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Overall Statistics July 2026 |
| Total Lots Offered |
4,424 |
| Total Lots Sold |
2,864 |
| Percent Sold |
64.7% |
| Total Realised |
£539,993,300 |
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National Auction Analysis
OverallN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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July 2026 |
May 2026 to July 2026 |
August 2025 to July 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
4,424 (4,532) |
▼ 2.4% |
12,465 (11,300) |
▲ 10.3% |
44,773 (40,082) |
▲ 11.7% |
| Lots Sold |
2,864 (3,140) |
▼ 8.8% |
8,267 (7,787) |
▲ 6.2% |
30,787 (27,960) |
▲ 10.1% |
| Percent Sold |
64.7% (69.3%) |
▼ 6.6% |
66.3% (68.9%) |
▼ 3.8% |
68.8% (69.8%) |
▼ 1.4% |
| Total Raised |
£540.0M (£663.2M) |
▼ 18.6% |
£1,624.7M (£1,596.6M) |
▲ 1.8% |
£6,086.6M (£5,633.5M) |
▲ 8.0% |
ResidentialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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July 2026 |
May 2026 to July 2026 |
August 2025 to July 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
3,903 (4,017) |
▼ 2.8% |
10,939 (10,042) |
▲ 8.9% |
39,635 (35,515) |
▲ 11.6% |
| Lots Sold |
2,514 (2,796) |
▼ 10.1% |
7,206 (6,931) |
▲ 4.0% |
27,268 (24,805) |
▲ 9.9% |
| Percent Sold |
64.4% (69.6%) |
▼ 7.5% |
65.9% (69.0%) |
▼ 4.5% |
68.8% (69.8%) |
▼ 1.4% |
| Total Raised |
£442.4M (£541.2M) |
▼ 18.3% |
£1,323.7M (£1,306.7M) |
▲ 1.3% |
£4,985.5M (£4,568.2M) |
▲ 9.1% |
CommercialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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July 2026 |
May 2026 to July 2026 |
August 2025 to July 2026 |
| Lots Offered |
521 (515) |
▲ 1.2% |
1,526 (1,258) |
▲ 21.3% |
5,138 (4,567) |
▲ 12.5% |
| Lots Sold |
350 (344) |
▲ 1.7% |
1,061 (856) |
▲ 23.9% |
3,519 (3,155) |
▲ 11.5% |
| Percent Sold |
67.2% (66.8%) |
▲ 0.6% |
69.5% (68.0%) |
▲ 2.2% |
68.5% (69.1%) |
▼ 0.9% |
| Total Raised |
£97.6M (£121.9M) |
▼ 19.9% |
£301.0M (£289.9M) |
▲ 3.8% |
£1,101.1M (£1,065.3M) |
▲ 3.4% |
Regional Auction Analysis
As is usually the case, variations across all the measurable parameters can be seen across the regions.
