National property auction activity improved in November, with sales and values both higher than a year earlier. The number of lots sold rose by 17.8% year on year, while total funds raised increased by 16.3%, according to the latest data from the Essential Information Group (EIG).
Residential property continued to drive the market, delivering double-digit growth in receipts. Commercial auctions were weaker by comparison, largely due to lower sale prices rather than a drop in buyer demand.
Performance across the regions was mixed but generally positive. Much of southern England and the Midlands recorded higher funds raised, supported by more stock coming to market and steady buyer interest. Scotland also saw an improvement, with higher clearance rates lifting overall turnover.
However, conditions remained tougher in the North East and Northern Ireland, where lower volumes and weaker success rates continued to drag on results. Elsewhere, activity was broadly stable, with only modest changes compared with last year.
EIG’s David Sandeman commented: “With the final auctions of 2025 now underway, attention will turn to whether current levels of demand can be sustained through to year end, particularly as larger catalogues continue to come to market. Early indications suggest buyer appetite remains firm, supporting the expectation that overall results will finish ahead of last year.”
National Auction Analysis
Overall
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
| November 2025 | September 2025 to November 2025 | December 2024 to November 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 3,012 (2,642) | ▲ 14.0% | 12,087 (11,442) | ▲ 5.6% | 41,125 (39,439) | ▲ 4.3% |
| Lots Sold | 2,035 (1,727) | ▲ 17.8% | 8,430 (7,980) | ▲ 5.6% | 28,598 (28,190) | ▲ 1.4% |
| Percent Sold | 67.6% (65.4%) | ▲ 3.4% | 69.7% (69.7%) | ▼ 0.0% | 69.5% (71.5%) | ▼ 2.8% |
| Total Raised | £450.1M (£387.0M) | ▲ 16.3% | £1,757.6M (£1,642.0M) | ▲ 7.0% | £5,768.3M (£5,499.6M) | ▲ 4.9% |
Residential
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
| November 2025 | September 2025 to November 2025 | December 2024 to November 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 2,635 (2,259) | ▲ 16.6% | 10,615 (10,068) | ▲ 5.4% | 36,441 (34,789) | ▲ 4.7% |
| Lots Sold | 1,780 (1,467) | ▲ 21.3% | 7,401 (7,048) | ▲ 5.0% | 25,338 (24,946) | ▲ 1.6% |
| Percent Sold | 67.6% (64.9%) | ▲ 4.2% | 69.7% (70.0%) | ▼ 0.4% | 69.5% (71.7%) | ▼ 3.1% |
| Total Raised | £358.8M (£279.4M) | ▲ 28.4% | £1,421.6M (£1,325.7M) | ▲ 7.2% | £4,680.1M (£4,375.6M) | ▲ 7.0% |
Commercial
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative period last year
| November 2025 | September 2025 to November 2025 | December 2024 to November 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 377 (383) | ▼ 1.6% | 1,472 (1,374) | ▲ 7.1% | 4,684 (4,650) | ▲ 0.7% |
| Lots Sold | 255 (260) | ▼ 1.9% | 1,029 (932) | ▲ 10.4% | 3,260 (3,244) | ▲ 0.5% |
