--- title: "Marketcheck reveals where to buy the cheapest used EVs in the UK" date: 2024-09-26 url: https://marketcheck.uk/press/marketcheck-reveals-where-cheapest-used-evs-in-the-uk type: post description: "Marketcheck reveals the top locations in the UK where used electric vehicles (EVs) are most affordable. Discover trends and insights to help dealers and analysts find the best deals on used EVs." --- # Marketcheck reveals where to buy the cheapest used EVs in the UK Marketcheck, the most significant source of data on the UK used car market, has today published an update on regional variations in the cost to buy a used EV. Marketcheck has used several metrics to analyse developments in the market over the course of the last year across the different British regions. **Regional Analysis:** Almost every region has seen an increase in used EVs sold between August 2024 - July 2024 and August 2024 - August 2023. Despite these similarities in trends across the whole of the UK, Marketcheck data reveals some stark regional differences in the availability, cost and sale of used EVs. The most expensive place to buy a used EV is in Yorkshire and Humber, with an average price of £28,421, in August 2024. This is £5,809 more expensive than the South East, where you can buy the cheapest used EVs in the UK, with an average price of £22,612. The cost of a used EV in Yorkshire, as well Wales (£27,844), the East of England (£26,284), East Midlands (£25,337), and the North West (£25,153) are above the national average of £24,577. Perhaps surprisingly, a used EV in Greater London cost slightly below the national average at £24,470 in August this year. **Used EV Sale Price (August 2024)** Yorkshire & Humber - **£28,421.00** Wales - **£27,844.00** East of England - **£26,284.00** East Midlands - **£25,337.00** North West - **£25,153.00** National - **£24,577.00** Greater London - **£24,470.00** North East - **£24,452.00** Scotland - **£23,875.00** South West - **£23,671.00** West Midlands - **£22,985.00** Northern Ireland - **£22,843.00** South East £22,612.00 Looking at the figures over the last year the North West and East Midlands have seen the largest growth in the used EV market since August 2023, with over twice as many cars available for purchase and sold across both regions. The South East has the most used cars available both for sale (5,649) and sold (2,442) in August, with Northern Ireland the fewest in both categories with 654 used cars available for sale, and 205 sold for the same month. Alastair Campbell, Marketcheck UK: “These statistics indicate that the used EV market is thriving. Although some regions still lag, used EVs are becoming cheaper, newer, and more widely available overall. There are signs that the rest of the country is starting to catch up with Greater London, as the use of used EVs spreads more evenly beyond the capital.” **ENDS** ### Notes to Editor **Volume Available for Sale** Change % Change Aug-24 Jul-24 Aug-23 Aug 24-Jul 24 Aug 24- Aug 23 Aug 24-Jul 24 Aug 24- Aug 23 Nationwide 36,789 37,903 - **22,064** \-1,114 - **14,725** \-2.94% - **66.74%** South East 5,649 5,453 3,110 196 2,539 3.59% - **81.64%** East of England 4,724 4,951 - **3,610** \-227 - **1,114** \-4.58% - **30.86%** North West 4,308 4,599 - **1,968** \-291 - **2,340** \-6.33% - **118.90%** West Midlands 3,893 3,704 2,091 189 1,802 5.10% - **86.18%** Greater London 3,892 4,161 - **2,741** \-269 - **1,151** \-6.46% - **41.99%** East Midlands 3,481 3,514 - **1,576** \-33 - **1,905** \-0.94% - **120.88%** Scotland 3,173 3,366 - **1,819** \-193 - **1,354** \-5.73% - **74.44%** South West 2,436 2,600 - **1,700** \-164 - **736** \-6.31% - **43.29%** Yorkshire& Humber 1,920 1,869 1,608 51 312 2.73% - **19.40%** Wales 1,406 1,429 - **795** \-23 - **611** \-1.61% - **76.86%** North East 1,116 1,247 - **780** \-131 - **336** \-10.51% - **43.08%** Northern Ireland 654 672 - **510** \-18 - **144** \-2.68% 28.24% **Volume Sold** Change % Change Aug-24 Jul-24 Aug-23 Aug 24-Jul 24 Aug 24- Aug 23 Aug 24-Jul 24 Aug 24- Aug 23 Nationwide 15,082 13,939 8,458 1,143 6,624 8.20% - **78.32%** South East 2,442 2,151 1,226 291 1,216 13.53% - **99.18%** East of England 1,831 1,716 1,345 115 486 6.70% - **36.13%** North West 1,803 1,556 696 247 1,107 15.87% - **159.05%** Greater London 1,803 1,536 1,093 267 710 17.38% - **64.96%** West Midlands 1,596 1,395 866 201 730 14.41% - **84.30%** East Midlands 1,517 1,440 646 77 871 5.35% - **134.83%** Scotland 1,434 1,328 876 106 558 7.98% - **63.70%** South West 915 974 - **602** \-59 - **313** \-6.06% - **51.99%** Yorkshire& Humber 721 624 702 97 19 15.54% - **2.71%** Wales 465 431 220 34 245 7.89% - **111.36%** North East 459 474 - **303** \-15 - **156** \-3.16% - **51.49%** Northern Ireland 205 180 143 25 62 13.89% 43.36% **Average Sold Price\*** Change % Change Aug-24 Jul-24 Aug-23 Aug 24-Jul 24 Aug 24- Aug 23 Aug 24-Jul 24 Aug 24- Aug 23 Nationwide - **£24,577.00** £23,783.00 - **£27,762.00** £794.00 \-£3,185.00 - **3.34%** \-11.47% Yorkshire& Humber - **£28,421.00** £28,304.00 - **£27,386.00** £117.00 £1,035.00 0.41% - **3.78%** Wales - **£27,844.00** £26,471.00 - **£31,875.00** £1,373.00 \-£4,031.00 - **5.19%** \-12.65% East of England - **£26,284.00** £25,352.00 - **£28,260.00** £932.00 \-£1,976.00 - **3.68%** \-6.99% East Midlands - **£25,337.00** £25,340.00 - **£33,061.00** \-£3.00 \-£7,724.00 \-0.01% \-23.36% North West - **£25,153.00** £25,258.00 - **£30,668.00** \-£105.00 \-£5,515.00 \-0.42% \-17.98% Greater London - **£24,470.00** £22,372.00 - **£26,039.00** £2,098.00 \-£1,569.00 - **9.38%** \-6.03% North East - **£24,452.00** £21,533.00 - **£24,856.00** £2,919.00 \-£404.00 - **13.56%** \-1.63% Scotland - **£23,875.00** £23,346.00 - **£25,729.00** £529.00 \-£1,854.00 - **2.27%** \-7.21% South West - **£23,671.00** £22,681.00 - **£28,729.00** £990.00 \-£5,058.00 - **4.36%** \-17.61% West Midlands - **£22,985.00** £22,367.00 - **£26,766.00** £618.00 \-£3,781.00 - **2.76%** \-14.13% Northern Ireland - **£22,843.00** £21,904.00 - **£26,100.00** £939.00 \-£3,257.00 - **4.29%** \-12.48% South East - **£22,612.00** £22,363.00 - **£27,007.00** £249.00 \-£4,395.00 - **1.11%** \-16.27% \* Average is taken from the last advertised price for each vehicle. If you are using the data, please include a backlink to the Marketcheck website: [https://marketcheck.uk/](https://marketcheck.uk/) ### **About Marketcheck UK:** We are the best source of UK automotive data. We collate, enhance and manage more data on the UK used car sector than any other provider. For any automotive businesses we bring unprecedented access to live data to power apps, populate reports and get insight into the UK used car market. We track over 650,000 cars and 11,500 dealers across 16k locations daily and match the data against the DVLA, SMMT and other data sources for normalisation and accuracy. ### **Contact:** Alistair Harrison 07498 217705 [alistair@ahcomms.org](mailto:alistair@ahcomms.org)