See local estate agent fees for 2024

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If you are looking to sell your house in the UK you will more than likely need to find an estate agent to guide you through the process. They will value the property before putting it on the market and offer other services and advice related to the sale. The high street estate agent takes a percentage fee or commission from the sale price, usually between 1% and 3%. Popular high street estate agents in the UK include, Haart, Connells, Countrywide and Foxtons.

Estate Agent Fees Based on Average UK Property Price

The average price of a property in the UK is £288,000 (June, 2024) and a typical fee charged by an estate agent is approximately 1.5% including VAT. That will mean you will be expected to pay the estate agent £4,320 for their services. For a 1% commission it is £2,880 and a 3% commission it is a whopping £8,640. Reason enough to get the best deal possible.

Then there are the regional variations, the average house in London costs £523,134 (June, 2024) so estate agent commission of 1.5% pushes the fee up to £7,847 even before you add on additional costs of conveyancing, mortgage fees and stamp duty.

The cheapest estate agent fees are possibly found in Burnley which has the cheapest housing on the UK Land Registry. The average cost of a home in Burnley is £111,962 (June, 2024) making the estate agent fee for 1.5% commission, £1,232.

You can negotiate the estate agent's fee or choose another estate agent but finding an estate agent who is going to sell the property for the price you want is also important. Agents will value the property for free and this valuation can vary depending on your selling time frame and housing market conditions in your area.

Online Estate Agent Fees

Online estate agents like Purple Bricks, Yopa and Strike work differently when charging commission for their services. Some, like Purple Bricks and Strike (these companies are merging) don’t charge a fee but get commissions from referring conveyancing solicitors, mortgage advisors and removal firms. Online estate agents also charge a fee for hosted viewings if you cannot do it yourself.

Other agents like Yopa charge a flat fee of around £1000 to sell your house. For this you get a dedicated agent to do the negotiations. There are add ons to this included hosted viewings and a fee for an EPC (Energy Performance Calculation), around £100.

Traditional vs Online Estate Agents

If you are thinking of selling your house with an online agent, you should first decide whether or not you are happy doing some of the work an estate agent is supposed to do. Hosting viewings might appeal to some and be the last thing others would want to do.

Some sellers know the drill and are experienced at selling property. They prefer to take a more hands on view, including negotiating the sale price with the buyer but sometimes it's good to have a “middle man” especially if your property is very desirable and there is going to be a bidding war.

Estate Agents working with a percentage commission are more interested in getting the best possible price for the property and are more experienced at negotiating a sale. Getting the best price for your property is equally or more important than avoiding estate agent fees.

Online estate agents might suit those who are after a quick sale, or those who know they will be able to sell their house quickly. There are even online agents specifically set up for cash sales who guarantee to sell your home in 21 days.

Traditional and online estate agents both use property search engines like Zoopla and Rightmove for their marketing, so they are equally visible. Hidden costs here include “marketing boosting” that gives your house more visibility on these platforms when potential buyers are scrolling through properties.

Paying a flat fee upfront might not be so appealing to someone selling their house especially if the market conditions are not so buoyant. But equally, if you want to keep costs down, online platforms have their benefits, and in some cases prove to be a more effective way of selling a property.

Read the small print. If you take your property off the market or choose to go with another estate agent make sure there are no hidden calculation fees. This is especially true for online estate agents. Check to see if they have an option for no sale no fee and do you have the option to select the minimum contract period to avoid fees?

Hidden Fees When You Sell Your Home

Estate agents will refer a conveyancing solicitor to legally sell your house and a mortgage broker to arrange a mortgage on your next property. They might provide these services in-house or recommend a third party for which they may receive a referral fee.

Conveyancing Fees

Many sellers find that the most drawn out part of selling a property is the time it takes to exchange legal documents after an offer has been accepted.

A conveyancing solicitors fee will be based on the value, size and type of property. Leasehold contracts are more complicated than freehold.

