Public sale exercise remained resilient over the summer season, with nationwide figures exhibiting year-on-year development in each volumes and values.
July’s auctions alone noticed over 4,500 heaps supplied, up 3.6% on final yr, and elevating £662.4 million, a rise of 8.3%, the newest knowledge supplied by the Important Info Group (EIG) confirms.
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EIG’s David Sandeman mentioned: “Residential property was the standout sector, with heaps supplied up 4.2% and receipts up 13.5%, reflecting sustained purchaser demand. Industrial, nevertheless, confirmed a extra blended image: heaps offered have been down 9.2% year-on-year in July and receipts fell almost 10%, underlining a extra cautious temper amongst traders in that sector.
“Even so, a number of areas together with the East Midlands, North-West, North-West Residence Counties, and Yorkshire & The Humber reported double-digit features in whole raised, highlighting a strong urge for food in key markets regardless of various native tendencies.”
Nationwide Public sale Evaluation
General
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
July 2025 | Could 2025 to July 2025 | August 2024 to July 2025 | ||||
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Tons Provided | 4,532 (4,372) | ▲ 3.7% | 11,300 (11,256) | ▲ 0.4% | 40,082 (38,657) | ▲ 3.7% |
Tons Bought | 3,140 (3,117) | ▲ 0.7% | 7,787 (8,086) | ▼ 3.7% | 27,960 (27,507) | ▲ 1.6% |
P.c Bought | 69.3% (71.3%) | ▼ 2.8% | 68.9% (71.8%) | ▼ 4.0% | 69.8% (71.2%) | ▼ 2.0% |
Complete Raised | £663.2M (£611.6M) | ▲ 8.4% | £1,596.6M (£1,587.3M) | ▲ 0.6% | £5,633.5M (£5,288.0M) | ▲ 6.5% |
Residential
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
July 2025 | Could 2025 to July 2025 | August 2024 to July 2025 | ||||
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Tons Provided | 4,017 (3,854) | ▲ 4.2% | 10,042 (9,935) | ▲ 1.1% | 35,515 (34,101) | ▲ 4.1% |
Tons Bought | 2,796 (2,738) | ▲ 2.1% | 6,931 (7,133) | ▼ 2.8% | 24,805 (24,332) | ▲ 1.9% |
P.c Bought | 69.6% (71.0%) | ▼ 2.0% | 69.0% (71.8%) | ▼ 3.9% | 69.8% (71.4%) | ▼ 2.2% |
Complete Raised | £541.2M (£476.4M) | ▲ 13.6% | £1,306.7M (£1,239.7M) | ▲ 5.4% | £4,568.2M (£4,162.2M) | ▲ 9.8% |
Industrial
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
July 2025 | Could 2025 to July 2025 | August 2024 to July 2025 | ||||
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Tons Provided | 515 (518) | ▼ 0.6% | 1,258 (1,321) | ▼ 4.8% | 4,567 (4,556) | ▲ 0.2% |
Tons Bought | 344 (379) | ▼ 9.2% | 856 (953) | ▼ 10.2% | 3,155 (3,175) | ▼ 0.6% |
P.c Bought | 66.8% (73.2%) | ▼ 8.7% | 68.0% (72.1%) | ▼ 5.7% | 69.1% (69.7%) | ▼ 0.9% |
Complete Raised | £121.9M (£135.2M) | ▼ 9.8% | £289.9M (£347.6M) | ▼ 16.6% | £1,065.3M (£1,125.8M) | ▼ 5.4% |
Regional Public sale Evaluation
As is often the case, variations throughout all of the measurable parameters will be seen throughout the areas.
