Edinburgh

Meanwhile rents in Edinburgh have, as expected, broken back through the £1000 mark and reached a new high of £1023 per month, up 5.2% on last year and slightly below the 3 & 5 year trend of circa 6%. The busy student season saw the large 3 & 4 bed properties record noteworthy TTL figures with 38% of 4 beds let within a week and 83% within a month, figures underlining the frenetic experience for those involved.

Market Overview - Q1 2017

BedsAverage
Rent
Rent Change
1yr
Rent Change
3yrs
Rent Change
5yrs
Av. TTL
(days)
TTL Change
YoY
Let within
a week
Let within
a month
1 bed £705 4.0% 19.1% 29.6% 24 5 26% 69%
2 bed £928 6.7% 21.8% 28.9% 31 5 17% 57%
3 bed £1,347 7.4% 21.9% 31.0% 23 -2 33% 74%
4 bed £1,861 3.4% 19.7% 33.0% 17 -2 38% 83%
All £1,023 5.2% 20.6% 29.8% 25 2 25% 67%

Average Rent (pcm) by Number of Bedrooms

Average Time To Let (TTL) by Number of Bedrooms

Rental Index (base Q1 2008)

YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
2008 100.0 100.1 102.0 102.3
2009 99.2 96.9 97.6 98.3
2010 99.1 101.1 100.7 103.2
2011 102.5 102.9 104.8 104.3
2012 105.5 105.9 106.2 109.6
2013 109.4 109.5 109.8 110.0
2014 113.5 115.1 117.3 120.5
2015 122.1 123.6 126.1 127.2
2016 130.1 132.0 135.6 131.7
2017 136.9      

Market Composition

Yield by Popular Postcode (Flats):

Postcode20172018201920202021
EH3 4.00% 3.70% 3.90% 3.60% 3.8%
EH7 5.60% 5.00% 5.50% 5.00% 5.1%
EH8 7.00% 7.00% 6.30% 6.60% 6.4%
EH9 4.80% 4.80% 5.10% 4.70% 4.8%
EH10 4.20% 4.10% 4.20% 3.80% 3.9%
EH11 5.80% 5.80% 5.80% 5.60% 5.3%
EH12 4.70% 4.90% 4.90% 4.70% 4.6%
Steven Currie

Steven Currie - Murray & Currie

“The first quarter of 2017 has been very active. We have enjoyed high numbers of qualified applicants for apartments and houses who are keen to enjoy all the benefits of living in arguably Europe’s most exciting city. The demand to be within striking distance of Edinburgh city centre is being fuelled by the constant media buzz of just how special a place Edinburgh is to live. The arts, music, theatre, sports complimented by a thriving café/bar culture is driving people to experience that healthy work/social balance that in our opinion Edinburgh excels in providing.”

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