The number of homes listed for sale on Zoopla is at its highest level in eight years as stock comes back onto the market following a turbulent 2025.

Estate agents listed an average of 32 homes for sale on its website over the first two weeks of this year, Zoopla said, up from 30 in 2025 and 28 in 2024 over the same time period.

Zoopla said 33% of the homes on the market at the start of this year had been listed in 2025, taken off the market then relisted. It said this had been caused by uncertainty over what the Budget would mean for the housing market.

Richard Donnell, executive director at Zoopla, said: “After a sluggish end to 2025 it is positive to see a strong rebound in buyer demand over the first weeks of the year across all parts of the country. Growing numbers of homes for sale is evidence of a strong underlying appetite to move home for many households.”

Homes for sale in Southern England lead the charge
The abundance of homes for sale in London and the South East on the Zoopla website has pushed up this year’s overall figure, the property portal said.

There were 16% more homes on the market in the capital in the first two weeks of January this year, compared to 2025, followed by 9% more in the South East.