Standing view · housing · Argyll and Bute
falling, held with strong confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-06.
The average house price in Argyll and Bute has fallen in every reading recorded, from £190,422 in October 2025 to £187,837 in March 2026, £181,403 in May and £179,020 in June, with £183,924 in September 2025. Homes sold fell alongside it, from 177 in August 2025 to 99 in January 2026 and 85 in February. Prices and transaction volumes falling together across several months is a consistent pattern rather than two unrelated movements, which is why the reading is firm.
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 Argyll and Bute. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 2025-08 | falling |
| Average house price | 2025-09 | falling |
| Average house price | 2025-10 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-01 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-02 | falling |
| Average house price | 2026-03 | falling |
| Average house price | 2026-05 | falling |
| Average house price | 2026-06 | falling |