May 2021 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the May 2021 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 April 2021 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!
May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 317 | 65 | 231 | 21 | 28 | £79,628 |
| April | 250 | 70 | 172 | 8 | 17 | £52,229 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 317 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £79,628.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £47,376 (+62%)
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in May 2021.
The best way of achieving that is to group the sales by extension, then sort them into descending order, which gives us:
- 231 .co.uk (+59)
- 65 .uk (-5)
- 21 .org.uk (+13)
Coming out on top this month is the .co.uk extension with 231 sales.
LLL domain sales
There were 28x LLL's sold this month, which is +65% on last months tally of 17.
Breaking LLL sales down by extension gives us 18x .co.uk, 3x .org.uk, 7x .uk.
esn.co.uk was the top selling LLL this
month, with a price of
£20,000
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 May 2021 ?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was MasterPhotographersAssociation.co.uk with
30 characters, selling for
£130
Top 3 UK domain names sold in May 2021
Honours are shared this month, with Private Sale, Domainlore, Sedo making up the top 3 sales platforms for May 2021.
- In 1st place this month we have esn.co.uk, selling for
£20,000
via Private Sale .
- Original: £20,000 (GBP, May 2021)
- Inflation Adjusted: £25,704 (CPI: 1.285)
- instyle.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for
£10,850
via Domainlore .
- Original: £10,850 (GBP, May 2021)
- Inflation Adjusted: £13,944 (CPI: 1.285)
- Finally, in 3rd place we have gosh.co.uk, selling for
£5,000
via Sedo .
- Original: £5,000 (GBP, May 2021)
- Inflation Adjusted: £6,426 (CPI: 1.285)
Top 10 UK domain names sold in May 2021
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | esn.co.uk |
£20,000
|
Private Sale | .co.uk | 3 |
| 2 | instyle.co.uk |
£10,850
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 7 |
| 3 | gosh.co.uk |
£5,000
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 4 |
| 4 | foods.co.uk |
£2,500
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 5 |
| 5 | shaving.co.uk |
£2,110
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 7 |
| 6 | paramedics.co.uk |
£2,050
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 10 |
| 7 | franzferdinand.co.uk |
£1,450
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 14 |
| 8 | calciomercato.co.uk |
£1,411
|
Sedo | .co.uk | 13 |
| 9 | boatclassifieds.co.uk |
£1,100
|
Dan.com | .co.uk | 15 |
| 10 | onlineclaims.co.uk |
£905
|
Domainlore | .co.uk | 12 |
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 May 2021
Acorn Domains reported 6 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £120.
The the top selling domain this month was vegetation.uk, which sold
for
£20
View all Acorn Domains sales from May 2021
Dan.com sales in May 2021
Dan.com reported 1 sale this month, boatclassifieds.co.uk, which sold for £1,100.
The details of the sale were published by Acorn Domains
Domainlore sales in May 2021
Domainlore reported 151 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £37,330.
The the top selling domain this month was instyle.co.uk, which sold
for
£10,850
View all Domainlore sales from May 2021
Flip sales in May 2021
Flip reported 32 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £2,259.
The the top selling domain this month was brightondigitalfestival.co.uk, which sold
for
£720
View all Flip sales from May 2021
Private Sale sales in May 2021
There was 1 Private Sale reported this month, esn.co.uk, which sold for £20,000.
Sedo sales in May 2021
Sedo reported 5 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £9,609.
The the top selling domain this month was gosh.co.uk, which sold
for
£5,000
View all Sedo sales from May 2021
UKBackorder.com sales in May 2021
UKBackorder.com reported 121 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £9,210.
The the top selling domain this month was igt.co.uk, which sold
for
£776
View all UKBackorder.com sales from May 2021
Top Performing Sales Platforms for May 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 | 6 | £120 | £20 |
| Dan.com | 1 | £1,100 | £1,100 |
| Domainlore | 151 | £37,330 | £247 |
| Flip | 32 | £2,259 | £70 |
| Private Sale | 1 | £20,000 | £20,000 |
| Sedo | 5 | £9,609 | £1,921 |
| UKBackorder.com | 121 | £9,210 | £76 |
Acorn Domains closed the month with 6 sales. Total revenue was £120, which gives us an average of £20 per domain.
Dan.com reported 1 sale this month. Total revenue was £1,100, with an average domain price of £1,100.
Domainlore closed the month with 151 sales. Total revenue was £37,330, which gives us an average of £247 per domain.
Flip reported 32 sales this month. Total revenue was £2,259, with an average domain price of £70.
Private Sale closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £20,000, which gives us an average of £20,000 per domain.
Sedo reported 5 sales this month. Total revenue was £9,609, with an average domain price of £1,921.
UKBackorder.com closed the month with 121 sales. Total revenue was £9,210, which gives us an average of £76 per domain.