Orkney Islands property prices and rental yields
Area of Scotland, United Kingdom
Home prices in Orkney Islands rose 6.1% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the fastest of 23 areas in Scotland. Local rents are not published, so Scotland's rental yield of 6.0% is shown. A square metre cost €2,369 in 2025 (15% above the Scotland level of €2,062).
Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far
Price growth
+6.1%
a year, 2016–2025
Rental yield
6.0%
12-month lets, gross, 2016–2025 average, Scotland figure
Price per m²
€2,369
2025
Price growth in 2026 so far
+5.5%
on the same months of 2025
Price growth by year
% change on the year before
How Orkney Islands compares
Orkney Islands
ScotlandPrice growth+6.1%
Rental yield6.0%
Price per m²€2,369
Price growth+3.7%
Rental yield6.0%
Price per m²€2,062
Questions
What is the average property price per m² in Orkney Islands?
€2,369 per m² in 2025, from HM Land Registry and ONS.
How much have property prices risen in Orkney Islands?
+6.1% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +5.5% in 2026 so far.
What rental yield can you get in Orkney Islands?
No local rent figures are published for Orkney Islands; Scotland's average gross yield was 6.0% in 2016–2025.
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