In the week of 26 October to 1 November 2026, 2,318 lots were offered at auction across the UK, against 2,867 the week before. The median guide price was £125,000, against £140,000 the week before, and 38% of lots with a guide were guided under £100,000.
The week in numbers
- 2,318 lots offered, 549 fewer than the week before.
- A median guide of £125,000, £15,000 lower than the week before.
- 38% of guided lots were under £100,000, against 36% the week before.
- 42% were guided £100,000 to under £250,000 and 15% £250,000 to under £500,000, against 38% and 18% the week before.
- 105 lots were guided £500,000 or more, 28 of them £1,000,000 or more, against 43 at £1,000,000 or more the week before.
This was a smaller week than the one before and a cheaper one at the median, with more of the guided lots sitting in the two lower bands. The upper bands were where the week thinned: £500,000 to under £1,000,000 took 3% of guided lots, against 6% the week before. Wednesday 28 October carried the week with 881 lots, led by BTG Eddisons Property Auctions with 272, Town & Country Property Auctions with 149 and Auction House with 127. Thursday 29 October followed with 508 lots, where Strettons offered 80 and First for Auctions 79.
The week’s biggest lots
- BTG Eddisons Property Auctions had the largest guide of the week on Wednesday 28 October: 17 Daleham Gardens, London at £6,000,000, a freehold residential lot offered at auction.
- Strettons listed 414 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, London on Thursday 29 October, a freehold commercial lot guided at £3,500,000.
- Acuitus held a run of freehold commercial lots on Thursday 29 October: The Chelsea Lodge, King’s Road, London at £2,250,000, Drummond Court, Bury St Edmunds at £2,250,000, 53 Castle Street, Thetford at £2,250,000 and The Wool Exchange, Bradford at £1,800,000.
- Town & Country Property Auctions offered Haddockston Trout Fishery, Houston on Wednesday 28 October, a commercial lot guided at £2,000,000.
- Howsold listed 11 Greenbank Drive, Liverpool on Thursday 29 October, a residential lot guided at £2,000,000.
The busiest cities were London with 93 lots, followed by Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham.
Coming up
The week of 2 to 8 November brings 1,973 lots with a median guide of £130,000. Of those, 97 are guided £500,000 or more, and 17 of them £1,000,000 or more.
The rooms to watch:
- Savills: 222 lots on Tuesday 3 November
- Under The Hammer: 161 lots on Wednesday 4 November
- Pattinson: 116 lots on Friday 6 November and 103 lots on Thursday 5 November
- Sutton Kersh - Auctions: 105 lots on Tuesday 3 November
- Auction House: 96 lots on Tuesday 3 November
The busiest cities in the coming week are London with 120 lots, then Liverpool 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 (2,310 of 2,318 this week).