N.B. Figures in brackets denote the comparative interval final yr
East Anglia
(Contains Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 629 (556) | ▲ 13.1% | 574 (503) | ▲ 14.1% | 55 (53) | ▲ 3.8% |
Tons Bought | 410 (397) | ▲ 3.3% | 369 (360) | ▲ 2.5% | 41 (37) | ▲ 10.8% |
P.c Bought | 65.2% (71.4%) | ▼ 8.7% | 64.3% (71.6%) | ▼ 10.2% | 74.5% (69.8%) | ▲ 6.7% |
Complete Raised | £73.5M (£73.4M) | ▲ 0.1% | £62.8M (£60.6M) | ▲ 3.5% | £10.7M (£12.7M) | ▼ 15.9% |
East Midlands
(Contains Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 875 (808) | ▲ 8.3% | 767 (705) | ▲ 8.8% | 108 (103) | ▲ 4.9% |
Tons Bought | 606 (593) | ▲ 2.2% | 532 (509) | ▲ 4.5% | 74 (84) | ▼ 11.9% |
P.c Bought | 69.3% (73.4%) | ▼ 5.6% | 69.4% (72.2%) | ▼ 3.9% | 68.5% (81.6%) | ▼ 16.1% |
Complete Raised | £104.3M (£90.1M) | ▲ 15.8% | £77.6M (£69.7M) | ▲ 11.4% | £26.7M (£20.4M) | ▲ 30.7% |
London
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 830 (858) | ▼ 3.3% | 749 (778) | ▼ 3.7% | 81 (80) | ▲ 1.3% |
Tons Bought | 614 (633) | ▼ 3.0% | 550 (568) | ▼ 3.2% | 64 (65) | ▼ 1.5% |
P.c Bought | 74.0% (73.8%) | ▲ 0.3% | 73.4% (73.0%) | ▲ 0.5% | 79.0% (81.2%) | ▼ 2.7% |
Complete Raised | £290.1M (£321.1M) | ▼ 9.6% | £247.0M (£255.9M) | ▼ 3.5% | £43.1M (£65.2M) | ▼ 33.9% |
North-East
(Contains Cleveland, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Put on)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 700 (916) | ▼ 23.6% | 636 (877) | ▼ 27.5% | 64 (39) | ▲ 64.1% |
Tons Bought | 483 (729) | ▼ 33.7% | 436 (697) | ▼ 37.4% | 47 (32) | ▲ 46.9% |
P.c Bought | 69.0% (79.6%) | ▼ 13.3% | 68.6% (79.5%) | ▼ 13.7% | 73.4% (82.1%) | ▼ 10.6% |
Complete Raised | £40.9M (£46.7M) | ▼ 12.5% | £31.4M (£41.2M) | ▼ 23.7% | £9.4M (£5.5M) | ▲ 70.8% |
North-West
(Contains Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Merseyside)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 1,705 (1,632) | ▲ 4.5% | 1,557 (1,447) | ▲ 7.6% | 148 (185) | ▼ 20.0% |
Tons Bought | 1,208 (1,126) | ▲ 7.3% | 1,097 (1,013) | ▲ 8.3% | 111 (113) | ▼ 1.8% |
P.c Bought | 70.9% (69.0%) | ▲ 2.8% | 70.5% (70.0%) | ▲ 0.7% | 75.0% (61.1%) | ▲ 22.7% |
Complete Raised | £167.4M (£157.4M) | ▲ 6.4% | £143.2M (£122.4M) | ▲ 17.0% | £24.2M (£35.0M) | ▼ 30.7% |
North-West Residence Counties
(Contains Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 754 (715) | ▲ 5.5% | 683 (644) | ▲ 6.1% | 71 (71) | ▼ 0.0% |
Tons Bought | 544 (502) | ▲ 8.4% | 496 (453) | ▲ 9.5% | 48 (49) | ▼ 2.0% |
P.c Bought | 72.1% (70.2%) | ▲ 2.7% | 72.6% (70.3%) | ▲ 3.3% | 67.6% (69.0%) | ▼ 2.0% |
Complete Raised | £167.0M (£140.6M) | ▲ 18.8% | £128.0M (£115.5M) | ▲ 10.8% | £39.0M (£25.1M) | ▲ 55.6% |
Northern Eire
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 86 (51) | ▲ 68.6% | 68 (47) | ▲ 44.7% | 18 (4) | ▲ 350.0% |
Tons Bought | 32 (29) | ▲ 10.3% | 23 (26) | ▼ 11.5% | 9 (3) | ▲ 200.0% |
P.c Bought | 37.2% (56.9%) | ▼ 34.6% | 33.8% (55.3%) | ▼ 38.9% | 50.0% (75.0%) | ▼ 33.3% |