Solicitor fees for selling a house range from £900 to over £2,000 for larger properties including the referral fee that they might pass on to you.

Mortgage Broker Fees

Getting a mortgage on your next house is going to be important, especially if you are going up the ladder and borrowing more money. The estate agent can help you find a broker that will be able to get the loan you require.

A Mortgage Broker can make money in two ways, from their clients or from the lender or both. Before they begin they should be clear with their commission which can range from 0.3% to 1% of the amount being lent. Alternatively, they may quote a fixed fee between £250 - £600.

Comparing lenders rates and products is something you can do yourself but a broker might be able to find you a better deal or a more complicated mortgage that suits your needs and pocket.

House Surveyor Fees

If you are selling your house to move to a new property, for peace of mind, you will need a chartered surveyor to survey your new home. Costs depend on the type of inspection you require and range from £350 to £700 for a level 2 home survey for properties under £1million.

A level 3 survey can cost more than £2,000 and is recommended for older properties, homes that are in bad condition or have significantly altered from its initial plans.

Removal Fees

The final step in selling your house is moving out. Professional removal companies serving your area can help make it as stress free as possible and also save you from doing an injury. The home removal costs depend on how much stuff you have and where you are moving to.

You may just need a man with a van but the majority of homeowners tend to have enough stuff to require a bigger van and more help.

Summary

Traditional estate agent commission rates vary but expect to pay around 1.2% to 1.8% for a high street estate agent.

Online estate agents can be cheaper or even free with upfront costs and price bundles depending on the services you require. You are expected to do the viewings yourself unless you pay extra.

Find commission rates of estate agents near you and request a viewing by clicking get quotes.

