Detailed breakdown of average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by place of purchase, income group (deciles) and age of household reference person.

In 2023/24 households in the United Kingdom spent approximately 113.3 British pounds a week on housing, fuel & power, making it the category which the average household spent the most on in that year, with transport being the second-highest spending category at 88.2 pounds a week.

Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.

Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.

Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.

In 2023/24, the average household in the United Kingdom spent around 70.5 British pounds a week on food and non-alcoholic drinks, compared with 80.9 pounds in 2001/02.

Key information about United Kingdom Household Expenditure per Capita

• United Kingdom Annual Household Expenditure per Capita reached 15,553.402 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the last update number of 14,365.462 USD in Dec 2022.
• UK Annual Household Expenditure per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2006 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 16,636.136 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 20,246.074 USD in Dec 2007 and a record low of 14,365.462 USD in Dec 2022.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of UK dropped 2.090 % YoY in May 2023.

The average for 2021 based on 165 countries was 79.81 index points. The highest value was in Bermuda: 212.7 index points and the lowest value was in Syria: 33.25 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.

In October 2025, 63 percent of households in Great Britain reported that their cost of living had increased in the previous month, compared with 72 percent in April. Although the share of people reporting a cost of living increase has generally been falling since August 2022, when 91 percent of households reported an increase, the most recent figures indicate that the Cost of Living Crisis is still ongoing for many households in the UK. Crisis ligers even as inflation falls Although various factors have been driving the Cost of Living Crisis in Britain, high inflation has undoubtedly been one of the main factors. After several years of relatively low inflation, the CPI inflation rate shot up from 2021 onwards, hitting a high of 11.1 percent in October 2022. In the months since that peak, inflation has fallen to more usual levels, and was 2.5 percent in December 2024, slightly up from 1.7 percent in September. Since June 2023, wages have also started to grow at a faster rate than inflation, albeit after a long period where average wages were falling relative to overall price increases. Economy continues to be the main issue for voters Ahead of the last UK general election, the economy was consistently selected as the main issue for voters for several months. Although the Conservative Party was seen by voters as the best party for handling the economy before October 2022, this perception collapsed following the market's reaction to Liz Truss' mini-budget. Even after changing their leader from Truss to Rishi Sunak, the Conservatives continued to fall in the polls, and would go onto lose the election decisively. Since the election, the economy remains the most important issue in the UK, although it was only slightly ahead of immigration and health as of January 2025.

Between 2021 and 2024, the average weekly expenditure for households in South East England was 662 British pounds a week, compared with the UK average of 573.3 pounds. Households in the South East, along with those in London, the South West, and East England all spent more than the UK average, while households in North East England had the lowest average weekly expenditure.

Expenditure on rent by renters and mortgages by mortgage holders, by region and age from the Living Costs and Food Survey for the financial year ending 2022. Data is presented as a proportion of total expenditure and a proportion of disposable income.

Median price paid for residential property in England and Wales, by property type and administrative geographies. Annual data.

Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK. Data are shown by region, age, income (including equivalised) group (deciles and quintiles), economic status, socio-economic class, housing tenure, output area classification, urban and rural areas (Great Britain only), place of purchase and household composition.

The average weekly household expenditure for households where the reference person was aged between 30 and 49 in the United Kingdom was approximately 608.4 British pounds a week in 2021/22, the highest of the provided age groups. Households where the reference person was over the age of 75 had the lowest average weekly expenditure, at 356.3 pounds a week.

This table presents data on all working-age adults living in households that have a household income below 60 per cent of the UK median household income after housing costs are paid.

The small area model-based income estimates are the official estimates of average (mean) household income at the middle layer super output area (MSOA) level in England and Wales for 2011/12, 2013/14 and 2015/16. For 2015-16 the figures are average annual income. For 2013/14 and 2011/12 the figures are average weekly income. They are calculated using a model based method to produce the following four estimates of income using a combination of survey data from the Family Resources Survey, and previously published data from the 2011 Census and a number of administrative data sources. The four different measures of income are: Total household income Net household income Net household income (equivalised) before housing costs Net household income (equivalised) after housing costs Total annual household income is the sum of the gross income of every member of the household plus any income from benefits such as Working Families Tax Credit. Net annual household income is the sum of the net income of every member of the household. It is calculated using the same components as total income but income is net of: income tax payments; national insurance contributions; domestic rates/council tax; contributions to occupational pension schemes; all maintenance and child support payments, which are deducted from the income of the person making the payments; and parental contribution to students living away from home. Net annual household income before housing costs (equivalised) is composed of the same elements as net household weekly income but is subject to the OECD’s equivalisation scale. Net annual household income after housing costs (equivalised) is composed of the same elements of net household weekly income but is subject to the following deductions prior to the OECD’s equivalisation scale being applied: rent (gross of housing benefit); water rates, community water charges and council water charges; mortgage interest payments (net of any tax relief); structural insurance premiums (for owner occupiers); and ground rent and service charges. For detailed information on aspects of the quality and methodology behind these statistics, see the Technical Report. This dataset is included in the Greater London Authority's Night Time Observatory. Click here to find out more.