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Homes sold

How many property sales are registered each month. Recent months are always incomplete, because registration lags the sale.

UK

May 2026

52,150

Homes sold, UK, Jan 2005 to May 2026
PeriodHomes sold ()
1 Jun 2021183,609
1 Jul 202170,000
1 Aug 202188,912
1 Sept 2021142,758
1 Oct 202171,199
1 Nov 202184,595
1 Dec 202191,915
1 Jan 202270,157
1 Feb 202278,312
1 Mar 202289,747
1 Apr 202282,763
1 May 202282,670
1 Jun 202286,158
1 Jul 202292,524
1 Aug 202295,105
1 Sept 202295,974
1 Oct 202291,660
1 Nov 202293,069
1 Dec 202287,479
1 Jan 202360,608
1 Feb 202359,690
1 Mar 202370,607
1 Apr 202352,097
1 May 202356,484
1 Jun 202370,796
1 Jul 202365,177
1 Aug 202372,741
1 Sept 202371,120
1 Oct 202368,773
1 Nov 202367,173
1 Dec 202364,072
1 Jan 202451,627
1 Feb 202456,881
1 Mar 202466,447
1 Apr 202460,866
1 May 202473,527
1 Jun 202471,472
1 Jul 202479,090
1 Aug 202486,431
1 Sept 202477,070
1 Oct 202489,291
1 Nov 202486,488
1 Dec 202478,572
1 Jan 202566,901
1 Feb 202574,512
1 Mar 2025134,340
1 Apr 202544,021
1 May 202565,367
1 Jun 202576,455
1 Jul 202582,068
1 Aug 202585,836
1 Sept 202581,117
1 Oct 202592,313
1 Nov 202576,348
1 Dec 202568,313
1 Jan 202653,673
1 Feb 202657,000
1 Mar 202662,162
1 Apr 202650,539
1 May 202652,150
Sales take time to be registered, so the most recent months are incomplete and will rise as more transactions are lodged.

How this is measured

Published by
HM Land Registry
Covers
UK
Published
Monthly
History
Jan 2005 to May 2026
Last published
May 2026

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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