What a classic Jensen sells for at auction

The median, the usual range and the way prices have moved, from 558 recorded Jensen sales at public auction since 1996: which models make the most, which come up most often, and what each of them sells for.

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Part of: Jensen, the full marque guide

Median sold price by year, with the dashed line restated in 2025 money. Hollow final dot: the current, incomplete year.

Median sold price £22,400

Usual range £10,316 to £35,959

Recorded sales 558 since 1996

Data to 10 August 2026

558 Jensens have sold at public auction since 1996, at a median of £22,400; the middle half of them made between £10,316 and £35,959. The sale rooms see about 55 a year and 72% of the cars offered find a buyer. The Interceptor III is the one that comes up most often, with 209 sales on record at a median of £26,880. The highest result is £173,182, paid for a Ford Tourer in January 2016.

In 2025 the median classic Jensen sold for £23,625 across 51 sales, 5% down on 2024. In real terms, typical classic Jensen prices were down about 39% over the five years to 2025, once inflation is accounted for.

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Jensen median sold price by year, nominal and adjusted for inflation
Year	Sold	Median	In 2025 money
2026 (so far)	33	£21,844
2025	51	£23,625	£23,625
2024	48	£24,966	£25,924
2023	58	£22,026	£23,635
2022	58	£22,925	£26,254
2021	59	£24,844	£30,721
2020	27	£30,780	£39,005
2019	34	£31,368	£40,156
2018	22	£27,066	£35,236
2017	23	£32,480	£43,265
2016	27	£22,500	£30,743
2015	17	£24,200	£33,396
2014	11	£10,969	£15,198
2013	7	£20,583	£28,925
2012	21	£18,400	£26,450
2011	13	£11,200	£16,513
2010	8	£13,338	£20,428
2009	4	£6,075	£9,538
2008	8	£13,900	£22,253
2007	5	£19,688	£32,616
2006	7	£12,656	£21,456
2005	8	£8,719	£15,154
2004	5	£5,980	£10,607

Which Jensen models make the most

Not every Jensen is priced alike. The FF sits at the top of the marque, with a median of £52,083 across 15 sales and most of them between £30,578 and £63,750. The Healey sits at the bottom at a median of £7,224, so the dearest Jensen model typically makes about 7 times what the cheapest does.

The Interceptor III alone accounts for about 37% of the Jensen sales on record, so the marque-wide median leans toward it.

Each bar runs from the quarter mark to the three-quarter mark of that marque's sales, so it covers the middle half of them and leaves out the project and the concours car. The thickest bars have three thousand sales or more behind them, the thinnest fewer than five hundred. The scale is by ratio, every gridline about three times the one before, which is the only way a Reliant and a Jaguar fit on one axis.

The busiest Jensen models in the sale rooms

Auction prices by Jensen model
Model	Sales	Usual range	Median
Interceptor III	209	£16,800 to £36,167	£26,880
Healey	95	£5,000 to £11,402	£7,224
Interceptor II	37	£17,500 to £32,664	£23,980
Interceptor I	33	£23,500 to £46,125	£34,000
GT	17	£3,963 to £12,150	£8,050
C-V8 Mk II	15	£25,435 to £39,800	£29,744
FF	15	£30,578 to £63,750	£52,083
541	14	£8,378 to £31,962	£21,656
C-V8	11	£9,338 to £28,944	£12,656
Interceptor SP	10	£22,069 to £48,066	£26,840
541 R	10	£24,830 to £39,593	£31,080
C-V8 Mk III	9	£21,330 to £40,500	£37,520

Plus 83 rarer variants with too few sales for a row of their own.

The latest Jensen sales

£22,500 Interceptor III H&H Auctioneers, 29 July 2026
£9,513 Interceptor III Bring A Trailer, 27 July 2026
£42,750 Interceptor III Iconic Auctioneers, 25 July 2026
£17,837 Interceptor III Bring A Trailer, 10 July 2026
£21,844 Interceptor III Bring A Trailer, 27 June 2026

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions

How much does a classic Jensen sell for?

Across 558 recorded auction sales, the median classic Jensen made £22,400, with most selling between £10,316 and £35,959 (as of August 2026). Those are sold prices rather than valuations: condition, history and specification move any individual car well outside that range.

Which Jensen is worth the most at auction?

Of the Jensen models with enough sales to read, the FF carries the highest median: £52,083 across 15 recorded sales, most of them between £30,578 and £63,750, with the C-V8 Mk III next at £37,520 (as of August 2026). Those are sold prices for cars in every condition; a concours example of a cheaper model can still out-sell a project FF.

What is the cheapest way into a classic Jensen?

At auction, the Healey: a median of £7,224 across 95 recorded sales, with most between £5,000 and £11,402 (as of August 2026). The bottom of that range is usually a project rather than a bargain, and a cheap car to buy is rarely a cheap car to put right.

Are classic Jensen prices rising?

No, not on the evidence to 2025. Adjusted for inflation, the typical classic Jensen made about 39% less in 2025 than five years earlier. The 2025 median was £23,625 across 51 sales, 5% below 2024. Those are medians across every Jensen model and every condition the sale rooms see, so a single model can be moving the other way.

What is the most expensive classic Jensen ever sold at auction?

The highest recorded auction result for a classic Jensen is £173,182, paid for a Ford Tourer in January 2016. Results like that are exceptional cars at exceptional moments; the typical range is £10,316 to £35,959.

How often does a classic Jensen come up for sale?

Frequently, by classic-car standards: roughly 55 sell at auction each year, and 72% of the cars offered find a buyer. There is a steady supply, so it pays to wait for a good one rather than stretch for the first car you see.

Before you buy or sell

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Agreed value insurance
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Strong evidence. 558 recorded sales and a dozen or more a year: the median and the range are well founded. Sold prices from public classic car auction results (1996 to 10 August 2026), not asking prices and not a valuation: a concours car and a project both sit inside these ranges, and condition, history and specification move any one car well outside them. Inflation-adjusted figures use the ONS CPIH index, in 2025 money. How to read these figures.