The ‘breathtakingly beautiful’ island 100 miles from the mainland where everyone wants to live 100 miles off the coast of northern Scotland, you’ll find Shetland – which, on top of being the windiest place in the UK, has seen the highest percentage growth in house prices over the last year.
As per new research, the average house price in Shetland is now £215,170, which marks a whopping increase of 21% since 2023 and 22% since 2019.
Elsewhere, East Renfrewshire in Scotland has seen prices jump up by 8.9% – placing them at an average of £303,980 – while Blaenau Gwent in Wales has undergone an uptick of 8.4%.
However, since the 1980s it’s stayed relatively stable, increasing from just 22,000 to 23,000, as per data from the Shetland Islands Council.
However, recent statistics from the Registers of Scotland suggested an even starker uptick, placing the growth at 30% since 2018.
