"With yet another stamp duty deadline looming, we’re anticipating a very busy few months for the property market and so those contemplating a sale need to be acting now to take advantage of this increased level of market activity."
- Verona Frankish - Yopa
Newly released research from Yopa has revealed that 26,000 new homes have hit the market so far in 2025.
The figures show that there are currently an estimated 427,200 homes listed for sale across England, with 25,837 of those reaching the market during the first week of 2025 - equating to an increase of 6.4% in for sale stock levels during the first week of this year alone.
Bristol has seen the biggest boost when it comes to for sale stock and the choice on offer to the city’s homebuyers, with the number of homes listed for sale increasing by 12.3% in the first seven days of 2025.
At 9.4%, Merseyside and Norfolk have also seen notable increases in the number of homes reaching the market.
Other areas to have seen some of the strongest levels of seller activity so far this year include West Sussex (+9%), Essex (+8.6%), Bedfordshire (+8.6%), Surrey (+8.6%), Hertfordshire (+8.5%), East Sussex (+8.3%) and Hampshire (+8.2%).
In contrast, for sale stock levels have increased by just 2.3% across the City of London so far in 2025, the smallest increase of all areas of the market.
Cornwall (+3.3%) and Cumbria (+3.6%) have also seen for sale stock levels increase by some of the most marginal amounts.
CEO of Yopa, Verona Frankish, commented: “A new year often brings an influx of new homes to the market, as sellers emerge from their festive bolt holes and look to kick on with their plans to move for the year ahead. So it’s no surprise that thousands of properties have already hit the market so far this year, although some areas have seen a greater degree of market activity compared to others.
"With yet another stamp duty deadline looming, we’re anticipating a very busy few months for the property market and so those contemplating a sale need to be acting now to take advantage of this increased level of market activity.”
