Everyday prices / United Kingdom
What things cost now.
Average prices across the UK in August 2026 for 575 everyday items, from the prices the Office for National Statistics collects to measure inflation, and how they've changed in a year.
Source: ONS shopping prices comparison tool Prices for the month starting
Care
| Item | Size | Price | A year ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childminder fees | per hour | £6.83 | £6.56 | Up 4.1% |
| Home care assistant | per hour | £30.05 | £28.44 | Up 5.7% |
| Nanny fees | per week | £689.88 | £680.01 | Up 1.5% |
| Nursery fees (ages 0-4) | per session | £65.04 | £61.87 | Up 5.1% |
| Nursing home care fees | per week | £1,620.39 | £1,533.19 | Up 5.7% |
| Playgroup fees | per session | £2.23 | £2.17 | Up 2.8% |
| Residential home care fees | per week | £1,396.36 | £1,297.25 | Up 7.6% |
Hairdressing
| Item | Size | Price | A year ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's haircut | per service | £21.20 | £20.36 | Up 4.1% |
| Women's hair highlighting | per service | £98.63 | £94.76 | Up 4.1% |
| Women's haircut and blow-dry | per service | £48.52 | £46.64 | Up 4.0% |
Health
| Item | Size | Price | A year ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiropractor treatment (private) | per session | £68.03 | £66.24 | Up 2.7% |
| Dental examination (private) | per service | £63.72 | £59.72 | Up 6.7% |
| Manicure appointment | per service | £26.04 | £25.30 | Up 2.9% |
| Physiotherapy (private) | per session | £64.88 | £62.00 | Up 4.6% |
Maintenance and repair
| Item | Size | Price | A year ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry services - daytime | hourly rate, incl. VAT | £29.09 | £28.74 | Up 1.2% |
| Decorating services | daily rate | £155.56 | £155.35 | Up 0.1% |
| Domestic cleaner | hourly rate, incl. VAT | £18.48 | £17.84 | Up 3.6% |
| Electrical services - daytime | hourly rate, incl. VAT | £52.58 | £52.33 | Up 0.5% |
| PC repair | per service | £56.66 | £55.95 | Up 1.3% |
| Plumber - daytime | hourly rate, incl. VAT | £66.17 | £65.58 | Up 0.9% |
| Washing machine repair | per service | £71.67 | £69.46 | Up 3.2% |
| Window cleaning - 3-bedroom semi, exterior only | per service | £24.02 | £23.22 | Up 3.4% |
Other
| Item | Size | Price | A year ago | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving lesson fees - after 5pm | hourly rate | £40.73 | £39.36 | Up 3.5% |
| Dry cleaning - men's suit | per service | £18.30 | £17.60 | Up 4.0% |
| Event catering | per head | £12.20 | £11.81 | Up 3.3% |
| Funeral fees - basic (excl. doctor, flowers, church, wake) | per service | £3,866.49 | £3,687.78 | Up 4.8% |
| Home removal van hire (within 10 miles) | 1 van, incl. labour | £675.95 | £648.16 | Up 4.3% |
| Self-storage fees | monthly rate (25-140 sq. ft) | £139.08 | £132.73 | Up 4.8% |
| Solicitor fees (e.g. letter writing) | hourly rate | £335.33 | £324.10 | Up 3.5% |
| Will writing - basic, single person | per service | £380.54 | £358.43 | Up 6.2% |
- These are averages of prices collected across the UK. What you pay depends on the shop, the brand and offers.
- From 2025, many food, drink and tobacco prices also use supermarket till data and more specific product types, so some items have no figure for a year earlier.
Data sources
- ONS shopping prices comparison tool. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Average prices from the prices collected for the Consumer Prices Index.