City of Glasgow: the market in figures
Glasgow's decade is one of near-constant climbing. In 2016 the average was £117,594; it now stands at £194,382, the highest in the series, which is a gain of 65.3%, or £76,788. The biggest single year was 2021 at 14.9%, and 2018 and 2022 added 8.5% and 8.7%. No year ended lower than it began.
Even after that, the price is below its nation. It is 2% under the Scottish £198,397 and 28.8% under the UK £273,037, which ranks Glasgow 111th in the full table and 7th inside Scotland. In the latest twelve months the gain was 1.8%, below the 2.9% for Scotland. Glasgow therefore enters the latest year with a record of rises in every year of the series.
Price by type starts at £498,117 for a detached house and £304,427 for a semi-detached home; the cheaper types are terraced homes (£249,994) and flats (£163,643). Moving from a flat to a detached house adds £334,474, or 204.4%. First-time purchases average £175,016, 10% under what everyone pays.
Scotland's tax is Land and Buildings Transaction Tax. A standard purchase at the average costs £988, equal to 0.5% of the price. First-time buyers owe £388. An additional property brings £16,538. HM Land Registry does not apply, as Scotland has its own registry.
East Dunbartonshire (£273,891) is the neighbour with the highest price, 40.9% above Glasgow, and it rose 4.3% over twelve months. West Lothian (£225,439) is 16% above. Below the city are South Lanarkshire (£186,196) at 4.2%, Falkirk (£174,164) at 10.4% and North Lanarkshire (£161,163) at 17.1%. Falkirk's 5.3% was the quickest rise in the group, with South Lanarkshire and North Lanarkshire each at 3.9%, and Glasgow's 1.8% was the slowest.
Sales stood at 11,163 for the stretch beginning June 2025 and ending May 2026. That is a very large volume, which gives the Glasgow average and the gap between flats and detached houses a large number of sales behind them.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in City of Glasgow
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (4 of 5 trades filled in City of Glasgow). 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 | AB Property Consultants & Estate Agents | 4.7 | 313 | 59 | Partial | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Independent Mortgage Store | 5 | 319 | 83 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Macdonald Henderson | 4.9 | 39 | 71 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Keynorth (UK) Ltd | 5 | 1 | 53 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
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 Glasgow?
The average price of a home in City of Glasgow was £194,382 in August 2026, +1.8% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in City of Glasgow?
The average price in City of Glasgow went from £117,594 in August 2016 to £194,382 in August 2026, a change of +65.3%; +1.8% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Land and Buildings Transaction Tax on an average-priced home in City of Glasgow?
On £194,382, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) comes to £988 for a home mover, £388 for a first-time buyer and £16,538 for an additional property, at the rates in force in Scotland.
How much tax when you sell a home in City of Glasgow?
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). Bought at the average price in City of Glasgow in August 2016 (£117,594) and sold at the August 2026 average (£194,382), the gain of £76,788 costs a higher rate taxpayer £17,709, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is City of Glasgow expensive?
City of Glasgow ranks 111th 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 | £498,117 | £365,984 |
| Semi-detached | £304,427 | £226,592 |
| Terraced | £249,994 | £184,396 |
| Flat or maisonette | £163,643 | £138,886 |
| All types | £194,382 | £198,397 |
| First-time buyers | £175,016 | £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 | £117,594 | — |
| 2017 | £123,907 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | £134,379 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | £137,423 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | £139,165 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | £159,852 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | £173,822 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | £175,820 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | £180,521 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | £190,997 | +5.8% |
| 2026 | £194,382 | +1.8% |
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).