UK Auction Market Report 2026
Original data from every auction Auction Eagle tracks across the United Kingdom — sale volumes by month, region, category and weekday, the most active auction houses, and catalogue depth. Updated automatically; last refreshed 17 October 2026.
At a glance
Auctions by month
Number of sales held (or scheduled) per calendar month, 2026 to date.
Which day do UK auctions happen?
Most active regions
What sells at UK auctions
Auctions carrying each category (most sales span several categories).
Most active auction houses
- Chaucer Auctions — 148 sales
- Bonhams — 142 sales
- Wellers Auctions Ltd — 105 sales
- Buy Sell Trade Auction House Armagh — 81 sales
- Darwen Auctioneers — 68 sales
- W&H Peacock Auctioneers & Valuers — 68 sales
- Keys Fine Art Auctioneers — 58 sales
- ROSAN REEVES AUCTIONS — 50 sales
- Carn Brea Auctions — 50 sales
- Michael Collins Historical LTD — 47 sales
Biggest catalogues tracked
- Antiques, Collectables and General Auction — 2,355 lots
- Antique, Collectables and General Sale — 2,348 lots
- Antiques, Collectables and General Sale — 2,343 lots
- Antiques, Collectable and General Sale — 2,337 lots
- Three-Day General Auction (Jewellery, Watches, Designer Items, Militaria, Coins, Asian Antiques and Collectables) — 1,910 lots
Methodology & citation
Figures are computed automatically from auctions published by UK auction houses and tracked by Auction Eagle during 2026, and refresh twice a day. Counts reflect sales visible on this site; a sale spanning several categories is counted once per category.
Journalists and researchers: you are welcome to cite this data with a link to this page — for questions or a custom cut of the data, contact hello@auctioneagle.co.uk.