THE UK’S TOP 5 CAR BOOT SALES HAVE BEEN REVEALED
Car boot sales are a cherished part of British culture, offering bargains and a chance to clear out unwanted items.
However, with #carboot having over 35,000 posts on tiktok, car boot sales have taken on a new life with the younger generations looking to thrift vintage fashion, unique jewellery, items to resell online, or to simply make an ‘aesthetic’ video to share on social media.
Despite there being an abundance of carboot sales across the uk, whether you’re a buyer or a seller, it can be hard to know where to start without wasting your time.
To uncover the best locations in England, Gazeboshop have tirelessly analysed the directory of car boot sales and measured key details along with their Google’s star rating to reveal the highest and lowest ranking car boot sales.
Top 5 ranking car boot sales in England
Rank
Name
Location
Seller price ( £)
Buyer price (£)
Avg Temperature
Avg Rainfall (mm)
Search volume
Google rating
1
Stickney Car Boot Sale
Lincolnshire
8
0
10.7
650
4,008
4.6
2
Kessingland Car Boot Market
Kessingland
9
0
11.2
600
1,600
4.3
3
Sprowston Park and Ride Car Boot
Norwich
9
0
11
600
142
4.8
4
Weeting Saturday Car Boot Sale
Weeting
6
0
11
600
74
4.3
5
Woolpit Sunday Car Boot Sale
Bury Saint Edmunds
10
0
11.2
600
2,400
4.2
Stickney Car Boot Sale, Lincolnshire
Stickney car boot sale was crowned ‘The Best Carboot in the UK’, ranking highest overall. Like all of the top 5 car boot sales, Stickney car boot offers free entry for potential buyers and a low cost of entry for sellers at only £8, keeping it accessible with potentially a low risk and high reward.
With an overall google rating of 4.6, and a monthly search volume of 4,008 the turn out to this car boot means it’s likely that sellers will have successful days, and there are plenty of treasures for buyers to search for.
Even if you don’t find anything to take home with you, with agreeable weather and free entry this car boot makes for a great day out.
Kessingland Car Boot Market, Kessingland
The runner up, despite slightly warmer temperatures and less rainfall, is Kessingland car boot market, which takes place every Sunday at 7:30am.
Kessingland has an average of 4.3 stars on google, and sellers here can sell their wares for as little as £9. With a search volume of 1,600 searches a month, it’s likely sellers will make a good amount of cash for their goods.
Sprowston Park and Ride Car Boot, Norwich
Ranking in third is Norwich’s Sprowston Park and Ride Car Boot which has the highest Google star rating at a glowing 4.8 stars, indicating exceptional satisfaction among buyers and sellers.
Like Kessingland, it takes place every Sunday, all year round. It scored highly in the temperature and rainfall rankings, and costs £9 pound for sellers to pitch up a stall.
Unfortunately, the reason it falls to third place in the list is due to it having a significantly smaller search volume, of only 142 searches a month. Whilst this may mean there’s a chance attendance won’t be as high at this sale, it also means there is less competition for buyers on the hunt for hidden treasures.
Weeting Saturday Car Boot Sale, Weeting
Despite scoring well in other categories Weeting Saturday car boot sale suffers from the same fate as Sprowston Park and Ride car boot sale with a search volume of only 74 landing it fourth in the list.
This may not look great in terms of attendance, however a lot can be said of word of mouth advertising and of all top five car boot sales, Weeting offers the lowest entry price for sellers. At only £6, there is a high likelihood that sellers will make their money back.
Woolpit Sunday Car Boot Sale, Bury Saint Edmunds
Finishing with the highest seller entry fee on the the top five list at £10, is Woolpit Sunday Car Boot sale, located in Bury Saint Edmunds.
Scoring well in weather, rainfall, search volume and holding a respectable 4.2 stars on google Woolpit Sunday Car Boot is still a great place to sell old items, and hunt for hidden gems.
