West Lothian: asking price £268,719 (12 months to Sep 2026, 4,413 listings). +9% on the previous 12 months.
Asking price
£268,719 12 months to Sep 2026
4,413 listings
+9% 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, 4,413 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Asking price per m²
£2,545/m² 12 months to Sep 2026
3,076 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, 3,076 listings.
Asking price: £165,000 in Jan 2022 to £250,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,810/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,558/m² in Sep 2026.Asking price index: 92 in Jan 2022 to 108 in Sep 2026.
What does West Lothian earn?
West Lothian: asking rent £1,021/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 686 lets).
Asking rent
£1,021/month 12 months to Sep 2026
686 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, 686 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
861 lets
-3.9% 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, 861 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £980/month in Aug 2025 to £1,059/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 5.1% in Jan 2022 to 5.0% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 89.9 in Jan 2022 to 124.2 in Sep 2026.
How does West Lothian vary by home size?
Asking price in West Lothian runs from £110,923 for 1 bedroom to £498,566 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in West Lothian. 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
£110,923
12 months to Sep 2026
+4% on the previous 12 months
162
2 bedrooms
£149,695
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.7% on the previous 12 months
919
3 bedrooms
£249,126
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.8% on the previous 12 months
1626
4 bedrooms
£361,938
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.6% on the previous 12 months
1355
5+ bedrooms
£498,566
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.9% on the previous 12 months
336
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 West Lothian?
West Lothian: listings for sale 3,076 (12 months to Sep 2026, 3,076 listings).
Listings for sale
3,076 12 months to Sep 2026
3,076 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,076 listings.
New listings
3,820 12 months to Sep 2026
3,820 listings
+7.2% 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, 3,820 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
593 12 months to Sep 2026
593 listings
+15.6% 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, 593 listings.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Listings for sale: 339 in Aug 2025 to 295 in Sep 2026.New listings: 169 in Jan 2022 to 366 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 4 in Jan 2022 to 36 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 356 in Sep 2026 to 2,171 in Nov 2026.
Who is active in West Lothian?
65 agents listed homes for sale in West Lothian; the three largest took 20% of the listings.
Agents active
65
Top three agents’ share
20%
New homes among listings
22%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns West Lothian?
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 West Lothian rank?
West Lothian ranks 26th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in Scotland
West Lothian ranks 26th of 29 local authorities in Scotland for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
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 West Lothian
What is the average rent in West Lothian?
Homes to let in West Lothian asked a median £1,021/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 686 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in West Lothian?
4.4% 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, 861 lets. -3.9% 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.