This statistic displays the profitability of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the real estate sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in the years ending June 2014 and June 2019. In June 2019, it was found that a total of 72 percent of such SMEs reported having made a net profit in the previous 12 months.
* Real estate, renting and business activities. ** The respondent was the person in charge of managing the business’s finances. Data was collected via interview.
In order to qualify for interview, SMEs had to meet the following criteria in addition to the quotas by size, sector and region: Not 50%+ owned by another company Not run as a social enterprise or as a not for profit organisation Turnover of less than £25m
Annual sample sizes: 3,510 (2014), 3,523 (2015)
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BDRC Continental. (September 19, 2019). Profitability of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the real estate sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in the years ending June 2014 and June 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291397/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-real-estate-profitability-uk/
BDRC Continental. "Profitability of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the real estate sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in the years ending June 2014 and June 2019*." Chart. September 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291397/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-real-estate-profitability-uk/
BDRC Continental. (2019). Profitability of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the real estate sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in the years ending June 2014 and June 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291397/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-real-estate-profitability-uk/
BDRC Continental. "Profitability of Small and Medium Enterprises (Sme) in The Real Estate Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) in The Years Ending June 2014 and June 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291397/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-real-estate-profitability-uk/
BDRC Continental, Profitability of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the real estate sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in the years ending June 2014 and June 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291397/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-real-estate-profitability-uk/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Profitability of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the real estate sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in the years ending June 2014 and June 2019* [Graph], BDRC Continental, September 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291397/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-real-estate-profitability-uk/
