From old clocks to vintage dolls worth thousands – are you sitting on a fortune in your attic?

Many of us are guilty of hoarding things in the loft, but, from coins and vintage jewellery to war memorabilia, your attic could hold items worth thousands of pounds. We look at how much they could sell for

Old pocket watches preserved and displayed in a cardboard box with floral designs
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If you have an attic or loft full of decades’ worth of stuff, it’s worth sifting through it carefully as you could discover valuable items worth thousands of pounds.

From rare coins and stamps to vinyl records and vintage jewellery, our storage spaces can be a treasure trove of things worth serious money.

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Item

Average price

Coins and stamp collections

£11,669.18

Vintage jewellery

£7,277.21

Antique furniture

£6,485.40

Vinyl records

£3,931.52

Clocks

£2,671.42

Ceramic figures

£2,006.87

Lamps

£1,867.40

Paintings/prints and posters

£1,829.99

War memorabilia

£1,554.34

Ruth Emery
Contributing editor

Ruth is an award-winning financial journalist with more than 15 years' experience of working on national newspapers, websites and specialist magazines.

She is passionate about helping people feel more confident about their finances. She was previously editor of Times Money Mentor, and prior to that was deputy Money editor at The Sunday Times. 

A multi-award winning journalist, Ruth started her career on a pensions magazine at the FT Group, and has also worked at Money Observer and Money Advice Service. 

Outside of work, she is a mum to two young children, while also serving as a magistrate and an NHS volunteer.