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East Ayrshire · report

Past price cycles in East Ayrshire

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 2004. The deepest began in June 2008.

Deepest fall
−30.0%
Recovery from the low
101 months

Prices in East Ayrshire and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 2004.

  • East Ayrshire
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 2004
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PeriodEast AyrshireUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026247.4216.4
Jul 2026247.0215.7
Jun 2026245.4214.5
May 2026242.9215.7
Apr 2026240.4214.7
Mar 2026237.7212.9
Feb 2026234.1213.5
Jan 2026236.8213.0
Dec 2025238.5212.4
Nov 2025241.2214.4
Oct 2025240.4213.8
Sep 2025241.8213.6
Aug 2025238.8214.4
Jul 2025231.9213.1
Jun 2025225.8211.4
May 2025221.7209.3
Apr 2025220.7206.2
Mar 2025221.9212.4
Feb 2025219.4209.8
Jan 2025222.2210.0
Dec 2024224.2209.2
Nov 2024227.2209.6
Oct 2024225.9210.2
Sep 2024223.1209.8
Aug 2024222.9210.1
Jul 2024222.7208.0
Jun 2024222.0205.7
May 2024216.2204.9
Apr 2024215.7203.3
Mar 2024217.3202.2
Feb 2024219.3201.8
Jan 2024216.1202.9
Dec 2023213.3203.0
Nov 2023215.0204.8
Oct 2023216.7206.2
Sep 2023215.2207.1
Aug 2023214.0208.1
Jul 2023217.3207.0
Jun 2023215.6204.7
May 2023215.1203.9
Apr 2023207.5203.3
Mar 2023212.2202.8
Feb 2023210.8205.1
Jan 2023218.2206.8
Dec 2022221.9208.6
Nov 2022227.7210.3
Oct 2022228.4210.6
Sep 2022227.6210.6
Aug 2022224.6210.1
Jul 2022223.5208.4
Jun 2022216.9204.6
May 2022214.9202.1
Apr 2022210.8199.8
Mar 2022211.8197.5
Feb 2022210.4196.8
Jan 2022208.7196.6
Dec 2021205.9194.3
Nov 2021209.8193.3
Oct 2021209.1189.6
Sep 2021206.7194.5
Aug 2021196.0188.9
Jul 2021187.6183.4
Jun 2021179.9192.4
May 2021182.0182.7
Apr 2021183.0181.5
Mar 2021183.2184.2
Feb 2021181.0181.5
Jan 2021185.5181.0
Dec 2020192.1181.0
Nov 2020191.8179.6
Oct 2020184.0177.8
Sep 2020175.1176.3
Aug 2020174.1174.5
Jul 2020171.9172.8
Jun 2020175.3171.4
May 2020169.8169.0
Apr 2020171.0168.1
Mar 2020165.1169.9
Feb 2020166.3168.4
Jan 2020165.3169.3
Dec 2019164.8169.2
Nov 2019166.2169.4
Oct 2019171.7170.0
Sep 2019178.9170.5
Aug 2019179.9170.4
Jul 2019173.7169.8
Jun 2019167.8167.9
May 2019162.6167.2
Apr 2019161.2167.0
Mar 2019166.0165.8
Feb 2019170.1166.3
Jan 2019171.8166.7
Dec 2018167.6167.7
Nov 2018164.9168.1
Oct 2018165.3168.8
Sep 2018168.9169.0
Aug 2018168.6169.3
Jul 2018166.1168.8
Jun 2018161.9166.7
May 2018161.7165.6
Apr 2018162.4164.9
Mar 2018163.1163.4
Feb 2018163.0164.4
Jan 2018163.9163.9
Dec 2017162.4164.5
Nov 2017165.3163.9
Oct 2017170.8164.3
Sep 2017174.5164.2
Aug 2017173.4164.8
Jul 2017170.2164.1
Jun 2017165.4162.0
May 2017160.9160.6
Apr 2017151.8159.6
Mar 2017151.6157.1
Feb 2017155.1157.5
Jan 2017162.6157.1
Dec 2016163.0157.3
Nov 2016164.2157.0
Oct 2016163.1156.3
Sep 2016163.1156.8
Aug 2016159.8157.1
Jul 2016160.7157.1
Jun 2016160.5155.4
May 2016157.9153.9
Apr 2016156.2152.2
Mar 2016157.2151.6
Feb 2016158.7150.1
Jan 2016161.5150.0
Dec 2015160.5149.6
Nov 2015160.7149.1
Oct 2015159.7148.0
Sep 2015160.5147.8
Aug 2015160.1147.5
Jul 2015157.2146.1
Jun 2015152.6143.7
May 2015150.7142.6
Apr 2015148.2141.1
Mar 2015152.6139.8
Feb 2015155.0139.3
Jan 2015157.5139.2
Dec 2014153.7139.9
Nov 2014151.3139.6
Oct 2014155.5140.1
Sep 2014152.9140.3
Aug 2014152.4140.1
Jul 2014148.5138.5
Jun 2014150.3136.6
May 2014151.0135.4
Apr 2014145.5134.0
Mar 2014147.4131.1
Feb 2014143.0130.6
Jan 2014146.3130.1
Dec 2013145.1129.9
Nov 2013147.6128.7
Oct 2013145.4128.0
Sep 2013142.9128.6
Aug 2013144.8128.5
Jul 2013145.7127.5
Jun 2013143.4126.0
