Intelligence · Sector map · October 2026
Estate agents in the UK
40,403 active companies; 5,512 formed in the last twelve months.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
40,403
Active UK companies
5,512
Formed in the last twelve months
14% of the sector
6,484
With a website we could match
16%
Estate agents: companies formed each year, still on the register
2,091
2019
2,311
2020
2,185
2021
2,267
2022
3,087
2023
3,821
2024
5,544
2025
4,434
2026
Where they are registered
Post townActive companies
London10,999
Manchester894
Birmingham798
Glasgow499
Cardiff485
Ilford432
Leeds349
Leicester347
Liverpool312
Harrow308
Registered office, which is not always where a company trades.
Hiring in the last 30 days, manager level and above
FunctionRolesCompanies
Sales21
Finance11
Jobs data from Adzuna, matched to companies in the index.
Recorded in October 2026 so far
SignalRecordsCompanies
First hires in a function11
Hiring at manager level and above11
What is counted
Active UK companies whose Companies House SIC codes begin with 68310. A company with several codes can appear in more than one sector. Figures are recomputed every night.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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