Mapped: The price of a pint across the UK
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The price of a pint varies by as much as a pound depending where you are in the country, writes Albert Toth. The average price of a pint in the UK is rising, figures show, as big regional differences are revealed. Rampant inflation of the past few years has seen lager get more expensive, while the Covid pandemic has led to pub closures across the UK.
Industry figures are now warning that punters could see another spike, with pubs across the country set to raise prices following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plan to increase tax on businesses. Brewer Young’s has said it will soon lift its prices by 3.5 per cent, adding about 20 pence to the price of a London pint and taking it to nearly £6.50. A pint in the rest of the UK will be about 17 pence more. The move follows similar warnings from popular chains Fuller’s and Wetherspoons.
The continued price rises have all resulted in a worrying trend of higher costs and less visits for most pubs. However, depending on where you live you’re likely to get a much cheaper, or more expensive, pint than others. As might be expected, the most expensive pints can be found in London. The average price of a lager in the capital is reported to be £5.59 – 80p above the national average.
It’s long been the case that pub-goers will struggle to get a beer for less than a fiver in the city, and may even have to pay more. Data from price tracker pint-prices.com shows that some London pubs will charge as much as £8 for a pint of Guinness, despite a national of price of £5.18 for the popular Irish stout.
