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United Kingdom · reference month 2026-08

UK mortgage and savings rates

Effective rates from the Bank of England — the average actually paid on new business, not the headline products advertised to attract them.

1.17points between Bank Rate (3.75%) and a new two-year fixed mortgage (4.92%) — what lending costs on top of the policy rate.
Bank Rate3.75%2026-08-31
2-year fixed, 75% LTV4.92%effective, new business
5-year fixed, 75% LTV4.77%effective, new business
Instant access savings2.07%household deposits

Mortgages against the policy rate

Bank Rate sets the floor; the gap above it is the lender's margin, and it moves independently. When fixed rates fall while Bank Rate holds, lenders are competing — not the Bank easing.

Bank Rate and new fixed mortgage rates since 19951975-01-312026-08-31
Bank Rate2-year fixed5-year fixed
Table view — 220 observations
DateBank Rate2-year fixed5-year fixed
2026-08-313.75%4.92%4.77%
2026-05-313.75%4.91%4.89%
2026-02-283.75%3.97%3.93%
2025-12-313.9048%3.97%3.99%
2025-09-304%4.19%4.18%
2025-06-304.25%4.28%4.28%
2025-03-314.5%4.54%4.38%
2024-12-314.75%4.6%4.48%
2024-09-305%4.58%4.43%
2024-07-315.25%4.99%4.78%
2024-04-305.25%4.98%4.74%
2024-01-315.25%4.71%4.75%
2023-10-315.25%5.6%5.43%
2023-07-315%6.22%5.93%
2023-04-304.25%4.6%4.36%
2023-02-283.975%4.79%4.66%
2022-11-302.9318%5.98%5.63%
2022-08-311.6818%3.6%3.75%
2022-05-310.9762%2.63%2.56%
2022-02-280.475%1.78%1.79%
2021-11-300.1%1.53%1.38%
2021-09-300.1%1.2%1.18%
2021-06-300.1%1.39%1.66%
2021-03-310.1%1.56%1.71%
2020-12-310.1%1.86%2.04%
2020-09-300.1%1.75%1.88%
2020-07-310.1%1.45%1.67%
2020-04-300.1%1.38%1.59%
2020-01-310.75%1.41%1.57%
2019-10-310.75%1.47%1.62%
2019-07-310.75%1.61%1.74%
2019-04-300.75%1.66%1.79%
2019-02-280.75%1.7%1.8%
2018-11-300.75%1.75%1.82%
2018-08-310.7386%1.75%1.82%
2018-05-310.5%1.74%1.83%
2018-02-280.5%1.49%1.75%
2017-11-300.4886%1.61%1.68%
2017-09-300.25%1.4%1.6%
2017-06-300.25%1.48%1.7%
2017-03-310.25%1.37%1.68%
2016-12-310.25%1.45%1.79%
2016-09-300.25%1.59%1.92%
2016-06-300.5%1.75%2.13%
2016-04-300.5%1.84%2.13%
2016-01-310.5%1.93%2.19%
2015-10-310.5%1.87%2.3%
2015-07-310.5%1.87%2.54%
2015-04-300.5%1.95%2.57%
2015-02-280.5%1.96%2.62%
2014-11-300.5%2.17%2.89%
2014-08-310.5%2.54%3.01%
2014-05-310.5%2.56%2.99%
2014-02-280.5%2.38%2.96%
2013-11-300.5%2.44%2.91%
2013-09-300.5%2.54%2.91%
2013-06-300.5%2.63%2.95%
2013-03-310.5%2.9%3.3%
2012-12-310.5%3.35%3.67%
2012-09-300.5%3.67%4.05%
2012-06-300.5%3.74%4.09%
2012-04-300.5%3.66%4.03%
2012-01-310.5%3.27%3.77%
2011-10-310.5%3.04%3.6%
2011-07-310.5%3.14%4.13%
2011-04-300.5%3.66%4.43%
2011-01-310.5%3.7%4.3%
2010-11-300.5%3.53%4.15%
2010-08-310.5%3.74%4.36%
2010-05-310.5%3.78%4.56%
2010-02-280.5%3.88%4.68%
2009-11-300.5%4.1%4.88%
2009-08-310.5%4.43%4.81%
2009-06-300.5%4.45%4.86%
2009-03-310.5682%3.98%4.41%
2008-12-312.1429%4.77%5.11%
2008-09-305%5.96%5.86%
2008-06-305%6.6%6.39%