| Percent Sold | 67.6% (67.9%) | ▼ 0.4% | 69.9% (67.8%) | ▲ 3.1% | 69.6% (69.8%) | ▼ 0.3% |
| Total Raised | £91.3M (£107.6M) | ▼ 15.1% | £336.0M (£316.3M) | ▲ 6.2% | £1,088.1M (£1,124.0M) | ▼ 3.2% |
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)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 555 (548) | ▲ 1.3% | 498 (490) | ▲ 1.6% | 57 (58) | ▼ 1.7% |
| Lots Sold | 399 (384) | ▲ 3.9% | 359 (338) | ▲ 6.2% | 40 (46) | ▼ 13.0% |
| Percent Sold | 71.9% (70.1%) | ▲ 2.6% | 72.1% (69.0%) | ▲ 4.5% | 70.2% (79.3%) | ▼ 11.5% |
| Total Raised | £67.6M (£69.4M) | ▼ 2.7% | £55.6M (£53.6M) | ▲ 3.7% | £12.0M (£15.8M) | ▼ 24.1% |
East Midlands
(Includes Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 949 (880) | ▲ 7.8% | 818 (762) | ▲ 7.3% | 131 (118) | ▲ 11.0% |
| Lots Sold | 684 (620) | ▲ 10.3% | 579 (538) | ▲ 7.6% | 105 (82) | ▲ 28.0% |
| Percent Sold | 72.1% (70.5%) | ▲ 2.3% | 70.8% (70.6%) | ▲ 0.3% | 80.2% (69.5%) | ▲ 15.4% |
| Total Raised | £118.9M (£105.8M) | ▲ 12.3% | £82.5M (£83.3M) | ▼ 1.0% | £36.4M (£22.5M) | ▲ 61.6% |
London
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,053 (938) | ▲ 12.3% | 985 (861) | ▲ 14.4% | 68 (77) | ▼ 11.7% |
| Lots Sold | 775 (689) | ▲ 12.5% | 730 (634) | ▲ 15.1% | 45 (55) | ▼ 18.2% |
| Percent Sold | 73.6% (73.5%) | ▲ 0.1% | 74.1% (73.6%) | ▲ 0.7% | 66.2% (71.4%) | ▼ 7.3% |
| Total Raised | £363.6M (£345.6M) | ▲ 5.2% | £332.6M (£300.2M) | ▲ 10.8% | £31.1M (£45.4M) | ▼ 31.5% |
North-East
(Includes Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 661 (829) | ▼ 20.3% | 610 (785) | ▼ 22.3% | 51 (44) | ▲ 15.9% |
| Lots Sold | 439 (645) | ▼ 31.9% | 402 (613) | ▼ 34.4% | 37 (32) | ▲ 15.6% |
| Percent Sold | 66.4% (77.8%) | ▼ 14.7% | 65.9% (78.1%) | ▼ 15.6% | 72.5% (72.7%) | ▼ 0.3% |
| Total Raised | £38.4M (£47.2M) | ▼ 18.5% | £27.3M (£37.4M) | ▼ 26.9% | £11.1M (£9.8M) | ▲ 13.6% |
North-West
(Includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,683 (1,690) | ▼ 0.4% | 1,507 (1,501) | ▲ 0.4% | 176 (189) | ▼ 6.9% |
| Lots Sold | 1,165 (1,141) | ▲ 2.1% | 1,052 (1,029) | ▲ 2.2% | 113 (112) | ▲ 0.9% |
| Percent Sold | 69.2% (67.5%) | ▲ 2.5% | 69.8% (68.6%) | ▲ 1.7% | 64.2% (59.3%) | ▲ 8.3% |
| Total Raised | £159.0M (£152.7M) | ▲ 4.1% | £132.6M (£125.5M) | ▲ 5.6% | £26.4M (£27.3M) | ▼ 3.2% |
North-West Home Counties
(Includes Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 985 (770) | ▲ 27.9% | 839 (679) | ▲ 23.6% | 146 (91) | ▲ 60.4% |
| Lots Sold | 659 (561) | ▲ 17.5% | 570 (495) | ▲ 15.2% | 89 (66) | ▲ 34.8% |
| Percent Sold | 66.9% (72.9%) | ▼ 8.2% | 67.9% (72.9%) | ▼ 6.9% | 61.0% (72.5%) | ▼ 15.9% |
| Total Raised | £183.6M (£152.5M) | ▲ 20.4% | £146.1M (£130.1M) | ▲ 12.3% | £37.4M (£22.3M) | ▲ 67.7% |
Northern Ireland
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 70 (74) | ▼ 5.4% | 58 (65) | ▼ 10.8% | 12 (9) | ▲ 33.3% |
| Lots Sold | 19 (31) | ▼ 38.7% | 16 (30) | ▼ 46.7% | 3 (1) | ▲ 200.0% |
