A South Lanarkshire town has seen the highest house price rises in Scotland.
The analysis from property website Zoopla shows that Carluke, which has direct train links to Glasgow and is home to more than 13,000 people, saw 82 per cent of homes rise in value by at least one per cent in the past 12 months. The average increase in the area was £8,900.
Carluke’s house price rises are well above the total for Scotland overall. Figures showed 61 per cent of homes increasing in value with an average increase of £3,200.
With a busy town centre, Carluke is also known as a friendly place to stay and boasts a strong sense of community, as well as a low crime rate, making it a great place to escape city life while retaining easy links to amenities and shops.
Around 15 million properties in the UK increased in value by 1% or more last year, according to Zoopla, up from 10 million in 2023. Richard Donnell, executive director at Zoopla said: “The housing market returned to growth in 2024 but the pattern of home value changes across Britain is far from uniform.
“There is headroom for prices to increase in markets where housing is affordable compared to incomes, which covers many parts of northern England and Scotland. In contrast, affordability is more of a constraint on price rises in southern England, where the market continues to adjust to higher borrowing costs.
“Faster income growth is helping to repair affordability, supporting moving decisions in 2025.”
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