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East Lothian

Key Points

Average
selling
price

The average selling price for properties in
East Lothian increased by 6.3% year-on-
year to £295,340.

Sales
volumes

Sales volumes across East Lothian increased
by 30.4% annually during March - August
2025.
The average selling price in East Musselburgh offered the highest number of properties Buyers paid the highest premium to live in the areas
Lothian increased year on year for sale, despite a 1.1% decrease in comparison to the of Longniddry, as homes here attracted 105.1% of
previous year. This was followed by Dunbar with a their Home Report valuation on average, an increase
The average selling price of property in East Lothian 17.6% increase and North Berwick with an incredible of 4.3% year-on-year. Buyers searching for a home in Days to
experienced an annual increase of 6.3% during March - 97.6% more new property listings this year compared Tranent could enjoy the best stability, as homes here go under
August 2025, taking the new average to £295,340. This to last year. Both Haddington and Prestonpans achieved 99.7% of their valuation figure on average,
suggests strong stability in the market, where buyers experienced similar numbers of new listings to those leaving buyers more in their budgets to put towards offer
can feel confident with their place in the market, and in North Berwick. their mortgage deposit.
sellers can feel reassured.
East Lothian properties took 26 days to
Musselburgh was in high demand with buyers, Properties took longer to sell overall, but go under offer, 3 days slower than the
Properties in Gullane were some of the most recording the largest volume of property sales, with previous year.
expensive, with an average selling price of £513,193, levels rising 29% compared to the same time last year. weren’t the slowest across all regions
with Longniddry homes coming in at a close second at Two-bedroom flats in Musselburgh proved the most Homes in East Lothian took a median time of 26 days to
£462,111. In contrast, homes in Port Seton were some of popular in the area with sales volume increasing by go under offer, which is 3 days slower than the previous Home
the most affordable, with property in this area selling 31.4% year-on-year. year. However, this selling time is among the fastest
for an average of £221,600. across all ESPC regions, showing that East Lothian Report
Buyers paid less over Home Report remains in high demand with buyers who feel the need valuation
The most affordable property type on the market across valuation than last year to act swiftly, even with other options available to them.
the region was one-bedroom flats in Musselburgh, with
an average selling price of £150,784. The most expensive Homes in East Lothian saw a slight decrease in One-bedroom flats in Musselburgh proved to be the Buyers in East Lothian paid 101.9% of the
properties in East Lothian were five-bedroom houses the amount of a property’s Home Report valuation most popular, taking a median of just 16 days to go Home Report valuation on average.
in Dunbar with an average of £590,242. prospective buyers were willing to pay. under offer. This was closely followed by two-bedroom
flats in Prestonpans at 20 days.
East Lothian’s property market saw a During March - August 2025, East Lothian properties
achieved an average of 101.9% of their Home Report 19.5% of homes for sale in East Lothian had a closing Closing
strong surge in buyer and seller activity
valuation, which is 0.8 percentage points less than the date set, which is down 3.6 percentage points from the date
In a clear indication of a booming local market in East previous year. However, East Lothian homes were still previous year. Ormiston properties attracted a strong
Lothian new property listings rose by 12.4% annually, in high demand, with a 30.4% increase in sales volumes level of interest with 40% of homes setting a closing
coinciding with a 30.4% increase in sales volume. overall. date, followed by 36% of North Berwick properties.
19.5% of the property sales in East Lothian
were set with a closing date.
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