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Bagshaws Residential

Bagshaws Residential is a Derbyshire- and Staffordshire-based estate and letting agency trading since 1988 as part of the national Sequence network.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

Bagshaws Residential is a British estate and letting agency that has served as a local agent since 1988. Its branch network is concentrated in the East Midlands and southern Staffordshire, with offices in Ashbourne, Bakewell, Derby, Mickleover and Uttoxeter. From these five offices the firm handles residential sales and lettings, property valuations, land and new homes, auctions, mortgage services, conveyancing, surveys and shared ownership advice. The brand operates as one of the trading names within Sequence (UK) Limited, a national estate agency network with more than 320 branches across the country. Sequence describes itself as an award-winning estate agent operating under twelve different trading names, several of which have been established for over a century. Bagshaws Residential is therefore a regional sub-brand rather than an independent company, benefiting from national infrastructure while presenting itself as a locally rooted agency with deep market knowledge. Bagshaws Residential lists properties on the three principal UK property portals — Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket — and offers sellers 24/7 access to an online seller account. Its service range extends beyond simple sales and lettings to land acquisition and disposal for private and institutional landowners, regional auctions, new-build homes developed with trusted UK housebuilders, and mortgage and conveyancing support delivered through the wider Sequence group. The agency positions itself on the combination of local expertise and national strength, summarised in its own marketing as "Local Knowledge National Strength." Its offices cover a mix of market towns and suburban Derby locations, and its land team works on residential development sites across a wider area of England, from the West Midlands to East Anglia and the south coast. Ownership sits within the Sequence network, which in turn forms part of the Connells Group, one of the UK's largest estate agency and property services groups.

History

Bagshaws Residential has traded as a local estate agent since 1988, according to its own corporate history. Over the following decades it built a branch network across the southern Pennines and the eastern Midlands, with offices in the Derbyshire towns of Ashbourne, Bakewell, Derby and Mickleover, and in Uttoxeter in Staffordshire. These locations combine affluent market towns, rural catchment areas and suburban Derby neighbourhoods, giving the agency a mix of residential sales, lettings and land work. At some point in its development the business became part of Sequence (UK) Limited, a national estate agency network. Sequence operates more than 320 branches under twelve trading names, including Bagshaws Residential alongside allen & harris, barnard marcus, barnfields, brown & merry, fox & sons, jones & chapman, manners & harrison, roger platt, swetenhams, shipways and william h brown. Several of these names have been associated with estate agency for over a century. The network has continued to expand and also includes Holroyds, Knight Partnership, Porter Glenny and Porter Glenny New Homes. Sequence in turn sits within the Connells Group, one of the largest estate agency and property services groups in the United Kingdom. This ownership structure means Bagshaws Residential is a regional sub-brand rather than an independent firm: it retains its local name, offices and market knowledge while drawing on group-level services such as conveyancing, mortgage advice, surveys and national marketing reach. By the 2020s the agency was presenting itself as a full-service property business. Its website advertises free, no-obligation market valuations, sales and lettings, auctions, land and new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, surveys and shared ownership. It lists properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket and provides sellers with 24/7 access to an online seller account. Its land team works on residential development site acquisition and disposal for private and institutional landowners, with listed sites ranging from the West Midlands to East Anglia and the south coast, supported by the wider Sequence network and its new homes colleagues. The brand's public identity rests on the combination of a long local presence — "We've been your local estate agents since 1988" — and the scale of a national network of over 320 branches. That dual message, captured in the phrase "Local Knowledge National Strength," has been the core of its marketing and service proposition.

  • 1988

    Bagshaws Residential begins trading as a local estate agent.

  • The business becomes part of Sequence (UK) Limited, a national estate agency network.

  • Sequence operates more than 320 branches under twelve trading names, including Bagshaws Residential.

  • Bagshaws Residential lists properties on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket and offers 24/7 online seller accounts.

Products and positioning

Local Knowledge National Strength — a locally rooted estate and letting agency backed by the national Sequence network.

  • Residential sales

    Sale of houses and flats through five East Midlands offices.

  • Residential lettings

    Letting and renting services for landlords and tenants.

  • Property valuation

    Free, no-obligation market valuation for sales, lettings or curiosity.

  • Land and development

    Acquisition and disposal of residential development land for private and institutional landowners.

  • Auctions

    Regional auctions throughout the year for buyers and sellers.

  • New homes

    New-build properties from trusted UK developers.

  • Mortgage services

    Mortgage advice from consultants based in local offices.

  • Conveyancing

    Legal conveyancing through the Sequence Home Conveyancing service.

  • Surveys and valuations

    Full property surveys to inform buying decisions.

  • Shared ownership

    Shared ownership options for buyers who cannot afford a full deposit and mortgage.

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