Trade Rates

Estate Agent fee for UK based on average house prices
Average local Estate Agent commission fees in the UK for selling property (including VAT)
Location in UKFee
Estate Agent near Aberdeen£1641
Estate Agent near Aberdeenshire£2410
Estate Agent near Adur£4617
Estate Agent near Allerdale£2195
Estate Agent near Amber Valley£2819
Estate Agent near Angus£2037
Estate Agent near Antrim and Newtownabbey£2153
Estate Agent near Ards and North Down£2414
Estate Agent near Argyll and Bute£2254
Estate Agent near Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon£1874
Estate Agent near Arun£4447
Estate Agent near Ashfield£2298
Estate Agent near Ashford£4524
Estate Agent near Babergh£4239
Estate Agent near Barking and Dagenham£4244
Estate Agent near Barnet£7134
Estate Agent near Barnsley£2003
Estate Agent near Barrow-in-Furness£1739
Estate Agent near Basildon£4672
Estate Agent near Basingstoke & Deane£4451
Estate Agent near Bassetlaw£2374
Estate Agent near Bath & North East Somerset£5342
Estate Agent near Bedford£4214
Estate Agent near Belfast£1930
Estate Agent near Bexley£4822
Estate Agent near Birmingham£3354
Estate Agent near Blaby£3607
Estate Agent near Blackburn with Darwen£1767
Estate Agent near Blackpool£1630
Estate Agent near Blaenau Gwent£1641
Estate Agent near Bolsover£2114
Estate Agent near Bolton£2280
Estate Agent near Boston£2400
Estate Agent near Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole£4221
Estate Agent near Bracknell Forest£4837
Estate Agent near Bradford£2107
Estate Agent near Braintree£4252
Estate Agent near Breckland£3623
Estate Agent near Brent£6699
Estate Agent near Brentwood£5780
Estate Agent near Bridgend£2439
Estate Agent near Brighton and Hove£5447
Estate Agent near Bristol£4321
Estate Agent near Broadland£4173
Estate Agent near Bromley£6232
Estate Agent near Bromsgrove£4408
Estate Agent near Broxbourne£4880
Estate Agent near Broxtowe£3086
Estate Agent near Buckinghamshire£5810
Estate Agent near Burnley£1407
Estate Agent near Bury£2865
Estate Agent near Caerphilly£2276
Estate Agent near Calderdale£2223
Estate Agent near Cambridge£5812
Estate Agent near Cambridgeshire£3992
Estate Agent near Camden£10083
Estate Agent near Cannock Chase£2815
Estate Agent near Canterbury£4520
Estate Agent near Cardiff£3244
Estate Agent near Carlisle£2016
Estate Agent near Carmarthenshire£2611
Estate Agent near Castle Point£4665
Estate Agent near Causeway Coast and Glens£2337
Estate Agent near Central Bedfordshire£4616
Estate Agent near Ceredigion£3154
Estate Agent near Charnwood£3546
Estate Agent near Chelmsford£4670
Estate Agent near Cheltenham£4107
Estate Agent near Cherwell£4512
Estate Agent near Cheshire East£3605
Estate Agent near Cheshire West and Chester£3256
Estate Agent near Chesterfield£2441
Estate Agent near Chichester£5672
Estate Agent near Chorley£2821
Estate Agent near City of London£10625
Estate Agent near City of Westminster£10865
Estate Agent near Clackmannanshire£2058
Estate Agent near Colchester£3934
Estate Agent near Conwy£2634
Estate Agent near Copeland£1866
Estate Agent near Cornwall£3831
Estate Agent near Cotswold£6080
Estate Agent near County Durham£1600
Estate Agent near Coventry£2822
Estate Agent near Craven£3376
Estate Agent near Crawley£4000
Estate Agent near Croydon£5213
Estate Agent near Cumbria£2337
Estate Agent near Dacorum£5819
Estate Agent near Darlington£1937
Estate Agent near Dartford£4320
Estate Agent near Denbighshire£2475
Estate Agent near Derby£2505
Estate Agent near Derbyshire£2869
Estate Agent near Derbyshire Dales£4345
Estate Agent near Derry City and Strabane£1839
Estate Agent near Devon£4137
Estate Agent near Doncaster£2014
Estate Agent near Dorset£4398
Estate Agent near Dover£3874
Estate Agent near Dudley£2850
Estate Agent near Dumfries & Galloway£1982
