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Estate or letting agent companies in the Belfast area

347 estate or letting agent companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 47 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £49,560 in cash and owed £68,746 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Real estate agencies” (SIC 68310). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Estate or letting agent companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies34727,840
Formed in 2025 or 202647 (14%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation27 (7.8%)9.5%
Typical cash at year end£49,56088 accounts£31,835
Typical amount owed at year end£68,746212 accounts£38,425
Typical number of employees2225 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

14% of the 347 estate or letting agent companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 19% of all companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical estate or letting agent company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (225 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

You can start without much equipment

The typical estate or letting agent company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) carries £11,365 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 76% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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