UK Domain Sales Report for January 2021 - domainsaleshistory.uk

Have you read last months sales report?

If you haven't done so already, I recommend reading the December 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!

January 2021 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
January	367	177	171	18	24	£45,077
December	278	116	146	15	16	£49,266

Total Sales Revenue

There were 367 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £45,077.

The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £15,534 (-39%)

Domain sales grouped by extension

Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in January 2021.

The best way of achieving that is to group the sales by extension, then sort them into descending order, which gives us:

177 .uk (+61)
171 .co.uk (+25)
18 .org.uk (+3)
1 .me.uk (=)

Coming out on top this month is the .uk extension with 177 sales.

LLL domain sales

There were 24x LLL's sold this month, which is +50% on last months tally of 16.

Breaking LLL sales down by extension gives us 23x .uk, 1x .co.uk.

rgb.uk was the top selling LLL this month, with a price of £200 sold via Domainlore.

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 January 2021 ?

For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.

This month it was theroyaloakhotelhawkhurst.co.uk with 25 characters, selling for £50 via UKBackorder.com.

Top 3 UK domain names sold in January 2021

Honours are shared this month, with Sedo, Domainlore, Acorn Domains making up the top 3 sales platforms for January 2021.

In 1st place this month we have jammy.co.uk, selling for £3,000 via Sedo .
dentalclinic.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for £2,600 via Domainlore .
Finally, in 3rd place we have accommodation.uk, selling for £2,400 via Acorn Domains .

Top 10 UK domain names sold in January 2021

No.	Domain	Price	Platform	Extension	Length
1	jammy.co.uk	£3,000	Sedo	.co.uk	5
2	dentalclinic.co.uk	£2,600	Domainlore	.co.uk	12
3	accommodation.uk	£2,400	Acorn Domains	.uk	13
4	agenda.co.uk	£1,383	Domainlore	.co.uk	6
5	Resist.co.uk	£1,349	Domainlore	.co.uk	6
6	cityfinancial.co.uk	£1,211	Domainlore	.co.uk	13
7	records.uk	£1,200	Acorn Domains	.uk	7
8	Insulation.uk	£1,101	Flip	.uk	10
9	SeeJapan.co.uk	£650	Domainlore	.co.uk	8
10	Sandbanks.uk	£640	Flip	.uk	9

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.

Acorn Domains sales in January 2021

Acorn Domains reported 12 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £3,946.

The the top selling domain this month was accommodation.uk, which sold for £2,400 .

accommodation.uk has sold 1 time before, most recently selling for £2,000 via Sedo back in August 2019.

View all Acorn Domains sales from January 2021

Domainlore sales in January 2021

Domainlore reported 146 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £19,942.

The the top selling domain this month was dentalclinic.co.uk, which sold for £2,600 .

View all Domainlore sales from January 2021

Flip sales in January 2021

Flip reported 81 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £10,814.

The the top selling domain this month was Insulation.uk, which sold for £1,101 .

View all Flip sales from January 2021

Sedo sales in January 2021

Sedo reported 1 sale this month, jammy.co.uk, which sold for £3,000.

The details of the sale were published by DomainGang.com

UKBackorder.com sales in January 2021

UKBackorder.com reported 127 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £7,375.

The the top selling domain this month was meditrade.co.uk, which sold for £292 .

View all UKBackorder.com sales from January 2021

Top Performing Sales Platforms for January 2021

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
Acorn Domains	12	£3,946	£328
Domainlore	146	£19,942	£136
Flip	81	£10,814	£133
Sedo	1	£3,000	£3,000
UKBackorder.com	127	£7,375	£58

Acorn Domains closed the month with 12 sales. Total revenue was £3,946, which gives us an average of £328 per domain.

Domainlore reported 146 sales this month. Total revenue was £19,942, with an average domain price of £136.

Flip closed the month with 81 sales. Total revenue was £10,814, which gives us an average of £133 per domain.

Sedo reported 1 sale this month. Total revenue was £3,000, with an average domain price of £3,000.

UKBackorder.com closed the month with 127 sales. Total revenue was £7,375, which gives us an average of £58 per domain.

Final Thoughts

View all domain sales from January 2021.

January 2021 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report