Liverpool is currently the UK’s busiest city for estate agent activity, with an average of 21 listings per agent, according to property market analysis by GetAgent.

The comparison site analysed the number of current property listings across 25 major UK cities and calculated what the figures equate to in terms of listings per agent and found that, on average, the cities have 14 homes listed for every one agent.

With nearly 8,700 current listings and an average of 21%, Liverpool is the busiest city, but Bristol comes a close second with 19 homes currently listed for sale for every estate agent. Sheffield and Portsmouth are tied in third place with 18 – although Sheffield boasts more agents and more homes for sale in total.

Also ranking within the top ten are Leeds (17), Glasgow (16), Nottingham (15), Bournemouth (15), Cardiff (15) and London (15).

However, Swansea tops the table for the most competitive markets: on average there are just four homes listed for sale for every one estate agent in the city. Competition is also hot in Preston (eight) and Coventry, Bradford, Huddersfield and Stoke (all nine).

Mal McCallion, COO of GetAgent, commented: “The pandemic property market boom has ensured that estate agents up and down the nation have been extremely busy. However, like every aspect of the property market, market conditions are very much dictated by local influences and can differ drastically from one postcode to the next, let alone from city to city.

“This is no different when it comes to the number of estate agents in a given area and the level of stock they have to fight it out over. As our research shows, those listing in Liverpool are currently enjoying a very buoyant market, whereas it’s a far more competitive landscape in Swansea.”