{"id":692645,"date":"2026-01-13T06:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/692645\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:31:10","slug":"scotland-and-northern-england-are-growth-areas-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/692645\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland and Northern England are growth areas in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Housing markets across Scotland and Northern England have the best prospects for house price growth in 2026, Zoopla has predicted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hotspots include Falkirk and Kirkcaldy, where prices are expected to increase by 4.2% year-on-year in both areas.<\/p>\n

In the North of England Oldham and Carlisle are growth areas, with predicted inflation of 4.4% and 4.0%.<\/p>\n

Alex Rose, commercial director at Zoopla, said: \u201cThis data brings into sharp focus that there isn\u2019t a one-speed national property market, with conditions varying significantly across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn places like Scotland and the North, sellers are benefiting from strong demand and faster sales, while in many Southern markets, success is more dependent on setting a competitive asking price to attract increasingly selective buyers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgents who can clearly explain where their local market sits within this national picture and tailor their strategy accordingly, have a real opportunity to get ahead of the competition, win trust and instructions, and ultimately grow their business in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Areas across London including West Central, West, East Central, South West and North West London are viewed as the areas with the poorest prospects.<\/p>\n

In West Central London it takes double the UK average of 39 days to sell a property.<\/p>\n

Despite this negativity, prospects have improved in the capital.<\/p>\n

Kevin Shaw, national sales managing director, LRG, said: \u201cThis report captures the north \u2013 south story well. The point isn\u2019t that one part of England is \u2018winning\u2019 \u2013 it\u2019s that markets move to different rhythms.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany northern markets haven\u2019t been on the same roller coaster as parts of the south. Property prices often rise in a steadier way in the good years so they tend to fall less when sentiment turns. The temperature is generally more consistent.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy contrast, the south can overheat \u2013 and it can also catch a cold. Higher values can mean greater sensitivity to mortgage rates, affordability and confidence. That can translate into a longer adjustment period, even while demand for the right homes remains resilient.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Housing markets across Scotland and Northern England have the best prospects for house price growth in 2026, Zoopla…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":692646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5009],"tags":[748,31254,16238,4884,24434,1286,712,16,15,13318],"class_list":{"0":"post-692645","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scotland","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-carlisle","10":"tag-falkirk","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-kirkcaldy","13":"tag-oldham","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-zoopla"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115886390273750981","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/692646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}