Houses for sale in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

According to the latest Registers of Scotland data, the average home in Kirkwall sold for £178,560 in 2026. That figure comes from 3,225 sales logged over the past 26 years.

Prices have fallen back over the last three years. Compared with 2023, when the typical sale came in around £212,109, that's a fall of roughly 15.8%.

Looking back five years, average prices are down about 3.6% since 2021, a drop of around £6,707 in cash terms.

Zoom out to the past decade for the fuller picture. Back in 2016, homes here averaged £141,504, so the typical sold price has climbed about 26.2% since then, roughly 2.4% a year. Stretch the view to fifteen years and that annual pace edges up closer to 2.7%.