2008-04-305.0795%6.06%5.67%
2008-01-315.5%5.97%6.02%
2007-10-315.75%6.11%6.42%
2007-07-315.7159%6.07%6.21%
2007-04-305.25%5.62%5.86%
2007-01-315.1705%5.32%5.48%
2006-11-304.9318%5.2%5.32%
2006-08-314.7273%5.1%5.33%
2006-05-314.5%5%5.14%
2006-02-284.5%4.71%4.9%
2005-11-304.5%4.74%4.84%
2005-08-314.5341%4.56%4.88%
2005-06-304.75%4.77%5%
2005-03-314.75%5.2%5.24%
2004-12-314.75%5.07%5.28%
2004-09-304.75%5.33%5.63%
2004-06-304.4205%5.52%5.93%
2004-03-314%4.9%5.23%
2004-01-313.75%4.95%5.38%
2003-10-313.5%4.98%5.37%
2003-07-313.5761%3.87%4.28%
2003-04-303.75%4.06%4.57%
2003-01-314%4.5%4.88%
2002-11-304%4.45%4.82%
2002-08-314%4.59%5.16%
2002-05-314%5.43%5.76%
2002-02-284%5.14%5.53%
2001-11-304.1136%4.84%5.26%
2001-08-315.0114%5.58%5.82%
2001-06-305.25%5.72%5.84%
2001-03-315.75%5.68%5.95%
2000-12-316%6.03%6.23%
2000-09-306%6.31%6.56%
2000-06-306%6.46%6.6%
2000-03-316%6.45%6.7%
2000-01-315.6625%6.78%6.78%
1999-10-315.25%6.5%6.72%
1999-07-315%6%6.05%
1999-04-305.2875%5.71%5.7%
1999-01-316.0375%5.9%6.41%
1998-10-317.3068%6.91%6.81%
1998-08-317.5%7.33%7.3%
1998-05-317.25%7.12%7.03%
1998-02-287.25%7.08%7.29%
1997-11-307.2125%7.04%7.36%
1997-08-316.95%7.17%7.7%
1997-06-306.4524%7.14%7.61%
1997-03-315.9375%7.11%7.44%
1996-12-315.9375%7.24%7.67%
1996-09-305.6875%7.06%7.5%
1996-06-305.725%7.06%7.79%
1996-03-315.9821%6.49%7.14%
1996-01-316.2614%6.7%7.08%
1995-10-316.625%7.99%7.85%
1995-07-316.625%7.89%7.97%
1995-04-306.625%8.29%8.54%
1995-01-316.125%8.13%8.84%
1994-10-315.625%
1994-08-315.125%
1994-05-315.125%
1994-02-285.1875%
1993-11-305.7386%
1993-08-315.875%
1993-05-315.875%
1993-03-315.875%
1992-12-316.875%
1992-09-309.5568%
1992-06-309.875%
1992-03-3110.375%
1992-01-3110.375%
1991-10-3110.375%
1991-07-3111.0707%
1991-04-3012.0655%
1991-01-3113.875%
1990-10-3114.0924%
1990-08-3114.875%
1990-05-3114.875%
1990-02-2814.875%
1989-11-3014.875%
1989-08-3113.7543%
1989-05-3113.0417%
1989-03-3112.875%
1988-12-3112.875%
1988-09-3011.875%
1988-06-308.2841%
1988-03-318.6359%
1987-12-318.4226%
1987-10-319.7386%
1987-07-318.875%
1987-04-309.8%
1987-01-3110.875%
1986-10-3110.4402%
1986-07-319.875%
1986-05-3110.25%
1986-02-2812.375%
1985-11-3011.375%
1985-08-3111.375%
1985-05-3112.375%
1985-03-3113.6369%
1984-12-319.5%
1984-09-3010.5%
1984-06-309.0536%
1984-03-318.7102%
1983-12-319.0625%
1983-10-319.0625%
1983-07-319.5625%
1983-04-3010.2336%
1983-01-3110.7%
1982-10-319.7917%
1982-07-3112.2045%
1982-05-3113.125%
1982-02-2813.8406%
1981-11-3014.7292%
1981-08-3112.1375%
1981-05-3112%
1981-02-2814%
1980-12-3114%
1980-09-3016%
1980-06-3017%
1980-03-3117%
1979-12-3117%
1979-10-3114%
1979-07-3114%
1979-04-3012.1579%
1979-01-3112.5%
1978-10-3110%
1978-07-3110%
1978-05-318.6548%
1978-02-286.5%
1977-11-305.2727%
1977-08-317.3409%
1977-05-318.119%
1977-02-2812.025%
1976-12-3114.619%
1976-09-3012.4545%
1976-06-3011.5%
1976-03-319.0543%
1975-12-3111.4643%
1975-09-3011%
1975-07-3110.1739%
1975-04-309.9091%
1975-01-3111.3295%

