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April 2025 marked a notable rebound following a period of relative stagnation, with auction activity across the UK showing solid year-on-year growth. Nationally, 3,136 lots were offered, up 17.0% on April 2024, while sales climbed 16.3% to 2,139 lots. Residential volumes drove much of the activity, though commercial auctions also delivered strong results, with sales up 48.1% and the total raised rising by 35.6% year-on-year. In total, over £381 million was raised in April alone, representing a robust 10.9% uplift and pointing to continued buyer confidence.
Regionally, the South-West and Wales delivered strong, broad-based growth, with increases in lots offered, lots sold, and total raised. London and Yorkshire recorded mixed results, with both seeing gains in value raised, though volume trends were more subdued. In contrast, the North-East and East Midlands started to show slight signs of strain, with sales and total raised falling despite a rise in supply.
In summary, April’s figures confirm a market regaining momentum in terms of both volume and value, though some areas are adjusting to evolving conditions. The growth in lots offered and total raised is encouraging, but patchier performance at the regional level suggests a more selective, value-conscious buyer base. As we move further into 2025, keeping a close eye on local trends will be essential, as activity increasingly reflects regional supply, pricing expectations, and the shape of demand.
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Overall Statistics April 2025 |
| Total Lots Offered |
3,136 |
| Total Lots Sold |
2,139 |
| Percent Sold |
68.2% |
| Total Realised |
£381,743,500 |
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National Auction Analysis
OverallN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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April 2025 |
February 2025 to April 2025 |
May 2024 to April 2025 |
| Lots Offered |
3,136 (2,681) |
▲ 17.0% |
10,935 (10,320) |
▲ 6.0% |
40,066 (37,130) |
▲ 7.9% |
| Lots Sold |
2,139 (1,840) |
▲ 16.3% |
7,682 (7,512) |
▲ 2.3% |
28,335 (26,163) |
▲ 8.3% |
| Percent Sold |
68.2% (68.6%) |
▼ 0.6% |
70.3% (72.8%) |
▼ 3.4% |
70.7% (70.5%) |
▲ 0.3% |
| Total Raised |
£381.7M (£344.4M) |
▲ 10.9% |
£1,553.1M (£1,460.2M) |
▲ 6.4% |
£5,645.1M (£4,992.5M) |
▲ 13.1% |
ResidentialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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April 2025 |
February 2025 to April 2025 |
May 2024 to April 2025 |
| Lots Offered |
2,761 (2,384) |
▲ 15.8% |
9,684 (9,138) |
▲ 6.0% |
35,425 (32,673) |
▲ 8.4% |
| Lots Sold |
1,868 (1,657) |
▲ 12.7% |
6,778 (6,673) |
▲ 1.6% |
25,064 (23,082) |
▲ 8.6% |
| Percent Sold |
67.7% (69.5%) |
▼ 2.6% |
70.0% (73.0%) |
▼ 4.1% |
70.8% (70.6%) |
▲ 0.3% |
| Total Raised |
£318.7M (£297.9M) |
▲ 7.0% |
£1,235.7M (£1,153.3M) |
▲ 7.1% |
£4,511.3M (£3,911.0M) |
▲ 15.3% |
CommercialN.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
