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EAST FIFE                                                                                                                                                            20.6%


                                                                                                                                                                           of East Fife properties
                                                                                                                                                                             went to a closing
                                                                                                                                               East Fife                          date                         Sales volumes
                                                                                                                                            properties took                                                      increased
                                                                                                                                            28 days                                                              13.3%,

                                                                                                                                            to  go under offer                                               while new property
                                                                                                                                                                                                              listings rose 7.3%























                                                                                                                                       Properties sold for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     St Andrews was
                                                                                                                                         103.6%                               The average selling                    the area with the
                                                                                                                                                                              price for property in                 most properties for
                                                                                                                                   of Home Report valuation,
                                                                                                                                      down 4.3 percentage                        East Fife was                      sale, and the most
                                                                                                                                            points                              £281,811                              properties sold
                                                                                                                                                                                – 2.7% higher
          Average selling price increased, but                region sold for at least their Home Report valuation,                                                               annually

          buyers bid less overall for homes in                down from 84% during the same time last year.
          East Fife
                                                              Historic St Andrews was the most expensive place in
          The average selling price of property in East Fife   East Fife to purchase property, with an average selling
          experienced an annual increase during the period    price of £485,810. Kirkcaldy was the most affordable               Sales volumes increased across the                      More properties came to the market
          of March-August 2023, rising 2.7% to a new average   area, where average selling prices sat at £180,606.
          of £281,811. This region has experienced ongoing                                                                       region                                                  throughout East Fife
          popularity and demand in recent years, as buyers    Properties took longer to sell, and                                East Fife experienced a bump in the volume of properties   East Fife saw a strong boost in the number of new
          have sought a more relaxed pace of life away from   fewer closing dates were set                                       selling during March-August 2023 in comparison to the   properties being listed for sale during March-August
          the big cities of the Central Belt, and demand looks                                                                   same time last year, with levels up 13.3%.              2023, with insertions up 7.3%.
          to be continuing, however the frenzied demand of    The median time for East Fife properties to go under
          the last three years has calmed somewhat.           offer was 28 days during March-August 2023, which                  Many individual areas throughout the region also saw    St Andrews had the highest number of properties
                                                              is nine days slower than the same time last year.                  good increases in the volumes of property sales, but this   listed for sale, with the figures increasing 4.3%
          This can be seen in the levels over Home Report                                                                        wasn’t the case for every district. St Andrews experienced   annually. It was followed by: Kirkcaldy, where levels
          valuation that buyers were willing to pay for       Properties in picturesque Anstruther were snapped                  the highest volume of sales, up 9.4% year-on-year, while   rose significantly, up 71.4%; Cupar, where new
          properties in East Fife; on average, properties sold   up the fastest, with a median selling time of 20 days.          Kirkcaldy’s levels increased 15.8% and Cupar’s property   property listings declined 29% annually; Anstruther,
          for 103.6% of their Home Report valuation, down     Fewer homes went to a closing date during this                     sales rose 18.8%. By contrast, while Anstruther was the   up 12.5%; and Crail, up by a substantial 87.5%
          4.3 percentage points on last year. During March-   period too; 20.6% of properties, compared to 26.7%                 fourth most-popular place to buy property in East Fife,   compared to last year.
          August 2023, 72.1% of properties for sale in the    in March-August 2022.                                              its sales volumes declined 14.3% year-on-year.



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