17/06/2026
The problem with Scottish property market statistics for Aberdeen...
The latest Registers of Scotland Property Market Report 2025-26 is out. There were 104,408 residential property sales completed across Scotland in 2025-26, a 4.6% rise on the previous year, with the median sale price reaching £198,000 (up 4.2%).
What interests me isn’t the headline numbers though. It’s what happens within individual local markets, because national averages tell you nothing about how your property is likely to perform.
Property sales increased by over 10% in Aberdeen and nearly 6% in Aberdeenshire. So far, so positive.
Yet median sale prices fell by 6% in Aberdeen and nearly 5% in Aberdeenshire.
Which means more homes are selling, but not necessarily for more money.
In a market where buyers have lots of choice and prices are under pressure, sellers need every advantage they can get, because getting the sales strategy wrong, especially presentation, can be a costly mistake.
Knowing what improvements will influence buyers, what they’ll happily overlook, and where your budget will have the greatest impact is often the difference between investing wisely and throwing money away. That’s the value professional home staging brings, long before a property ever reaches the market.
If you want the best price for your property, it’s no longer enough to simply put it on the market and hope it sells. Preparing it properly before launch has never been more important.
Strategy first. Styling second. Results follow.