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April 2025 |
February 2025 to April 2025 |
May 2024 to April 2025 |
| Lots Offered |
375 (297) |
▲ 26.3% |
1,251 (1,182) |
▲ 5.8% |
4,641 (4,457) |
▲ 4.1% |
| Lots Sold |
271 (183) |
▲ 48.1% |
904 (839) |
▲ 7.7% |
3,271 (3,081) |
▲ 6.2% |
| Percent Sold |
72.3% (61.6%) |
▲ 17.4% |
72.3% (71.0%) |
▲ 1.8% |
70.5% (69.1%) |
▲ 2.0% |
| Total Raised |
£63.0M (£46.5M) |
▲ 35.6% |
£317.4M (£306.8M) |
▲ 3.4% |
£1,133.8M (£1,081.5M) |
▲ 4.8% |
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)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
533 (464) |
▲ 14.9% |
480 (409) |
▲ 17.4% |
53 (55) |
▼ 3.6% |
| Lots Sold |
367 (344) |
▲ 6.7% |
336 (299) |
▲ 12.4% |
31 (45) |
▼ 31.1% |
| Percent Sold |
68.9% (74.1%) |
▼ 7.0% |
70.0% (73.1%) |
▼ 4.2% |
58.5% (81.8%) |
▼ 28.5% |
| Total Raised |
£64.6M (£58.8M) |
▲ 9.8% |
£58.0M (£46.9M) |
▲ 23.8% |
£6.6M (£11.9M) |
▼ 44.8% |
 East Midlands
(Includes Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
923 (847) |
▲ 9.0% |
807 (722) |
▲ 11.8% |
116 (125) |
▼ 7.2% |
| Lots Sold |
657 (628) |
▲ 4.6% |
559 (530) |
▲ 5.5% |
98 (98) |
▼ 0.0% |
| Percent Sold |
71.2% (74.1%) |
▼ 3.9% |
69.3% (73.4%) |
▼ 5.6% |
84.5% (78.4%) |
▲ 7.8% |
| Total Raised |
£120.4M (£130.7M) |
▼ 7.9% |
£77.0M (£86.4M) |
▼ 11.0% |
£43.4M (£44.2M) |
▼ 1.8% |
 London
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
905 (828) |
▲ 9.3% |
829 (757) |
▲ 9.5% |
76 (71) |
▲ 7.0% |
| Lots Sold |
660 (624) |
▲ 5.8% |
598 (573) |
▲ 4.4% |
62 (51) |
▲ 21.6% |
| Percent Sold |
72.9% (75.4%) |
▼ 3.3% |
72.1% (75.7%) |
▼ 4.8% |
81.6% (71.8%) |
▲ 13.6% |
| Total Raised |
£312.1M (£295.7M) |
▲ 5.6% |
£265.3M (£247.5M) |
▲ 7.2% |
£46.8M (£48.2M) |
▼ 2.9% |
 North-East
(Includes Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
669 (882) |
▼ 24.1% |
605 (830) |
▼ 27.1% |
64 (52) |
▲ 23.1% |
| Lots Sold |
492 (683) |
▼ 28.0% |
442 (650) |
▼ 32.0% |
50 (33) |
▲ 51.5% |
| Percent Sold |
73.5% (77.4%) |
▼ 5.0% |
73.1% (78.3%) |
▼ 6.6% |
78.1% (63.5%) |
▲ 23.0% |
| Total Raised |
£43.4M (£46.4M) |
▼ 6.6% |
£29.2M (£37.4M) |
▼ 21.8% |
£14.1M (£9.0M) |
▲ 56.2% |
 North-West
(Includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,523 (1,499) |
▲ 1.6% |
1,383 (1,349) |
▲ 2.5% |
140 (150) |
▼ 6.7% |
| Lots Sold |
1,099 (1,073) |
▲ 2.4% |
1,004 (975) |
▲ 3.0% |
95 (98) |
▼ 3.1% |
| Percent Sold |
72.2% (71.6%) |
▲ 0.8% |
72.6% (72.3%) |
▲ 0.4% |
67.9% (65.3%) |
▲ 4.0% |
| Total Raised |
£145.3M (£133.0M) |
▲ 9.2% |
£125.0M (£114.1M) |
▲ 9.5% |
£20.4M (£18.9M) |
▲ 7.6% |
 North-West Home Counties
(Includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
823 (629) |
▲ 30.8% |
723 (563) |
▲ 28.4% |
100 (66) |
▲ 51.5% |
| Lots Sold |
575 (489) |
▲ 17.6% |
495 (438) |
▲ 13.0% |
80 (51) |
▲ 56.9% |
| Percent Sold |
69.9% (77.7%) |
▼ 10.0% |
68.5% (77.8%) |
▼ 12.0% |
80.0% (77.3%) |
▲ 3.5% |
| Total Raised |
£153.3M (£141.5M) |
▲ 8.3% |
£112.0M (£112.5M) |
▼ 0.5% |
£41.3M (£29.0M) |
▲ 42.5% |
 Northern Ireland
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
79 (43) |
