The property auction market maintained steady momentum, posting modest year-on-year gains in September, the latest figures have revealed.
Lots offered rose 2.2% to 4,636, while sales increased 2% to 3,307, showing continued buyer engagement. The total raised eased slightly by 1.2% to £679.4m, as the success rate edged back to 71.3%, reflecting a more selective market.
According to the data from the Essential Information Group (EIG), residential activity remained dominant last month, with lots offered up 2% and sales ahead 1.4%, though the total raised dipped 3.4%, suggesting some price sensitivity,
The commercial sector performed more strongly, with sales up 6.0% and totals raised 7.6% higher, pointing to sustained investor appetite.
Across the regions, the third quarter (July–September 2025) showed a varied picture. Yorkshire & The Humber stood out, with totals up 26%, driven by strong residential demand, while the North-West also performed well, with sales up 9.9% and values 10.7% higher.
East Anglia and the South-West recorded solid gains, but London and the North-East saw weaker results, the latter posting a 24% fall in total raised. Overall, regional contrasts remain marked, with local stock levels and buyer sentiment continuing to shape results.
EIG’s David Sandemam said: “Overall, the auction market remains active and resilient, with increased volumes and selective but steady demand. While success rates have eased slightly, buyer confidence persists, and auctions continue to provide an efficient and transparent route to market amid shifting economic conditions.
National Auction Analysis
Overall
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
| September 2025 | July 2025 to September 2025 | October 2024 to September 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 4,637 (4,538) | ▲ 2.2% | 10,930 (10,361) | ▲ 5.5% | 40,593 (38,720) | ▲ 4.8% |
| Lots Sold | 3,313 (3,243) | ▲ 2.2% | 7,622 (7,379) | ▲ 3.3% | 28,218 (27,639) | ▲ 2.1% |
| Percent Sold | 71.4% (71.5%) | ▼ 0.1% | 69.7% (71.2%) | ▼ 2.1% | 69.5% (71.4%) | ▼ 2.7% |
| Total Raised | £680.5M (£687.7M) | ▼ 1.0% | £1,530.2M (£1,461.1M) | ▲ 4.7% | £5,649.7M (£5,364.3M) | ▲ 5.3% |
Residential
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
| September 2025 | July 2025 to September 2025 | October 2024 to September 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 4,053 (3,973) | ▲ 2.0% | 9,659 (9,123) | ▲ 5.9% | 35,983 (34,142) | ▲ 5.4% |
| Lots Sold | 2,905 (2,858) | ▲ 1.6% | 6,765 (6,523) | ▲ 3.7% | 25,022 (24,466) | ▲ 2.3% |
| Percent Sold | 71.7% (71.9%) | ▼ 0.3% | 70.0% (71.5%) | ▼ 2.1% | 69.5% (71.7%) | ▼ 3.1% |
| Total Raised | £533.4M (£551.0M) | ▼ 3.2% | £1,238.9M (£1,170.9M) | ▲ 5.8% | £4,564.3M (£4,233.9M) | ▲ 7.8% |
Commercial
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
| September 2025 | July 2025 to September 2025 | October 2024 to September 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 584 (565) | ▲ 3.4% | 1,271 (1,238) | ▲ 2.7% | 4,610 (4,578) | ▲ 0.7% |
