Scottish Borders: asking price £200,351 (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,324 listings). +11.6% on the previous 12 months.
Asking price
£200,351 12 months to Sep 2026
2,324 listings
+11.6% 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, 2,324 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£2,164/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
1,836 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, 1,836 listings.
Asking price: £152,500 in Jan 2022 to £192,500 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,302/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,175/m² in Sep 2026.Asking price index: 94.8 in Jan 2022 to 108.5 in Sep 2026.
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, 422 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
500 lets
-4.6% 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, 500 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £650/month in Aug 2025 to £804/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.7% in Jan 2022 to 5.0% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 88.6 in Jan 2022 to 121 in Sep 2026.
How does Scottish Borders vary by home size?
Asking price in Scottish Borders runs from £83,801 for 1 bedroom to £586,407 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Scottish Borders. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£83,801
12 months to Sep 2026
+14.8% on the previous 12 months
181
2 bedrooms
£120,476
12 months to Sep 2026
+8.3% on the previous 12 months
770
3 bedrooms
£227,812
12 months to Sep 2026
+5.8% on the previous 12 months
752
4 bedrooms
£379,211
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.1% on the previous 12 months
414
5+ bedrooms
£586,407
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.2% on the previous 12 months
194
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.
How liquid is Scottish Borders?
Scottish Borders: listings for sale 1,836 (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,836 listings).
Listings for sale
1,836 12 months to Sep 2026
1,836 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,836 listings.
New listings
1,886 12 months to Sep 2026
1,886 listings
+4.2% 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, 1,886 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
438 12 months to Sep 2026
438 listings
-20.8% 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, 438 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Listings for sale: 159 in Aug 2025 to 181 in Sep 2026.New listings: 81 in Jan 2022 to 194 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 9 in Jan 2022 to 28 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 508 in Sep 2026 to 1,806 in Nov 2026.
Who is active in Scottish Borders?
45 agents listed homes for sale in Scottish Borders; the three largest took 24% of the listings.
Agents active
45
Top three agents’ share
24%
New homes among listings
2.7%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Scottish Borders?
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Scottish Borders rank?
Scottish Borders ranks 25th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in Scotland
Scottish Borders ranks 25th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
Gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Scotland, 12 months to Sep 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Dundee CityNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,019/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Scottish Borders
What is the average rent in Scottish Borders?
Homes to let in Scottish Borders asked a median £786/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 422 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Scottish Borders?
4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 500 lets. -4.6% on the previous 12 months.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.