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Estate agents in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton

Three former mining and fishing towns strung along the coast road, with a station at Prestonpans and the Blindwells new town going up on the old opencast site beside them.

Free Prestonpans appraisalThree ways to pay

What Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton sells for

£200,000

a typical sale, at August 2026 prices

Middle half of sales
£169,000 to £277,000
Sales recorded in 2023
212
Zones behind the figure
3
Since 2023
Up 3%

Registers of Scotland sales in the zones that make up Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton, moved to August 2026 with the UK House Price Index. A place, not your home: the appraisal prices the street.

The register

What homes sell for in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton

Registers of Scotland publishes every year’s sales by intermediate zone, a few thousand people each. These are the zones that make up Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton, with what the register says about 2023, before any adjustment. Across East Lothian as a whole the median was £283,998.

ZoneMedianSales
Prestonpans West£180,00077
Cockenzie£220,00071
Prestonpans East£186,05064

Registers of Scotland, via statistics.gov.scot, Open Government Licence v3.0, 2023. Moved to August 2026 with the UK House Price Index for East Lothian in the figure above. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

On a typical Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton sale at £200,000, a buyer replacing their main home pays £1,100 in Land and Buildings Transaction Tax. Their cost, not yours, but it shapes what they can offer. Work it out on any price.

Getting around

Typical off-peak times from Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton. Approximate, door to door.

  • Edinburgh Waverley≈20 min by train
  • Edinburgh city centre≈45 min by bus

New homes coming to Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton

Our new build atlas places 14 sites in and around Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton, 1 of them under construction, with 289 homes counted on them in the councils’ own audits. New homes set the price a buyer compares yours against, and bring the chain-free buyers who move fastest.

  • Dolphingstone Farm Land Adjacent B1361 Edinburgh Road Prestonpans: 160 homes
  • PS1 Longniddry (Phase 2), Places for People: 109 homes
  • PS1 Longniddry (Phase 2), Cruden Homes: 93 homes
See the new build map →

Three ways to pay, the same in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton as everywhere

IOur lowest rate

Paid Up Front

Our lowest rate, settled in one payment at launch, and the sale itself costs you nothing more.

0.75%

of the Home Report valuation, at launch

Nothing further at settlement

Your commitment
Settled in full at launch, then we market it until it sells
On a £250,000 valuation, for example
£2,000 in total, all of it at launchOur £2,000 minimum applies up to £266,667, so that is your fee here, known to the pound before marketing begins.

One payment, at the lowest rate we publish, and the sale itself costs you nothing further however much it fetches. It is charged on the surveyor's valuation, which is settled before any marketing begins, so you know your fee in pounds from the first day. If the sale takes longer than expected we keep marketing, with no time limit and nothing more to pay.

II

Part Up Front

One payment towards the marketing at launch, and a lower rate when the sale settles.

1%

of the sale price, at settlement

Plus £595 at launch, paid once

Your commitment
£595 at launch, and the rest only on a sale
On a £250,000 sale, for example
£595 at launch and £2,500 at settlement, £3,095 in total

One payment at launch buys the marketing, and the rest waits for the sale at a lower rate. The £595 is paid once and buys that marketing outright, so it is the whole of what launching your home ever costs you.

III

No Sale, No Fee

Nothing to pay until the sale settles, when the fee comes straight out of the proceeds.

1.5%

of the sale price, at settlement

Nothing at launch

Your commitment
Nothing at all until the sale settles
On a £250,000 sale, for example
£3,750 in total, at settlement

We carry the whole cost of the marketing and take our fee from the proceeds when the sale settles. That is what the higher rate covers: the sale pays for everything, and nothing leaves your pocket before it does.

All three are worked at the same £250,000 so they read side by side. Paid Up Front is charged on the Home Report valuation, which is settled before marketing begins; the other two are charged on the price the home sells for. Whichever you choose, our fee is a minimum of £2,000.

Our fees include VAT at 20%. Nothing is added to the figures shown.

Included, whichever route you choose

Every route buys the same service and the same marketing. What you choose is when the money moves, not what gets done.

Before it goes on the market

  • Valuation with the comparable sales written down and given to you
  • Advice on the price label — offers over, fixed price or offers around — against the Home Report figure a lender will lend on
  • Home Report arranged with the surveyor, at their own price with nothing added
  • Terms of business in writing, with the route you chose and the rate you signed

The marketing, on every route

  • A professional photographic shoot of every room, the outside and the outlook
  • A floorplan drawn to scale, with room dimensions and the total floor area
  • A video tour that walks the home in the order a buyer would see it
  • Aerial photography where the setting warrants it
  • Written copy prepared property by property, with every fact sourced and checked rather than assumed
  • Council tax band, tenure, factoring and the Energy Report rating stated on the listing, not left for a buyer to ask for
  • The listing on lintelhomes.co.uk, live for the whole time the home is for sale
  • A For Sale board, wherever the property and its title allow one
  • A social media campaign, planned and paid for by us, and refreshed while the home is on the market
  • Direct approach to the buyers already registered with us whose search the home answers
  • New photography and a re-launch if the price or the season changes, at no further charge

Viewings, offers and the sale

  • Accompanied viewings, booked straight into our diary online, evenings included
  • Written feedback within 24 hours of every viewing, whichever way it went
  • Notes of interest tracked and reported, and a closing date set when the interest justifies one
  • Every offer put to you in writing, with its date of entry and conditions as well as its figure
  • Negotiation, and progression through to conclusion of missives and settlement

Charged on top, on every route

Identity check£70 per personRequired by law before we can market your home, and charged once at instruction for each person named on the title — two joint owners are £140. We check your buyer as well, and that one is ours to pay for.
You are free to leave whenever you like: no tie-in, no minimum term and no withdrawal charge on any of the three. A percentage charged at settlement is charged on the price in the concluded missives and settled from the proceeds by your solicitor. A percentage charged at launch is charged on the Home Report valuation, the surveyor’s figure rather than ours, which is settled before any marketing begins. Our fee on any route is a minimum of £2,000. Money paid at launch — the whole fee on Paid Up Front, the £595 on Part Up Front — buys the marketing outright: it is paid once and stays paid, and in return we market the home until it sells or you ask us to stop. You choose your route when you instruct us, and it is written into the terms before you sign.

Questions

Selling a home in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton

What do homes sell for in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton?
Registers of Scotland recorded 212 sales in 2023 across the 3 zones that make up Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton. Moved to August 2026 prices with the UK House Price Index, a typical Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton sale is around £200,000, and the middle half of sales fell between £169,000 and £277,000. The zones are listed above with their own figures; the appraisal gives you the one for your home.
How much do estate agents charge in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton?
Ours is published before we visit, the same in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton as everywhere we work, and it includes VAT. Paid Up Front: 0.75% of the Home Report valuation, settled at launch. Part Up Front: £595 at launch, then 1% of the sale price at settlement. No Sale, No Fee: nothing until the sale settles, then 1.5%. A minimum of £2,000 on any of them.
Do I need a Home Report to sell in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton?
Yes. Every home marketed in Scotland needs a Home Report first: a single survey with a valuation, an energy report and a property questionnaire. We arrange the surveyor at their own price with nothing added, and buyers read it before they view.
Are new homes being built in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton?
Yes. The new build atlas places 14 sites in and around Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton, 1 of them under construction, and the councils' audits count 289 homes on them. New homes set the price a buyer compares yours against, and bring the part-exchange and chain-free buyers who move fastest.

Find out what your Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton home would sell for.

A figure on screen in a moment, then a free appraisal priced to the street, with the comparable sales behind it. No obligation either way.

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