May 2013141.1125.0
Apr 2013140.4124.4
Mar 2013144.7123.1
Feb 2013141.1122.4
Jan 2013142.5122.4
Dec 2012145.2123.3
Nov 2012150.0123.5
Oct 2012149.7123.4
Sep 2012149.6124.3
Aug 2012152.6124.8
Jul 2012155.1124.6
Jun 2012154.5124.1
May 2012153.9122.9
Apr 2012152.7122.5
Mar 2012156.5121.2
Feb 2012151.7120.8
Jan 2012156.6121.1
Dec 2011158.3122.0
Nov 2011167.7122.5
Oct 2011168.0122.4
Sep 2011170.9123.8
Aug 2011168.2124.1
Jul 2011166.0124.0
Jun 2011159.6122.5
May 2011157.9122.3
Apr 2011157.2122.8
Mar 2011158.1120.9
Feb 2011158.4121.5
Jan 2011160.3122.1
Dec 2010158.8123.2
Nov 2010161.6123.4
Oct 2010162.9124.9
Sep 2010166.4126.3
Aug 2010169.0126.6
Jul 2010164.1126.6
Jun 2010168.2125.3
May 2010167.2124.7
Apr 2010166.7124.1
Mar 2010157.8122.6
Feb 2010157.5122.6
Jan 2010161.7122.3
Dec 2009167.0122.7
Nov 2009163.8121.9
Oct 2009162.5121.5
Sep 2009159.9120.7
Aug 2009164.5119.7
Jul 2009166.5118.6
Jun 2009166.9116.5
May 2009162.6115.4
Apr 2009158.5113.8
Mar 2009154.9112.8
Feb 2009160.8113.5
Jan 2009165.1114.8
Dec 2008176.9117.5
Nov 2008177.1119.3
Oct 2008180.2122.8
Sep 2008177.3125.3
Aug 2008188.3128.6
Jul 2008194.7131.3
Jun 2008200.6132.7
May 2008195.8134.5
Apr 2008190.6133.7
Mar 2008187.7133.5
Feb 2008186.6134.5
Jan 2008191.3135.6
Dec 2007196.6138.1
Nov 2007195.6138.3
Oct 2007192.4138.4
Sep 2007185.1138.7
Aug 2007186.6138.6
Jul 2007189.1137.8
Jun 2007195.7136.0
May 2007190.2134.6
Apr 2007181.6133.0
Mar 2007169.3130.4
Feb 2007171.4129.4
Jan 2007172.9129.0
Dec 2006172.8129.1
Nov 2006169.3127.5
Oct 2006170.4126.8
Sep 2006172.8126.1
Aug 2006169.0125.6
Jul 2006164.1124.6
Jun 2006162.4122.8
May 2006159.1121.6
Apr 2006152.9120.5
Mar 2006148.0117.9
Feb 2006146.4117.0
Jan 2006147.4116.8
Dec 2005148.5117.0
Nov 2005153.7116.3
Oct 2005157.5116.0
Sep 2005154.5116.2
Aug 2005152.4116.4
Jul 2005148.7115.9
Jun 2005145.7114.4
May 2005134.1113.5
Apr 2005130.1112.3
Mar 2005122.7110.8
Feb 2005121.9109.9
Jan 2005120.6110.0
Dec 2004123.1110.0
Nov 2004125.1110.9
Oct 2004124.9111.0
Sep 2004126.6110.2
Aug 2004123.6110.4
Jul 2004114.9109.2
Jun 2004111.4106.9
May 2004107.1105.0
Apr 2004104.4103.8
Mar 200498.999.3
Feb 200496.999.0
Jan 2004100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
January 2004February 2004−3.1%12
September 2004January 2005−4.7%43
October 2005February 2006−7.1%43
June 2007September 2007−5.4%33
December 2007February 2008−5.1%24
June 2008April 2013−30.0%58101
October 2022April 2023−9.1%627
September 2025February 2026−3.2%53

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for East Ayrshire

Next 12 months

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £138,902 and £165,306 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£152,104
Chance of a rise
91%

Affordability

At the average sale price, a home costs £138,206. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £638 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
10%
Payment, one income
20%

Buy or rent

Figures for Scotland: East Ayrshire has no reliable figures of its own.

Owning the average home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£1,011
Owning per month
£934

New homes

37.6% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
248
Per 1,000 residents
2.0

Foreign buyers

Figures for United Kingdom: East Ayrshire has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

People and new homes

In 2025 the population grew by 1 while 298 homes were finished: 0.0 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
0.0
Population change, 2025
+1

Renovation

In 2026, 5% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2026
5%