| Lots Sold | 408 (385) | ▲ 6.0% | 857 (856) | ▲ 0.1% | 3,196 (3,173) | ▲ 0.7% |
| Percent Sold | 69.9% (68.1%) | ▲ 2.6% | 67.4% (69.1%) | ▼ 2.5% | 69.3% (69.3%) | ▼ 0.0% |
| Total Raised | £147.1M (£136.7M) | ▲ 7.6% | £291.3M (£290.2M) | ▲ 0.4% | £1,085.4M (£1,130.4M) | ▼ 4.0% |
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)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 510 (427) | ▲ 19.4% | 455 (372) | ▲ 22.3% | 55 (55) | ▼ 0.0% |
| Lots Sold | 346 (304) | ▲ 13.8% | 305 (263) | ▲ 16.0% | 41 (41) | ▼ 0.0% |
| Percent Sold | 67.8% (71.2%) | ▼ 4.8% | 67.0% (70.7%) | ▼ 5.2% | 74.5% (74.5%) | ▼ 0.0% |
| Total Raised | £61.2M (£52.1M) | ▲ 17.6% | £48.5M (£42.8M) | ▲ 13.4% | £12.7M (£9.3M) | ▲ 37.0% |
East Midlands
(Includes Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 865 (829) | ▲ 4.3% | 746 (720) | ▲ 3.6% | 119 (109) | ▲ 9.2% |
| Lots Sold | 600 (604) | ▼ 0.7% | 516 (525) | ▼ 1.7% | 84 (79) | ▲ 6.3% |
| Percent Sold | 69.4% (72.9%) | ▼ 4.8% | 69.2% (72.9%) | ▼ 5.1% | 70.6% (72.5%) | ▼ 2.6% |
| Total Raised | £103.0M (£100.5M) | ▲ 2.5% | £70.6M (£76.4M) | ▼ 7.6% | £32.4M (£24.1M) | ▲ 34.5% |
London
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 794 (780) | ▲ 1.8% | 728 (703) | ▲ 3.6% | 66 (77) | ▼ 14.3% |
| Lots Sold | 588 (578) | ▲ 1.7% | 535 (517) | ▲ 3.5% | 53 (61) | ▼ 13.1% |
| Percent Sold | 74.1% (74.1%) | ▼ 0.0% | 73.5% (73.5%) | ▼ 0.0% | 80.3% (79.2%) | ▲ 1.4% |
| Total Raised | £267.3M (£287.7M) | ▼ 7.1% | £237.6M (£239.1M) | ▼ 0.6% | £29.7M (£48.6M) | ▼ 38.9% |
North-East
(Includes Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 725 (866) | ▼ 16.3% | 663 (833) | ▼ 20.4% | 62 (33) | ▲ 87.9% |
| Lots Sold | 496 (698) | ▼ 28.9% | 452 (672) | ▼ 32.7% | 44 (26) | ▲ 69.2% |
| Percent Sold | 68.4% (80.6%) | ▼ 15.1% | 68.2% (80.7%) | ▼ 15.5% | 71.0% (78.8%) | ▼ 9.9% |
| Total Raised | £39.0M (£51.2M) | ▼ 23.8% | £31.5M (£43.3M) | ▼ 27.2% | £7.5M (£7.9M) | ▼ 5.0% |
North-West
(Includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,644 (1,598) | ▲ 2.9% | 1,495 (1,425) | ▲ 4.9% | 149 (173) | ▼ 13.9% |
| Lots Sold | 1,191 (1,084) | ▲ 9.9% | 1,083 (982) | ▲ 10.3% | 108 (102) | ▲ 5.9% |
| Percent Sold | 72.4% (67.8%) | ▲ 6.8% | 72.4% (68.9%) | ▲ 5.1% | 72.5% (59.0%) | ▲ 22.9% |
| Total Raised | £159.4M (£144.0M) | ▲ 10.7% | £132.4M (£118.4M) | ▲ 11.9% | £27.0M (£25.7M) | ▲ 5.1% |
North-West Home Counties
(Includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 827 (649) | ▲ 27.4% | 725 (559) | ▲ 29.7% | 102 (90) | ▲ 13.3% |
| Lots Sold | 564 (468) | ▲ 20.5% | 501 (408) | ▲ 22.8% | 63 (60) | ▲ 5.0% |
| Percent Sold | 68.2% (72.1%) | ▼ 5.4% | 69.1% (73.0%) | ▼ 5.3% | 61.8% (66.7%) | ▼ 7.3% |
| Total Raised | £160.9M (£139.5M) | ▲ 15.3% | £120.8M (£114.9M) | ▲ 5.1% | £40.1M (£24.6M) | ▲ 63.0% |
Northern Ireland
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 78 (49) | ▲ 59.2% | 72 (49) | ▲ 46.9% | 6 (0) | ▲ n/a |