Complete Raised | £3.8M (£3.6M) | ▲ 6.8% | £2.8M (£3.1M) | ▼ 11.9% | £1.1M (£0.4M) | ▲ 140.4% |
Scotland
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 301 (365) | ▼ 17.5% | 182 (261) | ▼ 30.3% | 119 (104) | ▲ 14.4% |
Tons Bought | 107 (134) | ▼ 20.1% | 76 (86) | ▼ 11.6% | 31 (48) | ▼ 35.4% |
P.c Bought | 35.5% (36.7%) | ▼ 3.3% | 41.8% (33.0%) | ▲ 26.7% | 26.1% (46.2%) | ▼ 43.5% |
Complete Raised | £11.4M (£15.1M) | ▼ 24.2% | £5.5M (£5.1M) | ▲ 8.4% | £5.9M (£10.0M) | ▼ 40.8% |
South-East Residence Counties
(Contains Channel Islands, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 1,734 (1,801) | ▼ 3.7% | 1,588 (1,622) | ▼ 2.1% | 146 (179) | ▼ 18.4% |
Tons Bought | 1,152 (1,276) | ▼ 9.7% | 1,053 (1,139) | ▼ 7.6% | 99 (137) | ▼ 27.7% |
P.c Bought | 66.4% (70.8%) | ▼ 6.2% | 66.3% (70.2%) | ▼ 5.6% | 67.8% (76.5%) | ▼ 11.4% |
Complete Raised | £278.8M (£302.3M) | ▼ 7.8% | £230.0M (£233.1M) | ▼ 1.3% | £48.7M (£69.1M) | ▼ 29.5% |
South-West
(Contains Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Isles of Scilly, Somerset, Wiltshire)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 1,084 (1,011) | ▲ 7.2% | 946 (836) | ▲ 13.2% | 138 (175) | ▼ 21.1% |
Tons Bought | 802 (778) | ▲ 3.1% | 701 (639) | ▲ 9.7% | 101 (139) | ▼ 27.3% |
P.c Bought | 74.0% (77.0%) | ▼ 3.9% | 74.1% (76.4%) | ▼ 3.0% | 73.2% (79.4%) | ▼ 7.8% |
Complete Raised | £150.6M (£159.1M) | ▼ 5.3% | £126.9M (£119.4M) | ▲ 6.3% | £23.7M (£39.6M) | ▼ 40.1% |
Wales
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 649 (691) | ▼ 6.1% | 563 (577) | ▼ 2.4% | 86 (114) | ▼ 24.6% |
Tons Bought | 427 (467) | ▼ 8.6% | 364 (386) | ▼ 5.7% | 63 (81) | ▼ 22.2% |
P.c Bought | 65.8% (67.6%) | ▼ 2.7% | 64.7% (66.9%) | ▼ 3.3% | 73.3% (71.1%) | ▲ 3.1% |
Complete Raised | £53.0M (£60.7M) | ▼ 12.8% | £40.4M (£46.8M) | ▼ 13.8% | £12.6M (£13.9M) | ▼ 9.5% |
West Midlands
(Contains Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 1,093 (1,064) | ▲ 2.7% | 964 (940) | ▲ 2.6% | 129 (124) | ▲ 4.0% |
Tons Bought | 802 (834) | ▼ 3.8% | 706 (740) | ▼ 4.6% | 96 (94) | ▲ 2.1% |
P.c Bought | 73.4% (78.4%) | ▼ 6.4% | 73.2% (78.7%) | ▼ 7.0% | 74.4% (75.8%) | ▼ 1.8% |
Complete Raised | £144.7M (£138.6M) | ▲ 4.4% | £118.8M (£111.5M) | ▲ 6.6% | £25.9M (£27.1M) | ▼ 4.6% |
Yorkshire and The Humber
(Contains North Humberside, North Yorkshire, South Humberside, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire)
Could 2025 to July 2025 | Complete | Residential | Industrial | |||
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Tons Provided | 860 (788) | ▲ 9.1% | 765 (698) | ▲ 9.6% | 95 (90) | ▲ 5.6% |
Tons Bought | 600 (588) | ▲ 2.0% | 528 (517) | ▲ 2.1% | 72 (71) | ▲ 1.4% |
P.c Bought | 69.8% (74.6%) | ▼ 6.4% | 69.0% (74.1%) | ▼ 6.9% | 75.8% (78.9%) | ▼ 3.9% |
Complete Raised | £111.1M (£78.8M) | ▲ 41.1% | £92.2M (£55.3M) | ▲ 66.8% | £18.9M (£23.5M) | ▼ 19.6% |
The figures are based mostly on gross sales knowledge supplied to EIG by the auctioneers.