Inflation Record
£100 in 2010 → Today (United Kingdom)
Official data verified · CPI (ONS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset
£158.80
+58.8% cumulative inflation · 2010–2026
Your £100 in 2010 would have the purchasing power of £158.80 in United Kingdom today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: £100 in 2010 had the same average buying power as £158.80 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 58.8% across this 16-year span; the purchasing power of a pound changed by -37.0%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ONS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2010 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| £1 | £1.59 |
| £5 | £7.94 |
| £10 | £15.88 |
| £20 | £31.76 |
| £50 | £79.40 |
| £100 | £158.80 |
| £500 | £794.01 |
| £1,000 | £1,588.02 |
| £10,000 | £15,880.23 |
| £100,000 | £158,802.34 |
Key facts about 2010
- Consumer prices rose 3.3% in 2010 — the 10th-largest annual increase in the 1988–2026 record.
- Measured by the older RPI instead of CPI, £100 in 2010 would equal £185.63 in 2026 — the two indexes have drifted apart, which is why this site never blends them.
- In the decade after 2010, prices rose 21.6% in total.
£100 in 2010, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £121.60 | +21.6% |
| 2026 | £158.80 | +58.8% |
Monthly CPI in 2010
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 87.8 | 3.4% |
| February | 88.2 | 3.0% |
| March | 88.7 | 3.4% |
| April | 89.2 | 3.7% |
| May | 89.4 | 3.5% |
| June | 89.5 | 3.2% |
| July | 89.3 | 3.0% |
| August | 89.8 | 3.2% |
| September | 89.8 | 3.1% |
| October | 90.0 | 3.2% |
| November | 90.3 | 3.2% |
| December | 91.2 | 3.6% |
Annual average for 2010: 89.433
Verify this calculation
Series: CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset; base 2015=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2010 annual average): 89.433 · Index (2026 annual average): 142.022 · Ratio: 1.5880
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Office for National Statistics.