UK commercial property auction results
What happened to UK commercial lots once their auction day passed: how many sold, how many didn't, and what the sold ones fetched against their guide. The figures come from the catalogues and results pages of the auction houses Cornerlot reads every morning, and refresh daily.
Key facts, 18 Oct 2026
- In the 8 weeks to 18 Oct 2026, 192 of 264 UK commercial lots offered at the 4 auction houses whose full results Cornerlot reads sold (73%), counting sales before the auction and leaving out 46 withdrawn lots.
- Of 96 of those sales with a published price, the median sold for 1.10× its guide, and 91 (95%) sold at or above guide. Prices come only from houses that publish them (Allsop, Savills), so treat this as a sample.
Results by month
Months with at least 30 lots offered. A month fills in as its auctions finish and houses publish results, so the latest month is still moving.
| Month | Offered | Sold | Sale rate | Median sale to guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 156 | 117 | 75% | 1.08× (61 sales) |
| September 2026 | 108 | 75 | 69% | 1.11× (35 sales) |
Results by auction house
Houses with at least ten lots offered since 23 Aug 2026 whose results show both sales and unsold lots. Sale prices against guide only where the house publishes them. Each house's buyer's fee is in our guide to buying at auction.
| Auction house | Offered | Sale rate | Withdrawn | Median sale to guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsop | 137 | 79% | 16 | 1.08× (61) |
| Savills | 78 | 65% | 21 | 1.11× (35) |
| Acuitus | 30 | 80% | 7 | not published |
| BTG Eddisons | 19 | 47% | 2 | not published |
Results by property type
| Type | Offered | Sale rate | Median sale to guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | 90 | 78% | 1.11× (40) |
| Mixed-use | 79 | 71% | 1.06× (29) |
| Other commercial | 24 | 63% | 1.10× (6) |
| Office | 20 | 75% | too few prices |
| Leisure | 19 | 63% | 1.01× (5) |
| Industrial | 14 | 86% | 1.24× (8) |
| Land | 14 | 64% | too few prices |
You can browse each type live: retail, offices, industrial and mixed-use.
The biggest premiums over guide
Lots guided at £50,000 or more that sold furthest above their guide since 23 Aug 2026.
- Freehold Betting Office and Residential Ground Rent Investment, Hayes (Savills, 30 Sept 2026): guide £90,000, sold for £175,000, 1.94× the guide.
- Freehold Industrial Ground Rent Investment, Southend-on-sea (Allsop, 7 Oct 2026): guide £75,000, sold for £137,500, 1.83× the guide.
- A Freehold retail parade forming part of Trident Retail Park, Runcorn (Savills, 30 Sept 2026): guide £500,000, sold for £915,000, 1.83× the guide.
- Freehold Shop Investment with Residential Planning Consent, Liverpool (Allsop, 7 Oct 2026): guide £275,000, sold for £465,000, 1.69× the guide.
- Freehold Mixed Use Investment, Southsea (Savills, 30 Sept 2026): guide £250,000, sold for £406,000, 1.62× the guide.
- Freehold Multi-let Industrial Estate Investment, Newton Aycliffe (Allsop, 7 Oct 2026): guide £600,000, sold for £925,000, 1.54× the guide.
- Freehold Shop Investment, St Helens (Allsop, 7 Oct 2026): guide £235,000, sold for £355,000, 1.51× the guide.
- Mid terrace property, Bath (Savills, 30 Sept 2026): guide £170,000, sold for £252,000, 1.48× the guide.
A big premium usually means the guide was set low to draw bidders, not that the buyer overpaid. Our live lots show a likely sale range for each lot, worked out from results like these.
How we count
- A lot counts once its auction date has passed and the house has marked it sold, sold prior, unsold or withdrawn.
- The sale rate is sold (including sold before the auction) divided by sold plus unsold. Withdrawn lots are left out, as the houses do.
- Sale prices against guide use only published prices. Sales over three times or under a third of the guide are left out as likely opening bids or typos.
- Only auction houses whose results pages show sales as well as unsold lots are counted. For Auction House UK, Auction House Online, Town & Country, Clive Emson, Paul Fosh, CPN Auctions, Future Property Auctions our feed can't tell which lots sold, so they're left out rather than shown with a misleading sale rate.
- Coverage is the auction houses listed on our About page, not the whole UK market.
Citing these figures
Source: Cornerlot, UK commercial property auction results, getcornerlot.com/en/guides/uk-commercial-property-auction-results, figures as of 18 Oct 2026. Questions: hello@getcornerlot.com.