Purchasing Power of £1 compared to 2007 values Figures supplied by: Lawrence H. Officer, "Purchasing Power of British Pounds from 1264 to 2007," Measuring Worth, 2008. URL http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/. |
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Year | RPI | Average Earnings | Comments |
Use for "buying a loaf of bread" type of questions |
Use for how "affordable" this would be to the average person type questions |
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1275 | £355.39 | £11,822.40 | |
1300 | £390.93 | £10,010.23 | Great Famine 1315-1322 |
1325 | £303.93 | £7,865.52 | |
1350 | £430.26 | £6,987.23 | Black Death 1348/9 |
1375 | £304.03 | £5,067.60 | Peasants Revolt 1381 |
1400 | £400.78 | £5,283.69 | |
1425 | £472.29 | £4,958.07 | |
1450 | £520.14 | £5,246.55 | Wars of the Roses 1455 |
1475 | £549.74 | £4,755.63 | Plague 1498 |
1500 | £501.55 | £4,755.63 | |
1525 | £466.79 | £4,755.63 | Reformation 1534 |
1550 | £243.02 | £3,780.97 | |
1575 | £184.16 | £2,441.86 | First Treaty of Nonsuch 1585 / London Plague 1592–1594 |
1600 | £141.16 | £1,947.48 | Gunpowder Plot 1605 |
1625 | £138.24 | £1,776.22 | |
1650 | £87.99 | £1,533.37 | Plague 1665 / Fire of London 1666 |
1675 | £125.66 | £1,449.82 | |
1700 | £130.43 | £1,604.57 | Bank of England Formed 1694 |
1725 | £123.10 | £1,572.26 | South Sea Bubble 1720 |
1750 | £138.67 | £1,445.15 | |
1775 | £97.63 | £1,312.79 | First cotton mill 1771 |
1800 | £52.03 | £769.62 | Corn Laws 1815 |
1825 | £66.59 | £776.42 | Railway Age starts 1825 / Met Police Formed 1829 |
1836 | £75.52 | £784.33 | Cholera 1832 / Epsom's New Work House started 1836 |
1850 | £82.37 | £746.30 | Penny Post starts 1840 / Irish potato famine 1845 |
1875 | £67.55 | £502.61 | |
1900 | £77.58 | £421.01 | |
1914 | £68.80 | £360.15 | WW1 Starts |
1918 | £34.91 | £172.39 | WW1 Ends / Flu Pandemic |
1925 | £40.88 | £181.88 | |
1939 | £44.44 | £169.89 | WW2 Starts |
1945 | £30.93 | £97.90 | WW2 Ends |
1950 | £24.69 | £73.23 | |
1975 | £6.04 | £9.51 | |
2000 | £1.21 | £1.31 |
Angel / Noble = 6s.8d (33.3p)(* = some coins had different values at different times)
Crown (post 1551*) = 5s. (25p)
Farthing = 0.25d (1/960 of £1)
Florin = 2s. = 24d (10p)
Groat = 4d (1.5p)
Guinea (post 1717*) = £1 1s. (£1.05)
Half Crown (post 1551*) = 2s.6d (12½p)
Half-Penny 0.5d = (1/480 of £1)
Mark (Not an English Coin*) = 13s.4d (66.6p)
Ora (Not an English Coin) = 16d (6.6p)
Pence (Post Decimal) = 2.4d (1p)
Penny (Pre Decimal) = 1d (0.5p strictly 1/240 of £1)
Ryal (also known as a Rose Nobel or Royal)= 10s. (50p)
Shilling (also known as a Bob)= 1s. = 12d (5p)
Sixpence (also known as a Tanner) / Helm = 6d (2½p)
Sovereign (post 1817*) / Unite / Pound = £1
Threepenny piece = 3d (1p strictly 3/240 of £1)
s.d | p | s.d | p | s.d | p | s.d | p | |||
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1d | ½p | 5s.1d | 25½p | 10s.1d | 50½p | 15s.1d | 75½p | |||
2d | 1p | 5s.2d | 26p | 10s.2d | 51p | 15s.2d | 76p | |||
3d | 1p | 5s.3d | 26p | 10s.3d | 51p | 15s.3d | 76p | |||
4d | 1½p | 5s.4d | 26½p | 10s.4d | 51½p | 15s.4d | 76½p | |||
5d | 2p | 5s.5d | 27p | 10s.5d | 52p | 15s.5d | 77p | |||
6d | 2½p | 5s.6d | 27½p | 10s.6d | 52½p | 15s.6d | 77½p | |||
7d | 3p | 5s.7d | 28p | 10s.7d | 53p | 15s.7d | 78p | |||
8d | 3½p | 5s.8d | 28½p | 10s.8d | 53½p | 15s.8d | 78½p | |||
