Edinburgh's property market soars – but a deep divide is emerging Family homes are selling for 20pc over their Home Report valuations, but sales in the Scottish capital are trailing the rest of the UK Property prices in Edinburgh South, which includes Marchmont, are up 11.7pc Credit: Alamy Edinburgh’s property market has boomed due to a wave of money from relocating English buyers – but a deep divide is emerging. A shift towards larger properties means that on the surface property prices in the Scottish capital appear to be soaring. But the reality is more complex, as the economic fallout from the pandemic hits the lower price brackets.