Falkirk: the market in figures
Falkirk takes 10th place among the 15 Scottish areas covered, 123rd across all 135. Falkirk's £174,164 is 12.2% lower than Scotland's £198,397 and 36.2% lower than the UK's £273,037. Over the latest year the average climbed 5.3%, well ahead of Scotland's 2.9% and the highest of the neighbours listed below. Between 2016 and 2026 the series grows from £109,119 to £174,164, up 59.6%, a gain of £65,045. Most of that came in a handful of years. The average added 6.7% in 2018, 15.1% in 2021, with 8.7% following in 2022. The slow patches were 2020 at 1%, 2023 at 1.3% and 2025 at 1.4%. There was no year of falls at all, and 2026 is the highest point.
The type table starts at £102,431 for flats and climbs through £162,111 (terraced) and £207,195 (semi-detached) to £348,788 for detached homes. The step up from the cheapest type to the dearest is £246,357, 240.5%. The first-time buyer average is £145,407, 16.5% below the figure for everyone. Land and Buildings Transaction Tax applies in Scotland: £583 on a move at the area average, nothing on a first purchase, £14,516 when the purchase is an additional home. Scotland uses a different registry, so no HM Land Registry fee applies.
Falkirk's 123rd place is near the bottom of the national list. Within Scotland the same price puts it close to the middle. The nearest neighbours are all Scottish. North Lanarkshire, at 16 km, stands at £161,163, 7.5% below Falkirk. Clackmannanshire, at 17 km, stands at £171,154, 1.7% below, and was the only one of the five to fall over the year, by 0.5%. West Lothian, at 18 km, stands at £225,439, which is 29.4% above. East Dunbartonshire, at 25 km, stands at £273,891, 57.3% above, and the City of Glasgow, at 27 km, stands at £194,382, 11.6% above. Falkirk registered 2,776 sales across the same window, which ends in May 2026.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Falkirk
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (3 of 5 trades filled in Falkirk). 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 | Clyde Property Falkirk | 4.7 | 139 | 79 | Selected | View |
| Mortgage adviser | GT Mortgages Ltd | 5 | 184 | 79 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Russel + Aitken Denny LLP | 4.4 | 26 | 55 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 Falkirk?
The average price of a home in Falkirk was £174,164 in August 2026, +5.3% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Falkirk?
The average price in Falkirk went from £109,119 in August 2016 to £174,164 in August 2026, a change of +59.6%; +5.3% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Land and Buildings Transaction Tax on an average-priced home in Falkirk?
On £174,164, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) comes to £583 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £14,516 for an additional property, at the rates in force in Scotland.
How much tax when you sell a home in Falkirk?
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 Falkirk in August 2016 (£109,119) and sold at the August 2026 average (£174,164), the gain of £65,045 costs a higher rate taxpayer £14,891, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Falkirk expensive?
Falkirk ranks 123rd 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 | £348,788 | £365,984 |
| Semi-detached | £207,195 | £226,592 |
| Terraced | £162,111 | £184,396 |
| Flat or maisonette | £102,431 | £138,886 |
| All types | £174,164 | £198,397 |
| First-time buyers | £145,407 | £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 | £109,119 | — |
| 2017 | £111,716 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | £119,150 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | £122,811 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | £124,036 | +1% |
| 2021 | £142,823 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | £155,288 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | £157,317 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | £163,133 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | £165,420 | +1.4% |
| 2026 | £174,164 | +5.3% |
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).