April 2022 Monthly UK Domain Sales Report
Hello, and welcome to the April 2022 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 March 2022 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!
April 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 176 | 61 | 105 | 10 | 21 | £67,125 |
| March | 161 | 26 | 116 | 19 | 25 | £74,373 |
Total Sales Revenue
There were 176 reported domain sales this month, generating a total revenue of £67,125.
The total revenue of the top 10 sales this month was £35,429 (-9%)
Domain sales grouped by extension
Lets take a look at how many domains were sold per extension in April 2022.
The best way of achieving that is to group the sales by extension, then sort them into descending order, which gives us:
- 105 .co.uk (-11)
- 61 .uk (+35)
- 10 .org.uk (-9)
Coming out on top this month is the .co.uk extension with 105 sales.
LLL domain sales
There were 21x LLL's sold this month, which is -16% on last months tally of 25.
Breaking LLL sales down by extension gives us 11x .co.uk, 10x .uk.
apg.co.uk was the top selling LLL this month, with a price of £6,000 sold via BuyDomainNames.co.uk.
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 April 2022?
For some reason, I like to keep an eye on what the longest domain is each month.
This month it was familyfriendlyworkingscotland.org.uk with 29 characters, selling for £750 via Domainlore.
Top 3 UK domain names sold in April 2022
BuyDomainNames.co.uk came in gold this month, and Domainlore took both silver and bronze.
- In 1st place this month we have apg.co.uk, selling for £6,000 via BuyDomainNames.co.uk.
- helptobuylondon.co.uk comes in 2nd, selling for £5,500 via Domainlore.
- Finally, in 3rd place we have Jets.co.uk, selling for £5,100 via Domainlore.
Top 10 UK domain names sold in April 2022
| No. | Domain | Price | Platform | Extension | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apg.co.uk | £6,000 | BuyDomainNames.co.uk | .co.uk | 3 |
| 2 | helptobuylondon.co.uk | £5,500 | Domainlore | .co.uk | 15 |
| 3 | Jets.co.uk | £5,100 | Domainlore | .co.uk | 4 |
| 4 | ecig.co.uk | £5,100 | Flip | .co.uk | 4 |
| 5 | logs.co.uk | £3,300 | Domainlore | .co.uk | 4 |
| 6 | seam.uk | £2,500 | Dan.com | .uk | 4 |
| 7 | cheltenham.uk | £2,050 | Domainlore | .uk | 10 |
| 8 | poole.uk | £2,000 | Domainlore | .uk | 5 |
| 9 | motorcycles.uk | £1,961 | Domainlore | .uk | 11 |
| 10 | ArtPro.co.uk | £1,918 | Sedo | .co.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.
BuyDomainNames.co.uk sales in April 2022
BuyDomainNames.co.uk reported 1 sale this month, apg.co.uk, which sold for £6,000.
Dan.com sales in April 2022
Dan.com reported 1 sale this month, seam.uk, which sold for £2,500.
Domainlore sales in April 2022
Domainlore reported 81 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £41,792.
The the top selling domain this month was helptobuylondon.co.uk, which sold for £5,500.
View all Domainlore sales from April 2022
Flip sales in April 2022
Flip reported 79 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £10,918.
The the top selling domain this month was ecig.co.uk, which sold for £5,100.
ecig.co.uk has sold 2 times before, most recently selling for £5,010 via Domainlore back in October 2018.View all Flip sales from April 2022
Sedo sales in April 2022
Sedo reported 1 sale this month, ArtPro.co.uk, which sold for £1,918.
The details of the sale were published by DomainGang.com
UKBackorder.com sales in April 2022
UKBackorder.com reported 13 sales this month, with a total sales revenue of £3,997.
The the top selling domain this month was aquaculture.co.uk, which sold for £632.
View all UKBackorder.com sales from April 2022
Top Performing Sales Platforms for April 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BuyDomainNames.co.uk | 1 | £6,000 | £6,000 |
| Dan.com | 1 | £2,500 | £2,500 |
| Domainlore | 81 | £41,792 | £515 |
| Flip | 79 | £10,918 | £138 |
| Sedo | 1 | £1,918 | £1,918 |
| UKBackorder.com | 13 | £3,997 | £307 |
BuyDomainNames.co.uk closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £6,000, which gives us an average of £6,000 per domain.
Dan.com reported 1 sale this month. Total revenue was £2,500, with an average domain price of £2,500.
Domainlore closed the month with 81 sales. Total revenue was £41,792, which gives us an average of £515 per domain.
Flip reported 79 sales this month. Total revenue was £10,918, with an average domain price of £138.
Sedo closed the month with 1 sale. Total revenue was £1,918, which gives us an average of £1,918 per domain.
UKBackorder.com reported 13 sales this month. Total revenue was £3,997, with an average domain price of £307.