85% Micro
13% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024
UK Property Industry
UK Property Industry Information
The property industry is involved in the buying, selling, renting, operating, management and leasing of property including residential buildings, exhibition halls, self-storage facilities, shopping centres and land.
Active Businesses
488,646
Annual Sales
£217bn +
Employees
1,551,332
Economic Contribution
£68bn
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Location of Property Companies
Property Companies by Size
Largest Property Companies
Turnover
Vistry Group Plc
£3.6bn
Property Companies by Age
39% Young
28% Startup
17% Established
16% Mature
0% New
Oldest Property Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Property Companies
37% Declining
22% Healthy
21% Rapid
11% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Property Companies
3yr CAGR
Ng Devco Limited
173%
Property Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Property Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Property Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Property Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Real estate activities Industry Insights
There are 488,646 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £217 billion .
The Industry employs around 1,551,331 people and contributes £68 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Property companies is London with 155,852 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 6,288.
The largest Property company is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited with a turnover of £11.5bn. 85% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.
16% of the Property Industry is made up of 16% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (39%) the oldest company is Vernon Investments (1856) Limited founded in 1856.
Property industry has a number of high growth companies (11%), the fastest growing company is Daejan Group Holdings Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 276%. Other fast growing companies include Moda Living (Holland Street) Limited (192%), Firethorn Developments Limited (182%) and Ng Devco Limited (173%).
The UK Property Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 16.08x, Turnover multiple of 7.09x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.14x.
