About this service
Our Data and Methodology
Our market information is built from public sources — principally Registers of Scotland for completed sale prices and ESPC for Edinburgh market activity — presented at named area level with the period and last-checked date attached. We do not model or estimate figures we cannot attribute.
Lothian Property is an independent property information and introduction service. We are not an estate agency.
Sources
Registers of Scotland records completed sale prices for Scottish property and publishes house price statistics from that record. ESPC reports on market activity across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders.
Legal process information follows Scottish Government guidance and Law Society of Scotland material. Tax information follows Revenue Scotland.
How we define an area
Neighbourhood names in Edinburgh do not map cleanly onto postcode districts, and different sources draw the boundaries differently. Wherever we present an area figure we state the geography the source used rather than implying a precision that is not there.
Where an area is small enough that a single quarter's sales would distort the picture, we say so rather than publishing a volatile number.
Limitations we state openly
Sale price records lag completion. Reported averages mix property types unless stated. Small samples move sharply. None of this data describes any individual property, and none of it substitutes for a chartered surveyor's valuation.
- Registered sale prices lag the agreed sale
- Averages blend property types unless we say otherwise
- Small areas and quiet quarters produce volatile figures
- No dataset can value a specific property
Update cycle
Area and market report pages are refreshed when the underlying sources publish. Every figure carries the date we last checked it against the source, and previous monthly reports remain published rather than being overwritten.
Reuse
Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite our pages with a link. If you need the geography or period behind a specific figure spelled out, ask through the contact page and we will tell you exactly what it covers.
Common questions
- Where does your Edinburgh price data come from?
- Principally Registers of Scotland, which records completed sale prices in Scotland, together with ESPC market activity reporting for the Edinburgh area.
- Do you estimate figures where data is missing?
- No. Where we cannot attribute a figure to a named source, geography and period, we state that we do not hold it.
- Can I cite your figures?
- Yes, with a link to the page. Each figure carries its source, geography, period and last-checked date so it can be verified independently.
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Published 2026-08-17 · Last reviewed 2026-08-17. General information about selling property in Scotland, not legal, tax or financial advice. Editorial policy.