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Asking £3,093/m² · Asking rent £1,205/month · Gross yield 4.5% · 1,924 listed · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
East Lothian: asking price £298,090 (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,847 listings). +2.1% on the previous 12 months.
£298,090 12 months to Sep 2026
2,847 listings
+2.1% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,847 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
£3,093/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
1,924 listings
Median asking price per square metre of residential sale listings in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,924 listings.
East Lothian: asking rent £1,205/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 346 lets).
£1,205/month 12 months to Sep 2026
346 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 346 lets.
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
572 lets
-5.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 572 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking price in East Lothian runs from £142,263 for 1 bedroom to £563,465 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £142,263 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.8% on the previous 12 months | 167 |
| 2 bedrooms | £200,629 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.9% on the previous 12 months | 765 |
| 3 bedrooms | £291,986 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4% on the previous 12 months | 937 |
| 4 bedrooms | £392,847 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.6% on the previous 12 months | 672 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £563,465 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 282 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
East Lothian: listings for sale 1,924 (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,924 listings).
1,924 12 months to Sep 2026
1,924 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,924 listings.
2,421 12 months to Sep 2026
2,421 listings
-0.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,421 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
426 12 months to Sep 2026
426 listings
+12.7% on the previous 12 months.
Listings whose last price reduction was in the month; `share` is reductions over added plus reduced. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 426 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
58 agents listed homes for sale in East Lothian; the three largest took 26% of the listings.
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
East Lothian ranks 23rd of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
East Lothian ranks 23rd of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen City | 9.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,646 | measured |
| 2 | Glasgow City | 8.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 17,517 | measured |
| 3 | Dundee City | 7.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 553 | measured |
| 4 | West Dunbartonshire | 7.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 294 | measured |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 6.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 18,397 | measured |
| 23 | East Lothian | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 572 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Scotland
EH41 leads the 3 postcode districts within East Lothian for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EH41 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 47 | indicative |
| 2 | EH21 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 248 | measured |
| 3 | EH39 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 7 of 12 months observed | 49 | indicative |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,847 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,924 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 346 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 572 lets |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,924 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,421 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 426 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |