Standing view · housing · Na h-Eileanan Siar
mixed, held with tentative confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-06.
Homes sold in Na h-Eileanan Siar fell in every reading published, from 34 in November 2025 to 27 in December, 21 in January 2026 and 18 in February. The average house price rose over the same period, from £140,941 in November 2025 to £140,075 in March 2026, £149,098 in April and £150,656 in May. Four consecutive falls in transactions against four rises in price is a clean divergence, though the transaction numbers are very small.
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 Na h-Eileanan Siar. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | 2025-11 | rising |
| Homes sold | 2025-11 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2025-12 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-01 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-02 | falling |
| Average house price | 2026-03 | rising |
| Average house price | 2026-04 | rising |
| Average house price | 2026-05 | rising |