) at 52%. City of Edinburgh (£301,313) is 125.2% higher, the widest gap of the five. Their recent moves differ: Fife gained 5.1% and Moray 3.6% over twelve months, while Aberdeenshire lost 2% and Clackmannanshire 0.5%. Aberdeen's own fall of 5.2% is deeper than any of them.
Between June 2025 and May 2026 there were 5,070 sales in Aberdeen, so the lowest price in the country rests on a sizeable count of completed transactions, not on a thin market.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in City of Aberdeen
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (4 of 5 trades filled in City of Aberdeen). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Protect Mortgage Solutions | 5 | 56 | 67 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | James & George Collie | 4.8 | 333 | 75 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Shepherd Chartered Surveyors | 4.3 | 30 | 68 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Harvey Donaldson & Gibson Chartered Surveyors | 1 | 2 | 50 | Partial | View |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in City of Aberdeen?
The average price of a home in City of Aberdeen was £133,782 in August 2026, -5.2% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in City of Aberdeen?
The average price in City of Aberdeen went from £190,327 in August 2016 to £133,782 in August 2026, a change of -29.7%; -5.2% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Land and Buildings Transaction Tax on an average-priced home in City of Aberdeen?
On £133,782, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) comes to £0 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £10,703 for an additional property, at the rates in force in Scotland.
How much tax when you sell a home in City of Aberdeen?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is City of Aberdeen expensive?
City of Aberdeen ranks 135th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £303,209 | £365,984 |
| Semi-detached | £184,658 | £226,592 |
| Terraced | £148,661 | £184,396 |
| Flat or maisonette | £95,387 | £138,886 |
| All types | £133,782 | £198,397 |
| First-time buyers | £112,915 | £162,166 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £190,327 | — |
| 2017 | £181,085 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | £171,896 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | £156,773 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | £150,507 | -4% |
| 2021 | £158,961 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | £156,820 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | £147,052 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | £147,032 | -0% |
| 2025 | £141,129 | -4% |
| 2026 | £133,782 | -5.2% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (Revenue Scotland).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).