In the week of 28 September to 4 October 2026, 2,190 lots were offered at auction across the UK, against 1,742 the week before. The median guide price was £135,000, against £135,000 the week before, and 36% of lots with a guide were guided under £100,000.
The week in numbers
- 2,190 lots offered, 448 more than the week before.
- Median guide £135,000, unchanged on the week before.
- 36% of lots with a guide were guided under £100,000, 781 lots.
- The two middle bands took 39% at £100,000 to under £250,000 and 16% at £250,000 to under £500,000.
- 203 lots were guided £500,000 or more, of which 66 were guided £1,000,000 or more.
This was a heavy week at the top as well as in volume. Wednesday 30 September carried 1,050 lots, with BTG Eddisons Property Auctions listing 314 and Savills 188 on the same day, and Tuesday 29 September added a further 584 behind Savills with 205 and Auction House with 145. The median held at £135,000 even as the catalogue grew, so the extra stock came in across the bands rather than at one end. The standout shift sits in the upper bands: 66 lots guided at £1,000,000 or more against 17 the week before, with Allsop’s Thursday sale of 153 lots supplying much of the weight.
The week’s biggest lots
- Allsop had the largest guides of the week on Thursday 1 October: The Broomhill Shopping Centre, Sheffield, freehold commercial, at £5.8 million; 4 Roger Street, London, freehold commercial, at £5.75 million; and Francis House, Witham, leasehold commercial, at £5 million.
- Allsop also offered 872 Finchley Road, London, leasehold commercial, at £4.85 million; 28 Thayer Street, London, freehold commercial, at £4.8 million; and the Royal Mail Darwen Delivery Office, Darwen, freehold commercial, at £4 million.
- Savills led Wednesday 30 September with 1 to 6, 89 Holland Park, London, leasehold residential, at £5.01 million, followed by 5 Carlisle Street, London, freehold commercial, at £3.25 million, and 6-14 Centrium, Woking, freehold residential, at £2.6 million.
- Back with Allsop on Thursday 1 October, Whitfield Court, 15-17 Goodge Street, London, freehold commercial, was guided at £3 million.
By location, London was the busiest city with 190 lots, ahead of Nottingham, Birmingham, Sheffield and Derby.
Coming up
The week of 5 to 11 October brings 2,783 lots offered, 2,301 of them with a published guide and a median guide of £140,000. Of those, 106 are guided £500,000 or more and 16 are guided £1,000,000 or more.
The rooms to watch:
- Lambert Smith Hampton: 440 lots on Wednesday 7 October
- Auction House: 404 lots on Wednesday 7 October
- Paul Fosh Auctions: 134 lots on Thursday 8 October
- Pattinson: 111 lots on Friday 9 October and 97 lots on Thursday 8 October
- Pattinson: 89 lots on Wednesday 7 October
London again leads the coming week with 171 lots, ahead of Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Bristol.
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 (2,184 of 2,190 this week).
