Highlands and Islands Property Index · Q4 2026
What the homes for sale in the Highlands and Islands tell us
Homivo reads every advert from 51 estate agents across the Highlands and Islands: the photographs, the description, and the map. This is what 2,604 homes for sale say about sea views, water, land, remoteness, and what money buys.
Homes for sale on · 2,604 homes · 350 plots · 51 estate agents
The Sea View Index
+13.7%
What a sea view adds to the asking price of a home in the Highlands and Islands, like for like. Around Portree, 80.8% of homes for sale have one.
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The Sea View Index
+13.7%
A home with a sea view asks 13.7% more than the same type of home, with the same number of bedrooms, around the same town in the Highlands and Islands. About £32,000 on a typical £230,000 home without one. 22.1% of homes for sale there have a sea view.
Homes on the water
377 homes
377 homes for sale in the Highlands and Islands sit within 100 m of the sea, a loch, or a river. Only 45 have land that reaches the water itself.
How remote is it?
23.7%
23.7% of homes for sale in the Highlands and Islands are more than 20 km by road from a railway station. 288 are more than 30 minutes' drive from the nearest town.
What your money buys
£150k to £200k
£150k to £200k buys a typical 2-bedroom home in the Highlands and Islands. 445 homes are for sale at that price. 14.4% of them have a sea view.
Land and plots
242 homes
242 homes for sale in the Highlands and Islands come with an acre or more, at a median £420k. 211 plots have planning permission, at a median £90k.
Record breakers
£50k
The cheapest home with a sea view in the Highlands and Islands is 2 Lorne Place, Village Brae, Tighnabruaich, at £50,000.
Gaelic-medium school catchments
84.2%
84.2% of homes for sale in Highland are in the catchment of a Gaelic-medium primary school.
Every home on one map
Pick a feature to see where the homes that have it are.
Each dot is a home for sale, placed to about 100 m. Homes pinned only to a town centre are left off.
Source: Homivo Highlands and Islands Property Index, Q4 2026. Asking prices of homes for sale on 2 November 2026.
What your money buys
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£150k to £200k
445 homes are for sale at this price in the Highlands and Islands. The typical one has 2 bedrooms.
- 38.9% are detached, a cottage, or a bungalow
- 18.9% are flats
- 14.4% have a sea view
- 17.1% look over the sea or a loch
- 1.8% come with an acre or more
- 2.5% are on an island
Source: Homivo Highlands and Islands Property Index, Q4 2026. Asking prices of homes for sale on 2 November 2026.
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Chapters
- The Sea View IndexHow much more does a home with a sea view cost, and which towns have the most?
- Homes on the waterHow many homes for sale are right by the sea, a loch, or a river?
- How remote is it?How far are homes for sale from a town, a school, and a station?
- What your money buysWhat does £150,000, £250,000, or £400,000 buy?
- Land and plotsHow much land comes with a home, and what does a plot cost?
- Record breakersWhat is the cheapest, the dearest, and the most remote home for sale?
- Gaelic-medium school catchmentsHow many homes for sale are in a Gaelic-medium primary catchment?