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Estate or letting agent companies in the Southall area

224 estate or letting agent companies have a registered office in the Southall area (UB postcodes), and 49 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £23,637 in cash and owed £23,469 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 UB postcodes, including Southall, Uxbridge.

The numbers

Estate or letting agent companies in the Southall area (UB postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthallUK
Registered companies22427,840
Formed in 2025 or 202649 (22%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation27 (12%)9.5%
Typical cash at year end£23,63748 accounts£31,835
Typical amount owed at year end£23,469121 accounts£38,425
Typical number of employees1122 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 Southall area (UB postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (122 filings).

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

At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own

The lowest quarter of estate or letting agent companies in the Southall area (UB postcodes) report net assets of -£1,425 or less; the median is £3,335 (114 filings).

Many operators are propped up by loans, unpaid bills or money from the owner rather than by profit kept in the business. It is easy to keep going for longer than the numbers justify.

You can start without much equipment

The typical estate or letting agent company in the Southall area (UB postcodes) carries £3,727 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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