Real estate agencies: UK companies
27,836 live UK companies list real estate agencies as their main trade, or 0.5% of the register. It ranks 35th among the 60 trades we cover. 3,042 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 893 still live from 2015. 2,219 (8.0%) have a proposal to strike off on file, close to the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 593 |
| 2013 | 749 |
| 2014 | 913 |
| 2015 | 893 |
| 2016 | 981 |
| 2017 | 1,089 |
| 2018 | 1,105 |
| 2019 | 1,366 |
| 2020 | 1,469 |
| 2021 | 1,345 |
| 2022 | 1,322 |
| 2023 | 1,797 |
| 2024 | 2,097 |
| 2025 | 3,042 |
| 2026 | 2,924 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Ulverston Auction Mart Public Limited CompanyFormed 1877
- The Warwick SuiteFormed 1899
- The Dundee Central Property CompanyFormed 1908
- Wilberforce Estates CompanyFormed 1913
- Andrews & PartnersFormed 1928
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 68310) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.