Figures reveal the number of new properties coming to the market on Boxing Day was 26 per cent higher than a year ago.
The southeast saw the most new homes coming to the market, followed by the east and southwest.
Online property platform Rightmove said it experienced Boxing Day with increased visitor activity to its site.
Rightmove said the majority of properties listed on Boxing Day were “mid-market” three or four-bedroom homes.
More than a third of homes newly listed for sale on Boxing Day were smaller properties, typical for first-time buyers, with two or fewer bedrooms, Rightmove added.
Only 18 per cent of the newly listed homes on Boxing Day were larger homes, generally considered at the top of the property ladder.
More listings: The number of new properties coming to the market on Boxing Day was 26% higher than a year ago, Rightmove said.
Rightmove said total buyer demand, measured by the number of inquiries sent to estate agents about listed properties, was 20 per cent higher on Boxing Day this year than a year ago.
Steve Pimblett, data director at Rightmove, said: “We have seen an unprecedented Boxing Day, not only for people turning to the Rightmove platform once the Christmas Day festivities are over, but also for removal companies taking measures and move forward with a movement for 2025.
“While it is very early, these early indicators are positive signs of a busy start to the year for agents.”
In its latest analysis, the Office for National Statistics said house prices rose 3.4 per cent in the 12 months to October, although this remains a provisional estimate.
Recent data published by Zoopla on December 23 suggested that property prices increased by 1.9 per cent in the 12 months to November.
While new homes for sale are increasing, it is still unclear how the housing market will fare in 2025.
As announced in the Budget on October 30, buyers must now pay a five per cent stamp duty surcharge on second homes and buy-to-let properties.
Stamp duty thresholds – the levels at which buyers start paying tax on property purchases – will fall in spring 2025.
For example, the price at which stamp duty is levied will return to £300,000 for first-time buyers, from its current level of £425,000.
Buyers in more expensive areas, such as London and the south-east of England, will likely be hardest hit by the reduction in stamp duty thresholds, due to the high average property prices in these locations.
While changes to Budget Tax and Stamp Duty could negatively impact the property market in 2025, analysts expect interest rates, and therefore mortgage rates, to fall, which could boost the property market.
Nathan Emerson, chief executive of Propertymark, said: “The festival period can prove a real inspiration to many thinking about moving home.
“When you consider the progress that the last twelve months have brought to the property market, it is extremely encouraging to see the increased levels of confidence translating into a record number of people feeling confident about approaching the buying and selling process.”
He added: ‘We started the year with inflation of 4 per cent and the Bank of England base rate of 5.25 per cent; Both are now trending steadily downwards, and in turn, this is helping to provide much-needed affordability.
“Overall, we expect to see an extremely promising start to 2025, as people will be in a much stronger financial situation than last year.”