The average house price in Scotland has risen to more than £146,000, new figures show.

The latest UK house price index found the average cost of a property in Scotland in August was £146,354, up 3.9% on the previous year but down 0.7% from July.

Prices in Scotland are rising at a slightly slower rate than the UK as a whole, which recorded an increase of 5% from August 2016 to an average price of £225,956, up 0.5% from July.

The largest price increase in Scotland was in Edinburgh, which had a 10.4% increase between August 2016 and August 2017 to £246,611.

Aberdeenshire had Scotland's largest price drop in the same period as average prices fell 5.7% to £188,876, followed by a 4.8% drop in Aberdeen to £167,903.

Registers of Scotland registration and transformation director Charles Keegan said: "Residential sales volumes have taken a boost in June, with volumes hitting a five-figure total for the first time since March 2016.

"The volume in June 2017 was 10,473 while the volume of sales recorded in March 2016 was 11,017.

"However, the 2016 figure is likely to have been enhanced by house buyers seeking to finalise purchases prior to the introduction of changes to the land and buildings transaction tax that came into effect on April 1, 2016."

He added: "Sales volumes in Scotland also continued to perform well in comparison to the other countries of the UK.

"Average prices in Scotland also continued their upward trend in August with an increase of 3.9% when compared to August 2016."