In the week of 19 to 25 October 2026, 2,867 lots were offered at auction across the UK, against 1,688 the week before. The median guide price was £140,000, against £124,000 the week before, and 36% of lots with a guide were guided under £100,000.
The week in numbers
- 2,867 lots offered, 1,179 more than the week before.
- A median guide of £140,000, £16,000 higher than the week before.
- 36% of guided lots (1,033) were guided under £100,000, against 39% the week before.
- 38% were guided £100,000 to under £250,000 and 18% £250,000 to under £500,000, against 44% and 15% the week before.
- 217 lots were guided £500,000 or more, and 43 of them £1,000,000 or more, against 5 at £1,000,000 or more the week before.
This was a heavier week at the top of the market as well as a busier one. The £500,000 to under £1,000,000 band took 6% of guided lots, against 3% the week before, while the share under £100,000 eased. Wednesday 21 October carried the week with 1,210 lots, led by Auction House’s room of 328 lots and McHugh & Co’s 208. Thursday 22 October followed with 753 lots, with Allsop offering 287 and Bond Wolfe 176.
The week’s biggest lots
- BidX1 had the largest guide of the week on Thursday 22 October: West Grove, London, a residential freehold guided at £6.3 million.
- Savills offered 1 & 2 Vine Street & 60 Vine Street, Uxbridge, a commercial freehold guided at £5.8 million, on Tuesday 20 October, and Brentwood Leisure Park, Brentwood, a commercial freehold guided at £2.9 million, on Wednesday 21 October.
- Allsop’s Thursday 22 October room held a run of large residential lots: South Western Mansions, Bournemouth, a freehold guided at £3.7 million; 70 Harold Road, Birmingham, a freehold at £2.8 million; Ambassador House, Thornton Heath, a leasehold at £2.6 million; 10 Station Road, Ashford and 17-18 St Mary’s Place, Southampton, both freeholds at £2.5 million; and 39 Grafton Way, London, a freehold at £2.25 million.
- Knight Frank Auctions offered 11 Latimer Road, London, a commercial freehold guided at £2.6 million, on Thursday 22 October.
By location, London led with 265 lots, ahead of Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.
Coming up
The week of 26 October to 1 November lists 3,400 lots with a median guide of £135,000. Of those, 145 are guided £500,000 or more and 31 are guided £1,000,000 or more.
The rooms to watch:
- BTG Eddisons Property Auctions: 287 lots on Wednesday 28 October
- Town & Country Property Auctions: 148 lots on Wednesday 28 October
- Auction House: 144 lots on Tuesday 27 October and 127 lots on Wednesday 28 October
- Pattinson: 110 lots on Wednesday 28 October and 109 lots on Friday 30 October
London again leads the coming week’s cities with 111 lots, followed by Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham and Birmingham.
Further reading
New to buying at auction? How does buying a property at auction work? walks through a sale from the catalogue to completion, and What is a UK property auction legal pack? covers the documents to read before you bid.
Data: aggregated by Aedifai from publicly listed auction lots across UK auction houses. Lot totals cover every listing; guide prices are as published by the auctioneers, and medians, bands and percentages cover only lots with a published guide (2,838 of 2,867 this week).