| Lots Sold | 27 (26) | ▲ 3.8% | 24 (26) | ▼ 7.7% | 3 (0) | ▲ n/a |
| Percent Sold | 34.6% (53.1%) | ▼ 34.8% | 33.3% (53.1%) | ▼ 37.3% | 50.0% (0.0%) | ▲ n/a |
| Total Raised | £2.3M (£3.0M) | ▼ 23.5% | £2.1M (£3.0M) | ▼ 32.6% | £0.3M (£0.0M) | ▲ n/a |
Scotland
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 309 (293) | ▲ 5.5% | 181 (204) | ▼ 11.3% | 128 (89) | ▲ 43.8% |
| Lots Sold | 91 (100) | ▼ 9.0% | 67 (63) | ▲ 6.3% | 24 (37) | ▼ 35.1% |
| Percent Sold | 29.4% (34.1%) | ▼ 13.8% | 37.0% (30.9%) | ▲ 19.7% | 18.8% (41.6%) | ▼ 54.8% |
| Total Raised | £15.7M (£13.4M) | ▲ 17.5% | £8.5M (£4.6M) | ▲ 83.7% | £7.2M (£8.8M) | ▼ 17.4% |
South-East Home Counties
(Includes Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,614 (1,548) | ▲ 4.3% | 1,473 (1,382) | ▲ 6.6% | 141 (166) | ▼ 15.1% |
| Lots Sold | 1,096 (1,078) | ▲ 1.7% | 995 (967) | ▲ 2.9% | 101 (111) | ▼ 9.0% |
| Percent Sold | 67.9% (69.6%) | ▼ 2.4% | 67.5% (70.0%) | ▼ 3.6% | 71.6% (66.9%) | ▲ 7.0% |
| Total Raised | £277.1M (£258.9M) | ▲ 7.0% | £227.4M (£207.5M) | ▲ 9.6% | £49.7M (£51.4M) | ▼ 3.3% |
South-West
(Includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,047 (860) | ▲ 21.7% | 861 (721) | ▲ 19.4% | 186 (139) | ▲ 33.8% |
| Lots Sold | 788 (660) | ▲ 19.4% | 644 (549) | ▲ 17.3% | 144 (111) | ▲ 29.7% |
| Percent Sold | 75.3% (76.7%) | ▼ 1.8% | 74.8% (76.1%) | ▼ 1.7% | 77.4% (79.9%) | ▼ 3.1% |
| Total Raised | £147.3M (£136.7M) | ▲ 7.7% | £116.9M (£106.3M) | ▲ 10.0% | £30.3M (£30.4M) | ▼ 0.3% |
Wales
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 538 (568) | ▼ 5.3% | 474 (468) | ▲ 1.3% | 64 (100) | ▼ 36.0% |
| Lots Sold | 350 (362) | ▼ 3.3% | 309 (295) | ▲ 4.7% | 41 (67) | ▼ 38.8% |
| Percent Sold | 65.1% (63.7%) | ▲ 2.2% | 65.2% (63.0%) | ▲ 3.5% | 64.1% (67.0%) | ▼ 4.3% |
| Total Raised | £44.2M (£45.1M) | ▼ 2.1% | £34.5M (£34.9M) | ▼ 1.2% | £9.7M (£10.2M) | ▼ 5.3% |
West Midlands
(Includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,080 (1,104) | ▼ 2.2% | 966 (997) | ▼ 3.1% | 114 (107) | ▲ 6.5% |
| Lots Sold | 827 (845) | ▼ 2.1% | 732 (764) | ▼ 4.2% | 95 (81) | ▲ 17.3% |
| Percent Sold | 76.6% (76.5%) | ▲ 0.1% | 75.8% (76.6%) | ▼ 1.0% | 83.3% (75.7%) | ▲ 10.0% |
| Total Raised | £149.1M (£146.8M) | ▲ 1.6% | £119.7M (£123.0M) | ▼ 2.7% | £29.4M (£23.7M) | ▲ 23.8% |
Yorkshire and The Humber
(Includes North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| July 2025 to September 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 899 (790) | ▲ 13.8% | 820 (690) | ▲ 18.8% | 79 (100) | ▼ 21.0% |
| Lots Sold | 658 (572) | ▲ 15.0% | 602 (492) | ▲ 22.4% | 56 (80) | ▼ 30.0% |
| Percent Sold | 73.2% (72.4%) | ▲ 1.1% | 73.4% (71.3%) | ▲ 2.9% | 70.9% (80.0%) | ▼ 11.4% |
| Total Raised | £103.8M (£82.2M) | ▲ 26.3% | £88.5M (£56.7M) | ▲ 56.2% | £15.3M (£25.6M) | ▼ 40.1% |
EIG data: The figures are based on sales data provided by the auctioneers.
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