Houses for sale in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

According to the latest Registers of Scotland data, the average home in Kirkwall sold for £193,547 in 2025. That figure comes from 3,200 sales logged over the past 25 years.

Prices have held fairly steady over the last three years. Compared with 2022, when the typical sale came in around £193,630, values are broadly unchanged.

Looking back five years, average prices are up about 21.5% since 2020, a gain of around £34,292 in cash terms.

Zoom out to the past decade for the fuller picture. Back in 2015, homes here averaged £132,110, so the typical sold price has climbed about 46.5% since then, roughly 3.9% a year. Stretch the view to fifteen years and that annual pace holds at about 4%.