Almost 26,000 homes have hit the market so far in 2025, with Bristol seeing the biggest boost to for sale stock levels, analysis from Yopa has revealed.
Yopa looked at the number of homes listed for sale across England and where has seen the biggest boost to stock levels during the first week of 2025.
There were 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 saw 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 also saw 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 included 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 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.
Verona Frankish, CEO of Yopa, said: “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.”
