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Estate or letting agent companies in the Northampton area

263 estate or letting agent companies have a registered office in the Northampton area (NN postcodes), and 52 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £28,939 in cash and owed £33,926 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 NN postcodes, including Northampton, Kettering, Corby.

The numbers

Estate or letting agent companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNorthamptonUK
Registered companies26327,840
Formed in 2025 or 202652 (20%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation29 (11%)9.5%
Typical cash at year end£28,93986 accounts£31,835
Typical amount owed at year end£33,926148 accounts£38,425
Typical number of employees1149 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical estate or letting agent company in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 4 or more (149 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 Northampton area (NN postcodes) carries £4,817 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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