▲ 83.7% |
58 (41) |
▲ 41.5% |
21 (2) |
▲ 950.0% |
| Lots Sold |
38 (21) |
▲ 81.0% |
22 (20) |
▲ 10.0% |
16 (1) |
▲ 1,500.0% |
| Percent Sold |
48.1% (48.8%) |
▼ 1.4% |
37.9% (48.8%) |
▼ 22.3% |
76.2% (50.0%) |
▲ 52.4% |
| Total Raised |
£4.7M (£2.5M) |
▲ 88.2% |
£2.1M (£2.5M) |
▼ 13.4% |
£2.6M (£0.0M) |
▲ 5,623.3% |
 Scotland
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
308 (319) |
▼ 3.4% |
205 (231) |
▼ 11.3% |
103 (88) |
▲ 17.0% |
| Lots Sold |
134 (97) |
▲ 38.1% |
104 (68) |
▲ 52.9% |
30 (29) |
▲ 3.4% |
| Percent Sold |
43.5% (30.4%) |
▲ 43.1% |
50.7% (29.4%) |
▲ 72.4% |
29.1% (33.0%) |
▼ 11.8% |
| Total Raised |
£15.9M (£16.8M) |
▼ 5.8% |
£10.0M (£6.4M) |
▲ 56.5% |
£5.9M (£10.5M) |
▼ 43.8% |
 South-East Home Counties
(Includes Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,667 (1,612) |
▲ 3.4% |
1,529 (1,437) |
▲ 6.4% |
138 (175) |
▼ 21.1% |
| Lots Sold |
1,154 (1,162) |
▼ 0.7% |
1,053 (1,032) |
▲ 2.0% |
101 (130) |
▼ 22.3% |
| Percent Sold |
69.2% (72.1%) |
▼ 4.0% |
68.9% (71.8%) |
▼ 4.0% |
73.2% (74.3%) |
▼ 1.5% |
| Total Raised |
£281.0M (£274.3M) |
▲ 2.5% |
£232.8M (£217.9M) |
▲ 6.8% |
£48.2M (£56.3M) |
▼ 14.4% |
 South-West
(Includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
968 (841) |
▲ 15.1% |
833 (741) |
▲ 12.4% |
135 (100) |
▲ 35.0% |
| Lots Sold |
725 (632) |
▲ 14.7% |
615 (552) |
▲ 11.4% |
110 (80) |
▲ 37.5% |
| Percent Sold |
74.9% (75.1%) |
▼ 0.3% |
73.8% (74.5%) |
▼ 0.9% |
81.5% (80.0%) |
▲ 1.9% |
| Total Raised |
£149.6M (£129.5M) |
▲ 15.5% |
£123.5M (£102.9M) |
▲ 20.0% |
£26.1M (£26.6M) |
▼ 1.7% |
 Wales
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
688 (609) |
▲ 13.0% |
584 (529) |
▲ 10.4% |
104 (80) |
▲ 30.0% |
| Lots Sold |
447 (404) |
▲ 10.6% |
375 (346) |
▲ 8.4% |
72 (58) |
▲ 24.1% |
| Percent Sold |
65.0% (66.3%) |
▼ 2.0% |
64.2% (65.4%) |
▼ 1.8% |
69.2% (72.5%) |
▼ 4.6% |
| Total Raised |
£57.9M (£44.8M) |
▲ 29.2% |
£42.9M (£37.2M) |
▲ 15.2% |
£15.0M (£7.6M) |
▲ 98.1% |
 West Midlands
(Includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
1,056 (927) |
▲ 13.9% |
970 (795) |
▲ 22.0% |
86 (132) |
▼ 34.8% |
| Lots Sold |
753 (730) |
▲ 3.2% |
689 (629) |
▲ 9.5% |
64 (101) |
▼ 36.6% |
| Percent Sold |
71.3% (78.7%) |
▼ 9.4% |
71.0% (79.1%) |
▼ 10.2% |
74.4% (76.5%) |
▼ 2.7% |
| Total Raised |
£125.5M (£118.0M) |
▲ 6.3% |
£107.3M (£89.6M) |
▲ 19.7% |
£18.2M (£28.4M) |
▼ 35.9% |
 Yorkshire and The Humber
(Includes North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| February 2025 to April 2025 |
Total |
Residential |
Commercial |
| Lots Offered |
793 (820) |
▼ 3.3% |
678 (734) |
▼ 7.6% |
115 (86) |
▲ 33.7% |
| Lots Sold |
581 (625) |
▼ 7.0% |
486 (561) |
▼ 13.4% |
95 (64) |
▲ 48.4% |
| Percent Sold |
73.3% (76.2%) |
▼ 3.8% |
71.7% (76.4%) |
▼ 6.2% |
82.6% (74.4%) |
▲ 11.0% |
| Total Raised |
£79.4M (£68.1M) |
▲ 16.6% |
£50.7M (£52.0M) |
▼ 2.5% |
£28.7M (£16.1M) |
▲ 78.7% |
Disclaimer: The figures in this newsletter are based on sales data provided to us by the auctioneers.
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