What off-market means
Off-market homes are part of the pre-market — the market that exists before a property is ever advertised.
open for offer is the pre-market: where homeowners find out what buyers would pay before deciding to sell.
Our estimate, England and Wales
About 2%
of homes are for sale at any one time.
A price cut stays in view
A traditional listing is public from its first day. You can cut the price. Buyers can see that you did.
The asking price, which you can change
The listing, which buyers see from day one
What buyers would pay for yours
A market estimate is free and does not put your home on the market.
Testing the market shows your home to buyers on the pre-market for £9.99 a month. You decide whether to accept an offer.
Get my market estimateQuestions
- What does off-market mean?
- The home is bought or sold without an advert: not on a property website, not in an agent's window. Those homes are the pre-market.
- Why would a home be sold off-market?
- Usually privacy or timing. The owner wants to know what buyers would pay before deciding whether to sell at all.
- Can I find out what buyers would pay without advertising my home?
- Yes. A market estimate is free. Testing the market, which shows your home to buyers on the pre-market, costs £9.99 a month.