What is the difference between sold prices and asking prices?

An asking price is a hope, not a result: a bike can sit unsold for months at an optimistic number. The sold prices in the grid are for bikes that actually sold or left the market, which cuts out the listings that never found a buyer. That is why this page shows both, labelled separately: the asking-price table tells you where sellers are pitching today, and the sold grid tells you what has actually cleared the market.

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Sold bike prices

The last-advertised prices of sold and delisted bikes across the UK.

What sellers are asking right now

Typical asking prices across 17,000+ quality-checked UK used-bike adverts from the last 12 months. These are what sellers want, not what bikes sold for, so treat the middle range as your opening position rather than the finishing one.

Median and typical asking-price range for used bikes in the UK, by category, over the last 12 months.
Category	Adverts	Typical ask	Most sit between	Sold prices
Road bikes	9,000+	£1,800	£825 to £3,330	Sold prices for road bikes
Mountain bikes	3,000+	£935	£395 to £2,050	Sold prices for mountain bikes
Electric bikes	2,000+	£1,110	£690 to £1,960	Sold prices for electric bikes
Hybrid bikes	1,000+	£600	£285 to £1,420	Sold prices for hybrid bikes
Gravel bikes	1,000+	£2,140	£1,420 to £3,000	Sold prices for gravel bikes
Kids' bikes	150+	£200	£155 to £300	Sold prices for kids' bikes
Folding bikes	60+	£700	£315 to £1,450	Sold prices for folding bikes
Touring bikes	40+	£600	£250 to £965

How are sold bike prices determined?

These are the prices used bikes were advertised at when they sold or left the UK market, not estimates or guesses. Listings feed into the database as they sell or are delisted, so the data reflects current UK conditions, not last year’s market.

Use this to price your own bike

Match the bike, not the category. Same brand, model, year and condition. A model year apart can be a different frame.
Start from the middle of the range, not the top. The typical ask above is the opening position across the market; the top quartile is where bikes sit unsold.
Adjust for condition and service history. Documented servicing is the single biggest lever a private seller controls.
Sanity-check it against a valuation. Our free bike valuation draws on this same market data and prices a specific bike rather than a category.

Overpriced bikes sit for months. Properly-priced bikes sell within weeks.

FAQs

How are sold bike prices determined?

The sold prices in the recent-sales grid are the last advertised prices of bikes that have sold or left the UK market, not estimates or guesses. Because those bikes actually left the market, they are a better guide to real-world value than an unsold listing’s ask. The asking-price table on this page is the other half of the picture, clearly labelled as what sellers are currently advertising rather than what anything sold for.

How often is the price data updated?

Listings feed into the database as they sell or are delisted. Statistics and market indices get recalculated monthly. The data reflects current conditions, not last year’s market.

Can I use this data to price my bike?

That is exactly what it is for. Find bikes matching yours (same brand, model, year, condition) and see what they sold for. Price yours accordingly. Overpriced bikes sit for months. Properly priced bikes sell within weeks.

Why do similar bikes sell for different prices?

Condition explains most of it. A well-maintained bike with service history beats a neglected one every time. Location matters, with London prices running higher. Timing matters, with spring bringing more buyers. Included accessories shift value. Seller motivation affects negotiation.

Sold-price data and methodology owned and reviewed by the Cyclesite editorial team. Last reviewed 21 July 2026.

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