August 2019 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the August 2019 edition of the UK domain name sales report!
For those of you that haven’t been here before, every month I give an overview of all the interesting bits from publicly reported UK domain name sales.
You can read all previous UK domain name sales reports, which are powered by sales data collated from Domain Sales History.
If you have sold any UK domain names or are aware of any sales that do not exist in the database, please do get in touch and let me know.
Have you read last months sales report?
If you haven't done so already, I recommend reading the July 2019 Monthly Sales Report as we compare sales data frequently throughout this report.
With that shameful self-promotion out of the way, let's move on to this months sales report!
August 2019 UK domain sales overview
Lets have a very brief overview of the UK domain market over the last month...
The following table shows a breakdown of key data comparing this months sales data against last month.
| Month | Total Sales | .uk | .co.uk | .org.uk | LLL | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | 413 | 291 | 115 | 7 | 37 | £168,884 |
| July | 435 | 359 | 74 | 2 | 51 | £407,542 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 413 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £168,884.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £49,970 (-60%)
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in August 2019.
The best way of achieving that is to group the sales by extension, then sort them into descending order, which gives us:
- 291 .uk (-68)
- 115 .co.uk (+41)
- 7 .org.uk (+5)
Coming out on top this month is the .uk extension with 291 sales.
LLL domain sales
There were 37x LLL's sold this month, which is -27% on last months tally of 51.
Breaking LLL sales down by extension gives us 24x .uk, 13x .co.uk.
big.uk was the top selling LLL this
month, with a price of
£4,350
For those of you that don't know, LLL means a three letter domain. If it contains a number (or hyphen) it does not qualify as an LLL.
What was the longest domain that sold in August 2019 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was magazinesubscriptions.uk with
21 characters, selling for
£1,258
Top 3 UK domain names sold in August 2019
Domainlore takes gold and silver this month, with Sedo coming in bronze.
- In 1st place this month we have singles.uk, selling for
£13,250
via Domainlore .
- Original: £13,250 (GBP, Aug 2019)
- Inflation Adjusted: £17,406 (CPI: 1.314)
- CreditScore.uk comes in 2nd, selling for
£5,410
via Domainlore .
- Original: £5,410 (GBP, Aug 2019)
- Inflation Adjusted: £7,107 (CPI: 1.314)
- Finally, in 3rd place we have luxurycottages.co.uk, selling for
£5,000
via Sedo .
- Original: £5,000 (GBP, Aug 2019)
- Inflation Adjusted: £6,568 (CPI: 1.314)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in August 2019
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | singles.uk |
£13,250
|
Domainlore | .uk | 7 |
| 2 | CreditScore.uk |
£5,410
|
Domainlore | .uk | 11 |
| 3 | luxurycottages.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 14 |
| 4 | playsport.co.uk |
£4,495
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 9 |
| 5 | big.uk |
£4,350
|
Sedo | .uk | 3 |
| 6 | dot.uk |
£4,328
|
SnapNames | .uk | 3 |
| 7 | coin.uk |
£3,957
|
SnapNames | .uk | 4 |
| 8 | setup.uk |
£3,293
|
Sedo | .uk | 5 |
| 9 | heat.uk |
£3,002
|
Domainlore | .uk | 4 |
| 10 | erotic.uk |
£2,885
|
SnapNames | .uk | 6 |
Domain sales grouped by platform
Here I list the top sale from each platform to try and promote each platform as best I can - even if they don't hit the top sales figures.
Platforms are ordered alphabetically.
Domainlore sales in August 2019
Domainlore reported 323 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £92,238.
The the top selling domain this month was singles.uk, which sold
for
£13,250
View all Domainlore sales from August 2019
Sedo sales in August 2019
Sedo reported 17 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £37,848.
The the top selling domain this month was luxurycottages.co.uk, which sold
for
£5,000
View all Sedo sales from August 2019
SnapNames sales in August 2019
SnapNames reported 12 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £31,108.
The the top selling domain this month was dot.uk, which sold
for
£4,328
View all SnapNames sales from August 2019
UKBackorder.com sales in August 2019
UKBackorder.com reported 61 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £7,690.
The the top selling domain this month was sleepyhead.co.uk, which sold
for
£1,112
View all UKBackorder.com sales from August 2019
Top Performing Sales Platforms for August 2019
I like to believe that “Top Performing” is a relative phrase. Some sales platforms have been around longer and have earned a loyal customer base. Other sales platforms (like Sedo) sell a broad range of domain extensions and naturally receive a larger viewership, meaning more potential buyers which can inflate the eventual sale price.
You also need to remember that Sedo charges 15% sales commission (at time of writing) for marketplace domains. The buyer is also expected to pay a 3% handling fee for any domain purchases over 500 USD / GBP / EUR when using Alipay, PayPal, and Credit Card.
(The below table is ordered alphabetically as that seems the most sensible).
| Platform | Sales | Revenue | Avg. Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domainlore | 323 | £92,238 | £285 |
| Sedo | 17 | £37,848 | £2,226 |
| SnapNames | 12 | £31,108 | £2,592 |
| UKBackorder.com | 61 | £7,690 | £126 |
Domainlore closed the month with 323 sales. Total revenue was £92,238, which gives us an average of £285 per domain.
Sedo reported 17 sales this month. Total revenue was £37,848, with an average domain price of £2,226.
SnapNames closed the month with 12 sales. Total revenue was £31,108, which gives us an average of £2,592 per domain.
UKBackorder.com reported 61 sales this month. Total revenue was £7,690, with an average domain price of £126.