Sold house prices in Scotland and Northern Ireland
HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data covers England and Wales only. Scotland and Northern Ireland keep their own registers, run by different bodies under different law, and publish on different terms. This guide points at the right source for each.
Why there is no single UK source
Land registration is not a UK-wide function. Property law in Scotland is separate from that in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland maintains its own arrangements again. Three jurisdictions, three registers, three publication regimes — which is why no single dataset covers "the UK", and why any tool claiming full UK sold-price coverage is worth reading carefully.
| Jurisdiction | Registry | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | HM Land Registry | Price Paid Data, free and open, from 1995 |
| Scotland | Registers of Scotland | ScotLIS — Scotland's Land Information Service |
| Northern Ireland | Land & Property Services (LPS) | LPS property sales information and the NI House Price Index |
Scotland
Registers of Scotland maintains the Land Register of Scotland and provides ScotLIS, a public map-based search where you can look up a property and see sale information held for it. Registers of Scotland also publishes house price statistics for Scotland.
Two differences from England and Wales are worth knowing. Scotland has been running a long-term programme to move properties from the older Sasine register onto the modern Land Register, so coverage varies by property. And Scottish conveyancing practice differs substantially — offers over, closing dates, and a different point at which a deal becomes binding — so a Scottish sold price sits in a different market context than an English one.
Northern Ireland
Land & Property Services, part of the Department of Finance, runs land registration and property valuation in Northern Ireland. LPS publishes residential property sales information, and the Northern Ireland House Price Index is the official statistical series for price trends.
Northern Ireland's registers and publication arrangements developed separately from Great Britain's, so neither the dataset structure nor the coverage maps onto Price Paid Data. Take the detail from LPS directly rather than assuming the England and Wales rules carry over.
What does carry across all three
- A recorded price is historic. It says what a buyer paid then, not what the property is worth now — everywhere.
- Registration lag is universal. A recent sale takes time to reach any register and longer to be published.
- Not every transfer is a market sale. Gifts, inheritance and transfers between family members exist in all three jurisdictions and do not represent market value.
For how those principles play out in the England and Wales dataset, see Land Registry price paid data explained and how to find out how much a house sold for.
Frequently asked questions
Can I find Scottish sold house prices on Land Registry?
No. HM Land Registry covers England and Wales. Scottish property is registered with Registers of Scotland, and ScotLIS is its public search service.
Are sold prices public in Northern Ireland?
Yes. Land & Property Services publishes residential property sales information for Northern Ireland, and the Northern Ireland House Price Index provides the official price trend series.
Is there one website covering sold prices for the whole UK?
Not an official one. Because the three jurisdictions register land separately, any UK-wide view is an aggregation of three sources with different coverage, timing and terms.
Sources
- Registers of Scotland
- ScotLIS — Scotland's Land Information Service
- Land & Property Services — nidirect
- Northern Ireland House Price Index — Department of Finance