Actual property prices in Scotland FAQ
Check the answers below to some of our most frequently asked questions (FAQs).
- Where are the prices from?
- What happens after I register?
- How does the search work?
- Can I specify the kind of property to look for?
- Which properties are included?
- How often are the figures updated?
- How can I stop details being listed?
- The price seems well below the market value. Why?
- I’ve spotted a mistake. What do I do?
- What is the date of sale?
- I’ve forgotten my password. What do I do?
- My password is correct but I can’t log in. Why?
- The distance for the property seems too short. Why?
Where are the prices from?
Our Actual property prices for Scotland are supplied by the Registers of Scotland, the government department that records land ownership in Scotland.
Please note that this material is covered by © Crown Copyright and use is restricted. You may not copy, distribute, sell or publish any of this material without the formal permission of the Registers of Scotland. Please read our Terms of use for more information on copyrighted material.
What happens after I register?
As soon as you're registered you can start searching the Actual property prices.
Please note : we won't pass on your details to anyone else. Please read our Privacy policy for more details.
How does the search work?
When you enter a postcode, this becomes the centre of our search. The system finds property sales in the surrounding area, starting with the nearest.When you enter the name of a town, city or region, the system uses the central postcode for that location to run a search.
Can I specify the kind of property to look for?
Yes. You can refine your search in several ways:Select a particular, date of sale, or a minimum and maximum price range from the drop-down boxes.
You can also change the size of the area to be searched. The minimum distance to be searched is 1 mile from your postcode in every direction. You can increase this, up to a maximum of 30 miles from your postcode.Please note that we shall always only return the nearest 500 properties sold.
Which properties are included?
Actual property prices covers domestic property in Register of Scotland records for Scotland only. Commercial sales aren't included.The data covers Scottish sales since January 2002.
How often are the figures updated?
Sales information is updated every month.
How can I stop details being listed?
Actual property prices uses information in the public domain.
It isn't possible to have information held by the Registers of Scotland removed from their registers. The service is completely legal and complies with relevant Data Protection policies.
The price seems well below the market value. Why?
The sums shown indicates the money that changed hands. In some cases this doesn't reflect the market value - for example, when someone buys outright a property that was under joint ownership.
I've spotted a mistake. What do I do?
In order to make Scottish property price data available for re-publishing at an affordable rate The Registers of Scotland don't retrospectively update the monthly data they supply to UpMyStreet.
If you spot a mistake then please let us know about it. We can't guarantee that we'll be able to update this information.
What is the date of sale?
The date of sale is the date the sale was registered on the Land Register by the Registers of Scotland. This can be from a couple of weeks to over a year after the date of sale.
I've forgotten my password. What do I do?
Please click on 'Log in' and use the 'Forgotten your password?' link. We'll then send you an email with your password.
My password is correct but I can't log in. Why?
In order to log in, your internet browser must be set to accept cookies. A cookie is a kind of identification card which your computer has. This cookie enables a web site to recognise your computer if you've visited the site before.
Please click here to learn how to enable cookies on your computer.
The distance for the property seems too short. Why?
Distances in Actual property prices are listed ‘as the crow flies’. So if a property is the other side of a river, for example, the actual distance from your location may well be shorter than the distance you’d have to travel to get there.
If you haven’t found the information you’re looking for here, please contact us with your query.