What savers get, against what borrowers pay

A borrower on a new two-year fix pays 4.92%. A saver in instant access gets 2.07%. The 2.85-point difference is what sits between the two sides of the same bank.

Savings rates: instant access and two-year fixed bonds1996-01-312026-08-31
Instant access2-year fixed bond
Table view — 220 observations
DateInstant access2-year fixed bond
2026-08-312.07%4.04%
2026-06-302.14%4.12%
2026-05-312.13%4%
2026-03-312.13%3.51%
2026-01-312.15%3.67%
2025-12-312.2%3.71%
2025-10-312.23%3.79%
2025-08-312.27%3.8%
2025-07-312.34%3.86%
2025-05-312.41%3.98%
2025-03-312.45%4.05%
2025-02-282.57%4.07%
2024-12-312.59%4.04%
2024-10-312.65%4.14%
2024-09-302.66%4.3%
2024-07-312.79%4.47%
2024-05-312.76%4.48%
2024-04-302.77%4.5%
2024-02-292.81%4.48%
2023-12-312.81%4.91%
2023-10-312.77%5.45%
2023-09-302.74%5.41%
2023-07-312.23%5.1%
2023-05-311.74%4.03%
2023-04-301.63%3.9%
2023-02-281.44%3.75%
2022-12-311.2%3.64%
2022-11-300.99%3.42%
2022-09-300.64%2.37%
2022-07-310.42%1.24%
2022-06-300.31%1.09%
2022-04-300.22%0.68%
2022-02-280.12%0.44%
2022-01-310.11%0.36%
2021-11-300.11%0.28%
2021-09-300.11%0.28%
2021-08-310.09%0.26%
2021-06-300.07%0.24%
2021-04-300.06%0.24%
2021-03-310.07%0.23%
2021-01-310.06%0.28%
2020-11-300.07%0.36%
2020-10-310.08%0.41%
2020-08-310.07%0.44%
2020-06-300.16%0.51%
2020-05-310.23%0.63%
2020-03-310.39%0.97%
2020-01-310.41%0.97%
2019-12-310.41%1.03%
2019-10-310.43%1.01%
2019-08-310.43%1.02%
2019-07-310.44%1.04%
2019-05-310.45%0.93%
2019-03-310.45%1%
2019-02-280.45%1.16%
2018-12-310.27%0.83%
2018-10-310.27%0.94%
2018-08-310.22%0.84%
2018-07-310.21%0.87%
2018-05-310.2%0.8%
2018-03-310.21%0.79%
2018-02-280.2%0.81%
2017-12-310.21%0.69%
2017-10-310.12%0.74%
2017-09-300.14%0.78%
2017-07-310.14%0.79%
2017-05-310.15%0.73%
2017-04-300.15%0.66%
2017-02-280.15%0.67%
2016-12-310.15%0.64%
2016-11-300.25%0.7%
2016-09-300.28%0.79%
2016-07-310.34%0.93%
2016-06-300.4%0.98%
2016-04-300.44%0.87%
2016-02-290.46%1.07%
2016-01-310.47%1.08%
2015-11-300.54%1.28%
2015-09-300.54%1.32%
2015-08-310.55%1.32%
2015-06-300.54%1.32%
2015-04-300.56%1.21%
2015-03-310.55%1.23%
2015-01-310.55%1.28%
2014-11-300.57%1.36%
2014-10-310.63%1.27%
2014-08-310.62%1.22%
2014-06-300.72%1.27%
2014-05-310.73%1.24%
2014-03-310.73%1.45%
2014-01-310.76%1.46%
2013-12-310.81%1.47%
2013-10-310.75%1.47%
2013-08-310.75%1.56%
2013-06-300.83%1.49%
2013-05-310.83%1.69%
2013-03-310.98%1.75%
2013-01-311.05%1.91%
2012-12-311.05%2.18%
2012-10-311.42%2.32%