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
 East Anglia
(Includes Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
604 (629) |
▼ 4.0% |
558 (574) |
▼ 2.8% |
46 (55) |
▼ 16.4% |
| Lots Sold |
410 (410) |
▼ 0.0% |
375 (369) |
▲ 1.6% |
35 (41) |
▼ 14.6% |
| Percent Sold |
67.9% (65.2%) |
▲ 4.1% |
67.2% (64.3%) |
▲ 4.5% |
76.1% (74.5%) |
▲ 2.1% |
| Total Raised |
£84.0M (£73.5M) |
▲ 14.4% |
£75.3M (£62.8M) |
▲ 20.0% |
£8.7M (£10.7M) |
▼ 18.3% |
 East Midlands
(Includes Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
878 (875) |
▲ 0.3% |
776 (767) |
▲ 1.2% |
102 (108) |
▼ 5.6% |
| Lots Sold |
556 (606) |
▼ 8.3% |
488 (532) |
▼ 8.3% |
68 (74) |
▼ 8.1% |
| Percent Sold |
63.3% (69.3%) |
▼ 8.7% |
62.9% (69.4%) |
▼ 9.4% |
66.7% (68.5%) |
▼ 2.6% |
| Total Raised |
£84.9M (£104.3M) |
▼ 18.6% |
£70.6M (£77.6M) |
▼ 9.1% |
£14.4M (£26.7M) |
▼ 46.2% |
 London
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,033 (830) |
▲ 24.5% |
967 (749) |
▲ 29.1% |
66 (81) |
▼ 18.5% |
| Lots Sold |
778 (614) |
▲ 26.7% |
725 (550) |
▲ 31.8% |
53 (64) |
▼ 17.2% |
| Percent Sold |
75.3% (74.0%) |
▲ 1.8% |
75.0% (73.4%) |
▲ 2.2% |
80.3% (79.0%) |
▲ 1.6% |
| Total Raised |
£342.5M (£290.1M) |
▲ 18.1% |
£305.0M (£247.0M) |
▲ 23.5% |
£37.5M (£43.1M) |
▼ 12.8% |
 North-East
(Includes Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
680 (700) |
▼ 2.9% |
634 (636) |
▼ 0.3% |
46 (64) |
▼ 28.1% |
| Lots Sold |
436 (483) |
▼ 9.7% |
407 (436) |
▼ 6.7% |
29 (47) |
▼ 38.3% |
| Percent Sold |
64.1% (69.0%) |
▼ 7.1% |
64.2% (68.6%) |
▼ 6.4% |
63.0% (73.4%) |
▼ 14.2% |
| Total Raised |
£42.0M (£40.9M) |
▲ 2.9% |
£31.3M (£31.4M) |
▼ 0.4% |
£10.7M (£9.4M) |
▲ 13.8% |
 North-West
(Includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,892 (1,705) |
▲ 11.0% |
1,703 (1,557) |
▲ 9.4% |
189 (148) |
▲ 27.7% |
| Lots Sold |
1,239 (1,208) |
▲ 2.6% |
1,122 (1,097) |
▲ 2.3% |
117 (111) |
▲ 5.4% |
| Percent Sold |
65.5% (70.9%) |
▼ 7.6% |
65.9% (70.5%) |
▼ 6.5% |
61.9% (75.0%) |
▼ 17.5% |
| Total Raised |
£156.2M (£167.4M) |
▼ 6.7% |
£132.1M (£143.2M) |
▼ 7.8% |
£24.1M (£24.2M) |
▼ 0.6% |
 North-West Home Counties
(Includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
756 (754) |
▲ 0.3% |
666 (683) |
▼ 2.5% |
90 (71) |
▲ 26.8% |
| Lots Sold |
525 (544) |
▼ 3.5% |
457 (496) |
▼ 7.9% |
68 (48) |
▲ 41.7% |
| Percent Sold |
69.4% (72.1%) |
▼ 3.7% |
68.6% (72.6%) |
▼ 5.5% |
75.6% (67.6%) |
▲ 11.8% |
| Total Raised |
£149.6M (£167.0M) |
▼ 10.4% |
£115.5M (£128.0M) |
▼ 9.8% |
£34.1M (£39.0M) |
▼ 12.5% |
 Northern Ireland
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
71 (86) |
▼ 17.4% |
51 (68) |
▼ 25.0% |
20 (18) |
▲ 11.1% |
| Lots Sold |
36 (32) |
▲ 12.5% |
28 (23) |
▲ 21.7% |
8 (9) |
▼ 11.1% |
| Percent Sold |
50.7% (37.2%) |
▲ 36.3% |
54.9% (33.8%) |
▲ 62.4% |
40.0% (50.0%) |
▼ 20.0% |
