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Estate or letting agent companies in the Derby area

157 estate or letting agent companies have a registered office in the Derby area (DE postcodes), and 30 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £12,064 in cash and owed £29,319 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 DE postcodes.

The numbers

Estate or letting agent companies in the Derby area (DE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureDerbyUK
Registered companies15727,840
Formed in 2025 or 202630 (19%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation24 (15%)9.5%
Typical cash at year end£12,06446 accounts£31,835
Typical amount owed at year end£29,31988 accounts£38,425
Typical number of employees287 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical estate or letting agent company in the Derby area (DE postcodes) holds £12,064 in cash and owes £29,319; that cash figure is higher than 60% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

the Derby area (DE postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Estate or letting agent companies are 0.33% of companies registered in the Derby area (DE postcodes), against 0.51% UK-wide (0.6× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical estate or letting agent company in the Derby area (DE postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 4 or more (87 filings).

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

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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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