In the latest four week period available the Scottish average house price has increased by 6.3% to £151,982 as the volume of sales in Scotland also increased by 18.5%.

The map below lets you find out what’s happening to house prices in your area.

You can get the 52 week version of this map at ros.gov.uk. You can also get more detailed statistical information as well as finding out what houses in your street are selling for with RoS’ free house price search facility.

This game was to decide the women’s Home Nations championship, and both teams came out aggressively. The first quarter was very tight;  Scotland taking the lead at 7-2 with a 5-0 scoring run early on. The game was tied at 14 after five minutes, but England built a six-point lead after the initial Scottish onslaught, heading into the first break with a lead of 20-26. The English were making good use of their physical advantages, as they had done all week, but the Scottish combination of speed and skill allowed them to stay within touching distance.

The English extended their lead throughout the second quarter, as Scotland struggled to look after their own rebounds, with the taller, heavier English often getting second chances at the basket despite the best efforts of the Scottish defenders. Scotland registered only 11 points in the second quarter compared to 18 for their opponents, leaving the English with a 13 point lead at the halfway stage. It was going to take a huge effort from the Scots to overturn the defecit against such powerful opposition, and they went into the half-time break plotting their comeback.

No such comeback was to materialise, however, as the English blew away the Scottish defence in the first five minutes of the second half, with their size and strength creating mismatches at every position for the Scots. England scored 23 points in the first half of the third quarter, with their fast-break offence in high gear and Brykeesha Tate running the show. England exploded for 34 points in the third quarter, exceeding the Scottish total for the first half, with the Scots managing only 12 by way of a response. The Scots were fighting their corner, but had the look of a flyweight boxer coming up against David Haye, so overwhelmingly physical were the English.

Scotland matched the English point for point in the fourth quarter, but by this point it was too late. England had blown away their competition all week, and were deserving winners of the women’s competition. No other team could hope to match their depth, height, strength or talent and while Scotland matched their rivals at points, there can be no denying that England were worthy victors today.

Players of the game

Scotland: Sarah O’Brien’s 17 points (3/7 3ptrs), despite giving up as much as eight inches in height to those defending her, were a fantastic effort, and added to her three rebounds and three assists. Gillian Baird battled well, and scored 14 points to go with four rebounds, While Lisa Haldane’s 11 points and two steals were a good effort. The normally prolific Rebecca Cumming was smothered by excellent English defence, but managed five steals.

England: Ellen Clark top-scored with 21 points, on 9/14 shooting from the floor, while Ta’Yani Clark’s 20 points and nine rebounds were complimented by her two assists and two steals. Ejay Ofomata had a double-double, with 10 points and 10 boards (seven offensive), while Lindsay Whorton narrowly missed out on double digit rebounds, getting nine (five offensive), to go with 10 points and five assists. Brykeesha Tate did a good Jason Kidd impression, ending up with five points, six rebounds and seven assists in only 18 minutes of play.