| Total Raised |
£4.2M (£3.8M) |
▲ 9.2% |
£3.2M (£2.8M) |
▲ 14.6% |
£1.0M (£1.1M) |
▼ 4.7% |
 Scotland
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
415 (301) |
▲ 37.9% |
309 (182) |
▲ 69.8% |
106 (119) |
▼ 10.9% |
| Lots Sold |
157 (107) |
▲ 46.7% |
123 (76) |
▲ 61.8% |
34 (31) |
▲ 9.7% |
| Percent Sold |
37.8% (35.5%) |
▲ 6.5% |
39.8% (41.8%) |
▼ 4.8% |
32.1% (26.1%) |
▲ 23.0% |
| Total Raised |
£19.3M (£11.4M) |
▲ 69.3% |
£11.9M (£5.5M) |
▲ 116.0% |
£7.4M (£5.9M) |
▲ 25.9% |
 South-East Home Counties
(Includes Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,796 (1,734) |
▲ 3.6% |
1,595 (1,588) |
▲ 0.4% |
201 (146) |
▲ 37.7% |
| Lots Sold |
1,188 (1,152) |
▲ 3.1% |
1,042 (1,053) |
▼ 1.0% |
146 (99) |
▲ 47.5% |
| Percent Sold |
66.1% (66.4%) |
▼ 0.5% |
65.3% (66.3%) |
▼ 1.5% |
72.6% (67.8%) |
▲ 7.1% |
| Total Raised |
£274.3M (£278.8M) |
▼ 1.6% |
£222.1M (£230.0M) |
▼ 3.5% |
£52.3M (£48.7M) |
▲ 7.3% |
 South-West
(Includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,358 (1,084) |
▲ 25.3% |
1,078 (946) |
▲ 14.0% |
280 (138) |
▲ 102.9% |
| Lots Sold |
973 (802) |
▲ 21.3% |
749 (701) |
▲ 6.8% |
224 (101) |
▲ 121.8% |
| Percent Sold |
71.6% (74.0%) |
▼ 3.2% |
69.5% (74.1%) |
▼ 6.2% |
80.0% (73.2%) |
▲ 9.3% |
| Total Raised |
£182.2M (£150.6M) |
▲ 21.0% |
£135.5M (£126.9M) |
▲ 6.8% |
£46.7M (£23.7M) |
▲ 96.8% |
 Wales
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
734 (649) |
▲ 13.1% |
593 (563) |
▲ 5.3% |
141 (86) |
▲ 64.0% |
| Lots Sold |
441 (427) |
▲ 3.3% |
346 (364) |
▼ 4.9% |
95 (63) |
▲ 50.8% |
| Percent Sold |
60.1% (65.8%) |
▼ 8.7% |
58.3% (64.7%) |
▼ 9.9% |
67.4% (73.3%) |
▼ 8.0% |
| Total Raised |
£59.9M (£53.0M) |
▲ 13.0% |
£40.9M (£40.4M) |
▲ 1.2% |
£19.0M (£12.6M) |
▲ 51.1% |
 West Midlands
(Includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,245 (1,093) |
▲ 13.9% |
1,106 (964) |
▲ 14.7% |
139 (129) |
▲ 7.8% |
| Lots Sold |
836 (802) |
▲ 4.2% |
726 (706) |
▲ 2.8% |
110 (96) |
▲ 14.6% |
| Percent Sold |
67.1% (73.4%) |
▼ 8.6% |
65.6% (73.2%) |
▼ 10.4% |
79.1% (74.4%) |
▲ 6.3% |
| Total Raised |
£135.8M (£144.7M) |
▼ 6.2% |
£108.9M (£118.8M) |
▼ 8.3% |
£26.8M (£25.9M) |
▲ 3.8% |
 Yorkshire and The Humber
(Includes North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| May 2026 to July 2026 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,003 (860) |
▲ 16.6% |
903 (765) |
▲ 18.0% |
100 (95) |
▲ 5.3% |
| Lots Sold |
692 (600) |
▲ 15.3% |
618 (528) |
▲ 17.0% |
74 (72) |
▲ 2.8% |
| Percent Sold |
69.0% (69.8%) |
▼ 1.1% |
68.4% (69.0%) |
▼ 0.9% |
74.0% (75.8%) |
▼ 2.4% |
| Total Raised |
£89.6M (£111.1M) |
▼ 19.3% |
£71.5M (£92.2M) |
▼ 22.5% |
£18.1M (£18.9M) |
▼ 3.9% |
Disclaimer: The figures in this newsletter are based on sales data provided to us by the auctioneers.
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