Commercial property auctions in Manchester and the North West
There are 83 commercial lots coming up for auction in Manchester and the North West right now, from 11 auction houses, with the next sale on 19 Oct 2026. The region is sold by national networks with their own North West rooms and by Liverpool's local houses, each on its own sale dates. This page puts their lots in one list, refreshed every morning. North West here means Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria.
Key facts, 18 Oct 2026
- 83 commercial lots are listed for auction in Manchester and the North West, across 11 auction houses.
- The median guide price is £110,000.
- The median published gross yield is 11.7% (24 lots with a rent), against 11.0% across the UK.
- Auction House UK has the most lots in Manchester and the North West (29).
Guides run from £2,000 to £2,500,000. Yields are gross, from the rent and guide the auction house published. Payback is 100 divided by the yield.
Upcoming commercial lots in Manchester and the North West
The next 15 lots to go under the hammer, soonest first. Each one links to the auction house's own page, where the legal pack and bidding details are. Sign up to see all 83, filter them and get new ones by email.
| Lot | Type | Guide | Yield | Auction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe38 St. Pauls Street, Crewe CW1 2QA · Auction House UK | Other | £100,000 | – | 19 Oct 2026 |
| HydeDunkirk Farm Dunkirk Lane, Hyde, SK14 4PL · Auction House UK | Land | £315,000 | – | 20 Oct 2026 |
| LeighOpen Land South Of 38-48 Bradshawgate, Leigh, WN7 4LA · Auction House UK | Land | £115,000 | – | 20 Oct 2026 |
| MiddletonSold with vacant possession · Auction House UK | Mixed-use | £46,000 | – | 20 Oct 2026 |
| OldhamMaas House is a multi-let office arranged over ground and 2 upper floors, situat… · Savills | Mixed-use | £895,000 | 15.9% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| RuffordPrime development opportunity in the popular Ormskirk area. · Venmore Auctions | Land | £500,000 | – | 21 Oct 2026 |
| BirkenheadSubstantial Grade I listed office building set in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead. · Venmore Auctions | Office | £360,000 | 13.5% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| WidnesHigh Yielding Retail Investment · Savills | Retail | £300,000 | 15.4% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| LiverpoolUnique mixed-use unit in the heart of Wavertree. · Venmore Auctions | Mixed-use | £250,000 | – | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Greater ManchesterDetached property · Savills | Other | £190,000 | – | 21 Oct 2026 |
| LiverpoolHigh Yielding Retail Investment · Savills | Retail | £180,000 | 13.9% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| WorkingtonHigh Yielding Retail Investment · Savills | Retail | £160,000 | 11.3% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| MerseysideCleared plot of land available off Hapton Street, L5, with lapsed planning for 8… · Venmore Auctions | Land | £110,000 | – | 21 Oct 2026 |
| BirkenheadSubstantial mixed-use unit comprised of a ground floor commercial space and larg… · Venmore Auctions | Mixed-use | £90,000 | 24.0% | 21 Oct 2026 |
| LiverpoolLarge development plot of land in the popular L4 area, with space for 4 x three-… · Venmore Auctions | Land | £90,000 | – | 21 Oct 2026 |
Which auction houses sell commercial property in Manchester and the North West
Auction House UK runs separate Manchester and North West sales, and BTG Eddisons sells North West lots in its live-stream auctions; between them they usually carry most of the region's lots. Venmore Auctions, a Liverpool house, sells Merseyside and Wirral lots in online sales. National houses such as Savills and Acuitus add a few larger investment lots. Some houses that sell in the region aren't in our feed yet, including SDL Property Auctions and Pattinson, so their lots won't show here. See how all the houses compare, fees included, on UK commercial property auction houses compared.
| Auction house | Live lots | Next sale |
|---|---|---|
| Auction House UK | 29 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| BTG Eddisons | 23 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Venmore Auctions | 8 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Savills | 5 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Auction House Online | 5 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Acuitus | 5 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Town & Country | 3 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| McHugh & Co | 2 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Strettons | 1 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Barnett Ross | 1 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Allsop | 1 | 11 Nov 2026 |
What's for sale: the mix of lots
Land 33%, Mixed-use 27%, Retail 12%, Other 10%. North West catalogues lean towards land and mixed-use lots (typically a shop with a flat above), with fewer let investments than London. Most lots sit outside the two city centres: in mid-October 2026, fewer than a quarter had a Manchester (M) or Liverpool (L) postcode, and Cumbria, the Lancashire coast and the Wirral all featured. Venmore's Liverpool lots are mostly development plots, some with lapsed or live planning permission.
Yields in Manchester and the North West against the rest of the UK
The median gross yield on lots in Manchester and the North West with a published rent is 11.7%, against 11.0% across all 763 live UK lots. North West lots usually show higher gross yields than London: rents are lower, but prices are lower still. The number of North West lots with a published rent is small, so one or two lots can move the median. Compare it with the London figure on our page for commercial property auctions in London, and see every region side by side in commercial property yields in the UK. For what the numbers mean and how sale prices compare with guides, read our guide to buying commercial property at auction.
Buying a North West lot: what to check
Many of the region's lots are vacant land or buildings that need work, so check the planning history, not just the guide. A lapsed permission shows the council once accepted the principle, but you will need to apply again. On an empty mixed-use building, budget for the work before the flat or shop earns anything.
Several North West houses quote guides with a plus sign ("£90,000 PLUS"): that is the lower end of the guide, and the reserve can sit above it. Our guide to buying commercial property at auction explains guides, reserves and what lots have actually sold for against them.
To see every North West lot with filters, open the North West lots in the Cornerlot lots browser. Further north, see commercial property auctions in Scotland. Who runs Cornerlot and how we read the catalogues is on our About page.
How we get these numbers
Cornerlot reads the online catalogues of UK commercial auction houses every morning and keeps each lot's guide price, rent, yield, sale date and result. The figures on this page are worked out from those lots as they stand today and refresh every hour. Yields are gross: the rent the auction house published, divided by its guide. Lots without a published rent are left out of the yield figures. Region is taken from the postcode or address.
Questions people ask
When is the next commercial property auction in Manchester?
The next North West sale date from the catalogues published so far is at the top of this page. Auction House UK holds separate Manchester and North West sales, and BTG Eddisons and Venmore run their own, so there is usually a sale within a few weeks.
Are there commercial property auctions in Liverpool?
Yes. Venmore Auctions sells Liverpool, Merseyside and Wirral lots online, and the national houses list Liverpool lots in their catalogues. Liverpool lots appear in the table on this page with their sale dates.
What does it cost to buy a North West lot on top of the hammer price?
Expect a deposit on the day (usually 10%), the auction house's buyer's fee, Stamp Duty Land Tax at non-residential rates, your solicitor's fees, and any costs the special conditions pass to the buyer. Each house's standard fee is on our auction houses page.