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ESPC data reveals 4.3 per cent rise in property prices
Property-marketing company, ESPC, reports that its latest house-price research points to a confident start to 2026, for the property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Scottish Borders.
Using sales data from November 2025 to January 2026, ESPC found that the average selling price across the region increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year to £296,093. November activity was still influenced by uncertainty around the UK budget and anticipated interest-rate cut, contributing to slightly lower stock levels, with listings down five per cent and sales volumes down eight per cent year-on-year.
The property portal also revealed that average views per property increased in January, while new My ESPC account registrations rose by three per cent year-on-year. Seller confidence has also grown, with seller enquiries up 39 per cent year-on-year over the last three months, alongside an increase in new-seller asking prices.
The average home-report valuation of newly listed properties increased by two per cent year-on-year, and a higher proportion of homes were marketed using an ‘offers over’ pricing strategy. This signals optimism around achievable sale prices, ESPC said.
The research indicated that higher premiums were seen for specific property types in high-demand locations, including four-bedroom houses in Dunbar and three-bedroom houses in Newcraighall (both achieving 105 per cent of home-report value), as well as one-bedroom flats in Morningside (104 per cent).
Dunfermline, Leith, Corstorphine and Musselburgh continued to lead the market in terms of sales volumes, with average selling prices rising in Leith, Corstorphine and Musselburgh. Flats in Leith remained the most popular property type overall, driven largely by first-time buyer demand, while family homes in Dunfermline proved particularly attractive to ‘second steppers’.
In the Scottish Borders, demand remained strong, with the median time to sell falling by almost a fortnight to just 13 days, the fastest of all areas, highlighting continued buyer appetite.
ESPC concluded that overall, the latest data points to a market entering 2026 with solid fundamentals: rising prices, strong engagement and growing confidence on both sides of the market.
