July 2020 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the July 2020 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 June 2020 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!
July 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | 444 | 92 | 313 | 39 | 29 | £277,361 |
| June | 467 | 183 | 253 | 30 | 29 | £145,905 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 444 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £277,361.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £219,361 (+140%)
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in July 2020.
The best way of achieving that is to group the sales by extension, then sort them into descending order, which gives us:
- 313 .co.uk (+60)
- 92 .uk (-91)
- 39 .org.uk (+9)
Coming out on top this month is the .co.uk extension with 313 sales.
LLL domain sales
There were 29x LLL's sold this month, which is no change on last months tally of 29.
Breaking LLL sales down by extension gives us 8x .co.uk, 11x .uk, 10x .org.uk.
lim.co.uk was the top selling LLL this
month, with a price of
£601
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 July 2020 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was parliamentarywellbeinggroup.org.uk with
27 characters, selling for
£120
Top 3 UK domain names sold in July 2020
Sedo came in gold and bronze this month, with Domainlore coming in silver.
- In 1st place this month we have it.co.uk, selling for
£187,200
via Sedo .
- Original: £187,200 (GBP, Jul 2020)
- Inflation Adjusted: £244,338 (CPI: 1.305)
- CarSpring.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for
£7,200
via Domainlore .
- Original: £7,200 (GBP, Jul 2020)
- Inflation Adjusted: £9,398 (CPI: 1.305)
- Finally, in 3rd place we have bc4u.co.uk, selling for
£5,000
via Sedo .
- Original: £5,000 (GBP, Jul 2020)
- Inflation Adjusted: £6,526 (CPI: 1.305)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in July 2020
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | it.co.uk |
£187,200
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 2 |
| 2 | CarSpring.co.uk |
£7,200
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 9 |
| 3 | bc4u.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 4 |
| 4 | wildlifetrust.org.uk |
£4,150
|
Domainlore | .org.uk | 13 |
| 5 | nude.co.uk |
£3,800
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 4 |
| 6 | finewinesdirect.co.uk |
£3,100
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 15 |
| 7 | bars.co.uk |
£2,900
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 4 |
| 8 | signed.co.uk |
£2,161
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 6 |
| 9 | bush.co.uk |
£2,001
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 4 |
| 10 | Lender.co.uk |
£1,849
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 6 |
Although Sedo sits at the top of the tree, the top 10 is dominated by Domainlore with 7 domains sold.
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.
Dan.com sales in July 2020
Dan.com reported 1 sale this month, MrWatch.uk, which sold for £504.
The details of the sale were published by Acorn Domains
Domainlore sales in July 2020
Domainlore reported 250 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £66,353.
The the top selling domain this month was CarSpring.co.uk, which sold
for
£7,200
View all Domainlore sales from July 2020
Flip sales in July 2020
Flip reported 12 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £590.
The the top selling domain this month was wildhoneyrestaurant.co.uk, which sold
for
£110
View all Flip sales from July 2020
Sedo sales in July 2020
Sedo reported 5 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £197,446.
The the top selling domain this month was it.co.uk, which sold
for
£187,200
View all Sedo sales from July 2020
UKBackorder.com sales in July 2020
UKBackorder.com reported 176 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £12,468.
The the top selling domain this month was alexanderandpearl.co.uk, which sold
for
£567
View all UKBackorder.com sales from July 2020
Top Performing Sales Platforms for July 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan.com | 1 | £504 | £504 |
| Domainlore | 250 | £66,353 | £265 |
| Flip | 12 | £590 | £49 |
| Sedo | 5 | £197,446 | £39,489 |
| UKBackorder.com | 176 | £12,468 | £70 |
Dan.com closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £504, which gives us an average of £504 per domain.
Domainlore reported 250 sales this month. Total revenue was £66,353, with an average domain price of £265.
Flip closed the month with 12 sales. Total revenue was £590, which gives us an average of £49 per domain.
Sedo reported 5 sales this month. Total revenue was £197,446, with an average domain price of £39,489.
UKBackorder.com closed the month with 176 sales. Total revenue was £12,468, which gives us an average of £70 per domain.