UK Property Market – Week 8 of 2026

The 8^th week  shows a UK property market with plenty of movement, but very little margin for error.

38,577 homes came onto the market last week, comfortably above the long term Week 8 average of around 34k. More choice continues to build for buyers, with 682,069 homes now for sale across the UK.

Demand is still holding up. 26,620 homes sold subject to contract last week, slightly ahead of the ten year seasonal norm of 25.6k. Year to date sales agreed now sit 11% higher than the same point in 2024.

Average sale prices remain steady at around £353,000, while the average home takes 77 days to secure a buyer.

Yet the most important stat remains the simplest.

Only around 52% of homes that come to market actually go on to sell and complete.

Which means one thing.

In today’s market, pricing is not important. It is everything.