9d | 4p | 5s.9d | 29p | 10s.9d | 54p | 15s.9d | 79p | |||
10d | 4p | 5s.10d | 29p | 10s.10d | 54p | 15s.10d | 79p | |||
11d | 4½p | 5s.11d | 29½p | 10s.11d | 54½p | 15s.11d | 79½p | |||
1s.0d | 5p | 6s.0d | 30p | 11s.0d | 55p | 16s.0d | 80p | |||
1s.1d | 5½p | 6s.1d | 30½p | 11s.1d | 55½p | 16s.1d | 80½p | |||
1s.2d | 6p | 6s.2d | 31p | 11s.2d | 56p | 16s.2d | 81p | |||
1s.3d | 6p | 6s.3d | 31p | 11s.3d | 56p | 16s.3d | 81p | |||
1s.4d | 6½p | 6s.4d | 31½p | 11s.4d | 56½p | 16s.4d | 81½p | |||
1s.5d | 7p | 6s.5d | 32p | 11s.5d | 57p | 16s.5d | 82p | |||
1s.6d | 7½p | 6s.6d | 32½p | 11s.6d | 57½p | 16s.6d | 82½p | |||
1s.7d | 8p | 6s.7d | 33p | 11s.7d | 58p | 16s.7d | 83p | |||
1s.8d | 8½p | 6s.8d | 33½p | 11s.8d | 58½p | 16s.8d | 83½p | |||
1s.9d | 9p | 6s.9d | 34p | 11s.9d | 59p | 16s.9d | 84p | |||
1s.10d | 9p | 6s.10d | 34p | 11s.10d | 59p | 16s.10d | 84p | |||
1s.11d | 9½p | 6s.11d | 34½p | 11s.11d | 59½p | 16s.11d | 84½p | |||
2s.0d | 10p | 7s.0d | 35p | 12s.0d | 60p | 17s.0d | 85p | |||
2s.1d | 10½p | 7s.1d | 35½p | 12s.1d | 60½p | 17s.1d | 85½p | |||
2s.2d | 11p | 7s.2d | 36p | 12s.2d | 61p | 17s.2d | 86p | |||
2s.3d | 11p | 7s.3d | 36p | 12s.3d | 61p | 17s.3d | 86p | |||
2s.4d | 11½p | 7s.4d | 36½p | 12s.4d | 61½p | 17s.4d | 86½p | |||
2s.5d | 12p | 7s.5d | 37p | 12s.5d | 62p | 17s.5d | 87p | |||
2s.6d | 12½p | 7s.6d | 37½p | 12s.6d | 62½p | 17s.6d | 87½p | |||
2s.7d | 13p | 7s.7d | 38p | 12s.7d | 63p | 17s.7d | 88p | |||
2s.8d | 13½p | 7s.8d | 38½p | 12s.8d | 63½p | 17s.8d | 88½p | |||
2s.9d | 14p | 7s.9d | 39p | 12s.9d | 64p | 17s.9d | 89p | |||
2s.10d | 14p | 7s.10d | 39p | 12s.10d | 64p | 17s.10d | 89p | |||
2s.11d | 14½p | 7s.11d | 39½p | 12s.11d | 64½p | 17s.11d | 89½p | |||
3s.0d | 15p | 8s.0d | 40p | 13s.0d | 65p | 18s.0d | 90p | |||
3s.1d | 15½p | 8s.1d | 40½p | 13s.1d | 65½p | 18s.1d | 90½p | |||
3s.2d | 16p | 8s.2d | 41p | 13s.2d | 66p | 18s.2d | 91p | |||
3s.3d | 16p | 8s.3d | 41p | 13s.3d | 66p | 18s.3d | 91p | |||
3s.4d | 16½p | 8s.4d | 41½p | 13s.4d | 66½p | 18s.4d | 91½p | |||
3s.5d | 17p | 8s.5d | 42p | 13s.5d | 67p | 18s.5d | 92p | |||
3s.6d | 17½p | 8s.6d | 42½p | 13s.6d | 67½p | 18s.6d | 92½p | |||
3s.7d | 18p | 8s.7d | 43p | 13s.7d | 68p | 18s.7d | 93p | |||
3s.8d | 18½p | 8s.8d | 43½p | 13s.8d | 68½p | 18s.8d | 93½p | |||
3s.9d | 19p | 8s.9d | 44p | 13s.9d | 69p | 18s.9d | 94p | |||
3s.10d | 19p | 8s.10d | 44p | 13s.10d | 69p | 18s.10d | 94p | |||
3s.11d | 19½p | 8s.11d | 44½p | 13s.11d | 69½p | 18s.11d | 94½p | |||
4s.0d | 20p | 9s.0d | 45p | 14s.0d | 70p | 19s.0d | 95p | |||
4s.1d | 20½p | 9s.1d | 45½p | 14s.1d | 70½p | 19s.1d | 95½p | |||
4s.2d | 21p | 9s.2d | 46p | 14s.2d | 71p | 19s.2d | 96p | |||
4s.3d | 21p | 9s.3d | 46p | 14s.3d | 71p | 19s.3d | 96p | |||
4s.4d | 21½p | 9s.4d | 46½p | 14s.4d | 71½p | 19s.4d | 96½p | |||
4s.5d | 22p | 9s.5d | 47p | 14s.5d | 72p | 19s.5d | 97p | |||
4s.6d | 22½p | 9s.6d | 47½p | 14s.6d | 72½p | 19s.6d | 97½p | |||
4s.7d | 23p | 9s.7d | 48p | 14s.7d | 73p | 19s.7d | 98p | |||
4s.8d | 23½p | 9s.8d | 48½p | 14s.8d | 73½p | 19s.8d | 98½p | |||
4s.9d | 24p | 9s.9d | 49p | 14s.9d | 74p | 19s.9d | 99p | |||
4s.10d | 24p | 9s.10d | 49p | 14s.10d | 74p | 19s.10d | 99p | |||
4s.11d | 24½p | 9s.11d | 49½p | 14s.11d | 74½p | 19s.11d | 99½p | |||
5s.0d | 25p | 10s.0d | 50p | 15s.0d | 75p | £1.0s.0d | £1.00 |