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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 20 July 2026.

At a glance

769
auctions tracked
218
auction houses
417,994
lots catalogued
480
lots per sale (avg)

Auctions by month

Number of sales held (or scheduled) per calendar month, 2026 to date.

Jan 2026 109
Feb 2026 121
Mar 2026 126
Apr 2026 132
May 2026 125
Jun 2026 45
Jul 2026 103
Aug 2026 6
Sep 2026 2

Which day do UK auctions happen?

Monday 96
Tuesday 95
Wednesday 143
Thursday 88
Friday 103
Saturday 100
Sunday 144

Most active regions

Lancashire 114
Kent 108
West Yorkshire 65
London 65
Northern Ireland 57
South Yorkshire 49
Cornwall 39
Hertfordshire 25
Devon 24
Scotland 23

What sells at UK auctions

Auctions carrying each category (most sales span several categories).

Collectables 557
Ceramics & Porcelain 390
Jewellery 322
Toys & Models 276
Art & Paintings 235
Furniture 214
Vinyl & Music 167
Coins & Banknotes 140
Books & Manuscripts 125
Watches 112

Most active auction houses

  1. Chaucer Auctions — 85 sales
  2. Darwen Auctioneers — 53 sales
  3. Buy Sell Trade Auction House Armagh — 49 sales
  4. Carn Brea Auctions — 32 sales
  5. Auction247 — 32 sales
  6. Michael Collins Historical LTD — 30 sales
  7. Keighley Auction House — 28 sales
  8. Cadmore Auctions — 25 sales
  9. Bank Hall Auctions — 24 sales
  10. Clumber Auction House — 22 sales

Biggest catalogues tracked

  1. Antiques, Collectables and General Auction — 2,355 lots
  2. Antique, Collectables and General Sale — 2,348 lots
  3. Antiques, Collectables and General Sale — 2,343 lots
  4. Antiques, Collectable and General Sale — 2,337 lots
  5. 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.