| Percent Sold | 27.1% (41.9%) | ▼ 35.3% | 27.6% (46.2%) | ▼ 40.3% | 25.0% (11.1%) | ▲ 125.2% |
| Total Raised | £1.9M (£3.2M) | ▼ 39.6% | £1.7M (£3.2M) | ▼ 46.7% | £0.2M (£0.0M) | ▲ 764.3% |
Scotland
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 351 (353) | ▼ 0.6% | 215 (255) | ▼ 15.7% | 136 (98) | ▲ 38.8% |
| Lots Sold | 175 (114) | ▲ 53.5% | 129 (72) | ▲ 79.2% | 46 (42) | ▲ 9.5% |
| Percent Sold | 49.9% (32.3%) | ▲ 54.5% | 60.0% (28.2%) | ▲ 112.8% | 33.8% (42.9%) | ▼ 21.2% |
| Total Raised | £23.9M (£15.0M) | ▲ 59.3% | £12.8M (£5.2M) | ▲ 147.2% | £11.1M (£9.8M) | ▲ 13.0% |
South-East Home Counties
(Includes Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,840 (1,701) | ▲ 8.2% | 1,661 (1,515) | ▲ 9.6% | 179 (186) | ▼ 3.8% |
| Lots Sold | 1,259 (1,134) | ▲ 11.0% | 1,114 (1,007) | ▲ 10.6% | 145 (127) | ▲ 14.2% |
| Percent Sold | 68.4% (66.7%) | ▲ 2.5% | 67.1% (66.5%) | ▲ 0.9% | 81.0% (68.3%) | ▲ 18.6% |
| Total Raised | £337.0M (£295.2M) | ▲ 14.2% | £266.3M (£240.6M) | ▲ 10.7% | £70.7M (£54.6M) | ▲ 29.5% |
South-West
(Includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,147 (879) | ▲ 30.5% | 926 (741) | ▲ 25.0% | 221 (138) | ▲ 60.1% |
| Lots Sold | 852 (648) | ▲ 31.5% | 685 (542) | ▲ 26.4% | 167 (106) | ▲ 57.5% |
| Percent Sold | 74.3% (73.7%) | ▲ 0.8% | 74.0% (73.1%) | ▲ 1.2% | 75.6% (76.8%) | ▼ 1.6% |
| Total Raised | £169.3M (£148.3M) | ▲ 14.1% | £134.4M (£121.5M) | ▲ 10.6% | £34.9M (£26.8M) | ▲ 30.0% |
Wales
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 651 (601) | ▲ 8.3% | 568 (508) | ▲ 11.8% | 83 (93) | ▼ 10.8% |
| Lots Sold | 429 (388) | ▲ 10.6% | 365 (327) | ▲ 11.6% | 64 (61) | ▲ 4.9% |
| Percent Sold | 65.9% (64.6%) | ▲ 2.0% | 64.3% (64.4%) | ▼ 0.2% | 77.1% (65.6%) | ▲ 17.5% |
| Total Raised | £57.4M (£55.0M) | ▲ 4.2% | £46.0M (£36.6M) | ▲ 25.5% | £11.4M (£18.4M) | ▼ 38.1% |
West Midlands
(Includes Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 1,213 (1,284) | ▼ 5.5% | 1,095 (1,151) | ▼ 4.9% | 118 (133) | ▼ 11.3% |
| Lots Sold | 895 (951) | ▼ 5.9% | 794 (854) | ▼ 7.0% | 101 (97) | ▲ 4.1% |
| Percent Sold | 73.8% (74.1%) | ▼ 0.4% | 72.5% (74.2%) | ▼ 2.3% | 85.6% (72.9%) | ▲ 17.4% |
| Total Raised | £153.0M (£159.4M) | ▼ 4.0% | £120.6M (£128.7M) | ▼ 6.3% | £32.4M (£30.7M) | ▲ 5.5% |
Yorkshire and The Humber
(Includes North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
| September 2025 to November 2025 | Total | Residential | Commercial | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lots Offered | 929 (895) | ▲ 3.8% | 835 (755) | ▲ 10.6% | 94 (140) | ▼ 32.9% |
| Lots Sold | 680 (674) | ▲ 0.9% | 606 (569) | ▲ 6.5% | 74 (105) | ▼ 29.5% |
| Percent Sold | 73.2% (75.3%) | ▼ 2.8% | 72.6% (75.4%) | ▼ 3.7% | 78.7% (75.0%) | ▲ 4.9% |
| Total Raised | £84.1M (£92.7M) | ▼ 9.2% | £63.1M (£59.8M) | ▲ 5.5% | £21.0M (£32.8M) | ▼ 36.1% |
Disclaimer: The figures are based on sales data provided by the auctioneers.