Estate Agent near Dundee£1702
Estate Agent near Ealing£6554
Estate Agent near East Ayrshire£1496
Estate Agent near East Cambridgeshire£3771
Estate Agent near East Devon£4491
Estate Agent near East Dunbartonshire£3130
Estate Agent near East Hampshire£5643
Estate Agent near East Hertfordshire£5487
Estate Agent near East Lindsey£2931
Estate Agent near East Lothian£3754
Estate Agent near East Midlands£3014
Estate Agent near East of England£4297
Estate Agent near East Renfrewshire£3423
Estate Agent near East Riding of Yorkshire£2761
Estate Agent near East Staffordshire£2813
Estate Agent near East Suffolk£3865
Estate Agent near East Sussex£4384
Estate Agent near Eastbourne£3707
Estate Agent near Eastleigh£4254
Estate Agent near Eden£3206
Estate Agent near Edinburgh£3222
Estate Agent near Elmbridge£8607
Estate Agent near Enfield£5567
Estate Agent near England£3722
Estate Agent near England and Wales£3661
Estate Agent near Epping Forest£6611
Estate Agent near Epsom and Ewell£6506
Estate Agent near Erewash£2590
Estate Agent near Essex£4636
Estate Agent near Exeter£4036
Estate Agent near Falkirk£1965
Estate Agent near Fareham£4435
Estate Agent near Fenland£2952
Estate Agent near Fermanagh and Omagh£1948
Estate Agent near Fife£2038
Estate Agent near Flintshire£2580
Estate Agent near Folkestone and Hythe£4017
Estate Agent near Forest of Dean£3880
Estate Agent near Fylde£2907
Estate Agent near Gateshead£1859
Estate Agent near Gedling£3019
Estate Agent near Glasgow£1897
Estate Agent near Gloucester£3030
Estate Agent near Gloucestershire£4093
Estate Agent near Gosport£3231
Estate Agent near Gravesham£4089
Estate Agent near Great Britain£3517
Estate Agent near Great Yarmouth£2753
Estate Agent near Greater Manchester£2825
Estate Agent near Greenwich£5341
Estate Agent near Guildford£6303
Estate Agent near Gwynedd£2535
Estate Agent near Hackney£7631
Estate Agent near Halton£2337
Estate Agent near Hambleton£3699
Estate Agent near Hammersmith and Fulham£8993
Estate Agent near Hampshire£4686
Estate Agent near Harborough£4576
Estate Agent near Haringey£7361
Estate Agent near Harlow£3991
Estate Agent near Harrogate£4020
Estate Agent near Harrow£6339
Estate Agent near Hart£5995
Estate Agent near Hartlepool£1701
Estate Agent near Hastings£3591
Estate Agent near Havant£4086
Estate Agent near Havering£5212
Estate Agent near Herefordshire£3718
Estate Agent near Hertfordshire£5578
Estate Agent near Hertsmere£6366
Estate Agent near High Peak£3140
Estate Agent near Highland£2507
Estate Agent near Hillingdon£5609
Estate Agent near Hinckley and Bosworth£3493
Estate Agent near Horsham£5517
Estate Agent near Hounslow£5640
Estate Agent near Huntingdonshire£3870
Estate Agent near Hyndburn£1542
Estate Agent near Inner London£10527
Estate Agent near Inverclyde£1483
Estate Agent near Ipswich£2896
Estate Agent near Isle of Anglesey£3016
Estate Agent near Isle of Wight£3527
Estate Agent near Islington£8052
Estate Agent near Kensington and Chelsea£12000
Estate Agent near Kent£4460
Estate Agent near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£3436
Estate Agent near Kingston upon Hull£1661
Estate Agent near Kingston upon Thames£6848
Estate Agent near Kirklees£2342
Estate Agent near Knowsley£2219
Estate Agent near Lambeth£6652
Estate Agent near Lancashire£2296
Estate Agent near Lancaster£2461
Estate Agent near Leeds£3124
Estate Agent near Leicester£3067
Estate Agent near Leicestershire£3669
Estate Agent near Lewes£4902
Estate Agent near Lewisham£5546
Estate Agent near Lichfield£3917
Estate Agent near Lincoln£2206
Estate Agent near Lincolnshire£2891
Estate Agent near Lisburn£2500
Estate Agent near Liverpool£2557
Estate Agent near London£9078
Estate Agent near Luton£3460
Estate Agent near Maidstone£4319
Estate Agent near Maldon£5166
