Standing view · housing · Aberdeenshire
rising, held with strong confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
Homes sold in Aberdeenshire numbered 337 in December 2025, 282 in January 2026, 239 in February, 324 in March, 336 in April and 396 in May, every month recorded as rising against the usual pattern for the month. The average house price was £199,805 in January 2026 and £204,894 in July. Sales ran above the seasonal norm in all six months recorded, and the May figure was the highest of them. The average price in July 2026 stood above its January level.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Aberdeenshire. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 2025-12 | rising |
| Homes sold | 2026-01 | rising |
| Homes sold | 2026-02 | rising |
| Homes sold | 2026-03 | rising |
| Homes sold | 2026-04 | rising |
| Homes sold | 2026-05 | rising |
These figures carry no defensible direction of their own: a rising house price is good news to an owner and bad news to someone trying to buy, so we do not score one as an improvement. They are shown because they are part of the picture, and they did not decide the view above.
| Measure | Period | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | 2026-01 | — |
| Average house price | 2026-07 | — |