2012-08-311.53%2.51%
2012-07-311.55%2.66%
2012-05-311.53%2.73%
2012-03-311.54%2.49%
2012-02-291.55%2.51%
2011-12-311.52%2.61%
2011-10-311.51%2.68%
2011-09-301.5%2.7%
2011-07-311.42%2.8%
2011-05-311.45%2.77%
2011-04-301.44%2.79%
2011-02-281.31%2.54%
2010-12-312.56%
2010-11-302.62%
2010-09-302.43%
2010-07-312.32%
2010-06-302.32%
2010-04-302.34%
2010-02-282.43%
2010-01-312.43%
2009-11-302.66%
2009-09-302.93%
2009-08-313.05%
2009-06-302.97%
2009-04-302.71%
2009-03-312.7%
2009-01-312.5%
2008-11-304.03%
2008-09-305.92%
2008-08-315.66%
2008-06-305.93%
2008-04-305.19%
2008-03-314.95%
2008-01-315.36%
2007-11-305.96%
2007-10-316.15%
2007-08-315.91%
2007-06-305.61%
2007-05-315.54%
2007-03-315.24%
2007-01-315%
2006-12-315.04%
2006-10-314.73%
2006-08-314.6%
2006-07-314.51%
2006-05-314.37%
2006-03-314.29%
2006-02-284.31%
2005-12-314.33%
2005-10-314.34%
2005-09-304.33%
2005-07-314.38%
2005-05-314.75%
2005-04-304.77%
2005-02-284.6%
2004-12-314.84%
2004-11-304.92%
2004-09-305.2%
2004-07-315.19%
2004-06-305.11%
2004-04-304.56%
2004-02-294.41%
2004-01-314.43%
2003-11-304.3%
2003-09-304.01%
2003-07-313.43%
2003-06-303.52%
2003-04-303.46%
2003-02-283.66%
2003-01-313.89%
2002-11-303.92%
2002-09-304.28%
2002-08-314.26%
2002-06-304.61%
2002-04-304.64%
2002-03-314.53%
2002-01-314.32%
2001-11-304.5%
2001-10-314.69%
2001-08-315.05%
2001-06-304.99%
2001-05-315.01%
2001-03-315.31%
2001-01-315.74%
2000-12-315.93%
2000-10-316.24%
2000-08-316.33%
2000-07-316.42%
2000-05-316.55%
2000-03-316.56%
2000-02-296.35%
1999-12-316.12%
1999-10-315.82%
1999-09-305.52%
1999-07-315.06%
1999-05-314.98%
1999-04-305.04%
1999-02-285.09%
1998-12-316%
1998-11-306.3%
1998-09-307.15%
1998-07-317.06%
1998-05-317.12%
1998-04-307.13%
1998-02-286.99%
1997-12-317.1%
1997-11-306.96%
1997-09-306.92%
1997-07-316.68%
1997-06-306.65%
1997-04-306.34%
1997-02-285.93%
1997-01-316.02%
1996-11-305.93%
1996-09-306.02%
1996-08-315.97%
1996-06-306.21%
1996-04-305.87%
1996-03-315.87%
1996-01-315.86%

What these figures are

These are effectiverates — the average actually paid across new business in the month, weighted by amount. That makes them directly comparable to the Canadian “funds advanced” series and to ECB bank rate statistics, and not comparable to a posted or advertised rate. They are monthly and publish in arrears; 2026-08 is the most recent month available.

Source

Source
Bank of England
Observation date
Vintage
Retrieved

Bank of England, Interactive Statistical Database.