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Estate or letting agent companies in the Southampton area

208 estate or letting agent companies have a registered office in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), and 29 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £48,752 in cash and owed £43,431 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 SO postcodes, including Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh.

The numbers

Estate or letting agent companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthamptonUK
Registered companies20827,840
Formed in 2025 or 202629 (14%)20%
Being struck off or in liquidation28 (13%)9.5%
Typical cash at year end£48,75270 accounts£31,835
Typical amount owed at year end£43,431126 accounts£38,425
Typical number of employees2125 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 Southampton area (SO postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 5 or more (125 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 Southampton area (SO postcodes) carries £7,444 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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