Estate Agent near Malvern Hills£4236
Estate Agent near Manchester£3075
Estate Agent near Mansfield£2177
Estate Agent near Medway£3706
Estate Agent near Melton£3749
Estate Agent near Mendip£4183
Estate Agent near Merseyside£2352
Estate Agent near Merthyr Tydfil£1877
Estate Agent near Merton£6885
Estate Agent near Mid and East Antrim£1928
Estate Agent near Mid Devon£3819
Estate Agent near Mid Suffolk£4078
Estate Agent near Mid Sussex£5757
Estate Agent near Mid Ulster£2023
Estate Agent near Middlesbrough£1720
Estate Agent near Midlothian£2810
Estate Agent near Milton Keynes£3840
Estate Agent near Mole Valley£7071
Estate Agent near Monmouthshire£4339
Estate Agent near Moray£2269
Estate Agent near Na h-Eileanan Siar£1789
Estate Agent near Neath Port Talbot£2022
Estate Agent near New Forest£5060
Estate Agent near Newark and Sherwood£2917
Estate Agent near Newcastle Upon Tyne£2145
Estate Agent near Newcastle-under-Lyme£2391
Estate Agent near Newham£5185
Estate Agent near Newport£2919
Estate Agent near Newry Mourne and Down£2232
Estate Agent near Norfolk£3595
Estate Agent near North Ayrshire£1549
Estate Agent near North Devon£3909
Estate Agent near North East£1960
Estate Agent near North East Derbyshire£3105
Estate Agent near North East Lincolnshire£1850
Estate Agent near North Hertfordshire£4638
Estate Agent near North Kesteven£3319
Estate Agent near North Lanarkshire£1656
Estate Agent near North Lincolnshire£2278
Estate Agent near North Norfolk£4031
Estate Agent near North Northamptonshire£3332
Estate Agent near North Somerset£4101
Estate Agent near North Tyneside£2489
Estate Agent near North Warwickshire£3256
Estate Agent near North West£2573
Estate Agent near North West Leicestershire£3413
Estate Agent near North Yorkshire£3389
Estate Agent near Northern Ireland£2103
Estate Agent near Northumberland£2372
Estate Agent near Norwich£3039
Estate Agent near Nottingham£2523
Estate Agent near Nottinghamshire£2830
Estate Agent near Nuneaton & Bedworth£2878
Estate Agent near Oadby and Wigston£3484
Estate Agent near Oldham£2306
Estate Agent near Orkney Islands£2674
Estate Agent near Outer London£5949
Estate Agent near Oxford£5203
Estate Agent near Oxfordshire£4856
Estate Agent near Pembrokeshire£2915
Estate Agent near Pendle£1730
Estate Agent near Perth & Kinross£2896
Estate Agent near Peterborough£3012
Estate Agent near Plymouth£2935
Estate Agent near Portsmouth£3107
Estate Agent near Powys£3001
Estate Agent near Preston£1915
Estate Agent near Reading£4018
Estate Agent near Redbridge£5861
Estate Agent near Redcar & Cleveland£1916
Estate Agent near Redditch£3133
Estate Agent near Reigate & Banstead£5898
Estate Agent near Renfrewshire£1782
Estate Agent near Rhondda Cynon Taf£1974
Estate Agent near Ribble Valley£3427
Estate Agent near Richmond upon Thames£9079
Estate Agent near Richmondshire£3149
Estate Agent near Rochdale£2348
Estate Agent near Rochford£5363
Estate Agent near Rossendale£2398
Estate Agent near Rother£4593
Estate Agent near Rotherham£2219
Estate Agent near Rugby£3721
Estate Agent near Runnymede£5994
Estate Agent near Rushcliffe£4288
Estate Agent near Rushmoor£4033
Estate Agent near Rutland£4789
Estate Agent near Ryedale£3669
Estate Agent near Salford£2621
Estate Agent near Sandwell£2444
Estate Agent near Scarborough£2615
Estate Agent near Scotland£2220
Estate Agent near Scottish Borders£2358
Estate Agent near Sedgemoor£3621
Estate Agent near Sefton£2542
Estate Agent near Selby£3219
Estate Agent near Sevenoaks£6401
Estate Agent near Sheffield£2674
Estate Agent near Shetland Islands£2588
Estate Agent near Shropshire£3492
Estate Agent near Slough£3982
Estate Agent near Solihull£4045
Estate Agent near Somerset£3700
Estate Agent near Somerset West and Taunton£3639
Estate Agent near South Ayrshire£2013
