There were 91 such sales in East Lothian last year, compared with 68 in St Andrews and Elie & Earlsferry. So far in 2026, 39 homes have been sold in East Lothian’s prime golf property markets, compared to 33 in Fife.
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North Berwick recorded 63 sales over £500,000 in 2025, narrowly overtaking St Andrews on 62. In the previous year St Andrews had comfortably outperformed North Berwick with 74 sales compared to 44, while Fife’s 88 prime golf property sales compared to 74 in East Lothian.
While North Berwick led the market for transaction volumes in 2025, Archerfield emerged as Scotland’s highest-value golf residential market, with average sale prices of almost £1.6 million over the past 12 months. The Archerfield Estate is home to the Renaissance Club, where competition in the Genesis Scottish Open is taking place for the eighth year running.
Two further areas broke the £1m-plus barrier, with Elie & Earlsferry (£1,071,875) in second place, closely followed by Gullane (£1,019,417) in third, compared to £904,870 in St Andrews.
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“Over the last 18 months we’ve seen a noticeable rise in demand for homes across East Lothian’s Golf Coast, particularly around Archerfield, Gullane and North Berwick, while demand in St Andrews has softened slightly,” said Jamie McNeill, director of Fyndd.
“International buyers increasingly see East Lothian as offering the complete lifestyle package. Many begin their Scottish golf journey in St Andrews before discovering the quality and variety of courses elsewhere, returning to play North Berwick, Muirfield, Gullane and Dunbar to name a few.”
The Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club has helped to showcase East Lothian to an international audience, he said, with Archerfield having overtaken Gleneagles in recent years as one of Scotland’s most active luxury golf property markets.
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“North Berwick and East Lothian’s golf towns offer beautiful beaches, accessibility, charm, outdoor pursuits, excellent schools and easy connections to Edinburgh alongside world-class golf,” Mr McNeill said.
“In terms of lifestyle, they offer many buyers a broader proposition than towns further north of the Firth of Forth. These figures suggest East Lothian’s appeal continues to grow.”
He added: “Scotland’s reputation as the Home of Golf continues to underpin some of the country’s most desirable property markets. What is changing is where buyers choose to base themselves.
“East Lothian’s Golf Coast has matured into one of Scotland’s premier lifestyle destinations, and these figures suggest more buyers are recognising that.”
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