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Estate Agents · United Kingdom

UK Estate Agency Businesses Up 25%[3] Since 2019

The number of UK estate agency businesses rose from 20,657[3] in 2019 to 25,761[3] in 2024, while the industry's turnover rose from £12.6bn[3] to £14.7bn[3], up 16.6%[3], not adjusted for inflation.

✓ Official figures, every one sourcedPublished 29 September 2026Source: Office for National StatisticsDownload data (CSV)
Businesses, 2024

25,761[3]

+24.7% since 2019[3]

Turnover, 2024

£14.7bn[3]

+16.6% since 2019[3]

Turnover per business, 2024

£570k[3]

-6.5% since 2019, from £609k[3]

Latest signal, 2025

-1.8%[4]

Turnover, wider industry

Turnover is not adjusted for inflation. Turnover per business is total turnover divided by the number of businesses.

Turnover and Number of Businesses Since 2019

90100110120130201920202021202220232024Turnover, 2019: 100.0 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2020: 94.0 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2021: 105.1 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2022: 112.2 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2023: 110.1 (2019 = 100)Turnover, 2024: 116.6 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2019: 100.0 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2020: 102.3 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2021: 118.7 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2022: 113.7 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2023: 122.2 (2019 = 100)Businesses, 2024: 124.7 (2019 = 100)Turnover+16.6%Businesses+24.7%
Turnover Number of businesses · 2019 = 100 · turnover not adjusted for inflation

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Business Survey (UK SIC 68.31), 2019 to 2024.Download the data

How to Read These Figures

  • Businesses are enterprises whose main activity is this industry, as counted by the ONS Annual Business Survey. A company with many sites counts once.
  • Turnover is the industry's total sales, including exports and excluding VAT, in cash terms. It is not adjusted for inflation, so part of any rise reflects higher prices.
  • 2019 is the starting point because it is the last year before the pandemic; 2020 would flatter most growth rates.
  • Every number links to the exact table and cell it comes from. Percentage changes and turnover per business are calculated directly from those cited figures.

Sources

  1. Eurostat, Euro/ECU exchange rates - annual data. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  2. Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  3. ONS, Annual Business Survey: UK non-financial business economy, sections A to S. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required
  4. ONS, Monthly Business Survey: turnover of services industries. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required

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