Estate Agent near South Cambridgeshire£5055
Estate Agent near South Derbyshire£3097
Estate Agent near South East£4780
Estate Agent near South Gloucestershire£4366
Estate Agent near South Hams£4724
Estate Agent near South Holland£2930
Estate Agent near South Kesteven£3326
Estate Agent near South Lakeland£3469
Estate Agent near South Lanarkshire£1957
Estate Agent near South Norfolk£4180
Estate Agent near South Oxfordshire£5764
Estate Agent near South Ribble£2575
Estate Agent near South Somerset£3527
Estate Agent near South Staffordshire£3591
Estate Agent near South Tyneside£1941
Estate Agent near South West£3956
Estate Agent near South Yorkshire£2299
Estate Agent near Southampton£3055
Estate Agent near Southend-on-Sea£4198
Estate Agent near Southwark£6701
Estate Agent near Spelthorne£5243
Estate Agent near St Albans£7294
Estate Agent near St Helens£2163
Estate Agent near Stafford£3156
Estate Agent near Staffordshire£3000
Estate Agent near Staffordshire Moorlands£2801
Estate Agent near Stevenage£4206
Estate Agent near Stirling£2953
Estate Agent near Stockport£3673
Estate Agent near Stockton-on-Tees£2023
Estate Agent near Stoke-on-Trent£1728
Estate Agent near Stratford-on-Avon£4694
Estate Agent near Stroud£4168
Estate Agent near Suffolk£3733
Estate Agent near Sunderland£1739
Estate Agent near Surrey£6410
Estate Agent near Surrey Heath£5704
Estate Agent near Sutton£5343
Estate Agent near Swale£3831
Estate Agent near Swansea£2342
Estate Agent near Swindon£3244
Estate Agent near Tameside£2566
Estate Agent near Tamworth£2873
Estate Agent near Tandridge£6319
Estate Agent near Teignbridge£4056
Estate Agent near Telford and Wrekin£2729
Estate Agent near Tendring£3485
Estate Agent near Test Valley£4902
Estate Agent near Tewkesbury£4345
Estate Agent near Thanet£3830
Estate Agent near Three Rivers£7037
Estate Agent near Thurrock£4071
Estate Agent near Tonbridge and Malling£5558
Estate Agent near Torbay£3217
Estate Agent near Torfaen£2396
Estate Agent near Torridge£3986
Estate Agent near Tower Hamlets£5866
Estate Agent near Trafford£4505
Estate Agent near Tunbridge Wells£5649
Estate Agent near Tyne and Wear£2087
Estate Agent near United Kingdom£3478
Estate Agent near Uttlesford£5655
Estate Agent near Vale of Glamorgan£3686
Estate Agent near Vale of White Horse£5197
Estate Agent near Wakefield£2402
Estate Agent near Wales£2602
Estate Agent near Walsall£2598
Estate Agent near Waltham Forest£6150
Estate Agent near Wandsworth£7701
Estate Agent near Warrington£3143
Estate Agent near Warwick£4531
Estate Agent near Warwickshire£3878
Estate Agent near Watford£4908
Estate Agent near Waverley£6856
Estate Agent near Wealden£5190
Estate Agent near Welwyn Hatfield£5242
Estate Agent near West Berkshire£4994
Estate Agent near West Devon£3869
Estate Agent near West Dunbartonshire£1666
Estate Agent near West Lancashire£2798
Estate Agent near West Lindsey£2676
Estate Agent near West Lothian£2539
Estate Agent near West Midlands£2859
Estate Agent near West Midlands Region£3080
Estate Agent near West Northamptonshire£3614
Estate Agent near West Oxfordshire£4526
Estate Agent near West Suffolk£3836
Estate Agent near West Sussex£4879
Estate Agent near West Yorkshire£2469
Estate Agent near Wigan£2290
Estate Agent near Wiltshire£4169
Estate Agent near Winchester£6081
Estate Agent near Windsor & Maidenhead£6736
Estate Agent near Wirral£2535
Estate Agent near Woking£5982
Estate Agent near Wokingham£6312
Estate Agent near Wolverhampton£2493
Estate Agent near Worcester£3156
Estate Agent near Worcestershire£3675
Estate Agent near Worthing£4229
Estate Agent near Wrexham£2451
Estate Agent near Wychavon£4246
Estate Agent near Wyre£2395
Estate Agent near Wyre Forest£3030
Estate Agent near York£3909
Estate Agent near Yorkshire and The Humber£2492