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Value of £1,000 from 1909 to 2020
£1,000 in 1909 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £121,251.34 in 2020, an increase of £120,251.34 over 111 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 4.42% per year between 1909 and 2020, producing a cumulative price increase of 12,025.13%.
This means that prices in 2020 are 121.25 times as high as average prices since 1909, according to the Office for National Statistics composite price index.
The inflation rate in 1909 was 1.06%. The inflation rate in 2020 was 1.80%. The 2020 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 5.32% per year between 2020 and 2024.
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| Cumulative price change | 12,025.13% |
| Average inflation rate | 4.42% |
| Converted amount £1,000 base | £121,251.34 |
| Price difference £1,000 base | £120,251.34 |
| CPI in 1909 | 9.500 |
| CPI in 2020 | 1,151.888 |
| Inflation in 1909 | 1.06% |
| Inflation in 2020 | 1.80% |
| £1,000 in 1909 | £121,251.34 in 2020 |
Buying power of £1,000 in 1909
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for £1,000 in 1909 (price index tracking began in 1750).
For example, if you started with £1,000, you would need to end with £121,251.34 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
When £1,000 is equivalent to £121,251.34 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single U.K. pound decreases over time. In other words, a pound will pay for fewer items at the store.
This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a pound over time. By calculating the value in 1909 dollars, the chart below shows how £1,000 is worth less over 111 years.
According to the Office for National Statistics, each of these GBP amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:
This conversion table shows various other 1909 amounts in 2020 pounds, based on the 12,025.13% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| £1 pound in 1909 | £121.25 pounds in 2020 |
| £5 pounds in 1909 | £606.26 pounds in 2020 |
| £10 pounds in 1909 | £1,212.51 pounds in 2020 |
| £50 pounds in 1909 | £6,062.57 pounds in 2020 |
| £100 pounds in 1909 | £12,125.13 pounds in 2020 |
| £500 pounds in 1909 | £60,625.67 pounds in 2020 |
| £1,000 pounds in 1909 | £121,251.34 pounds in 2020 |
| £5,000 pounds in 1909 | £606,256.70 pounds in 2020 |
| £10,000 pounds in 1909 | £1,212,513.39 pounds in 2020 |
| £50,000 pounds in 1909 | £6,062,566.97 pounds in 2020 |
| £100,000 pounds in 1909 | £12,125,133.94 pounds in 2020 |
| £500,000 pounds in 1909 | £60,625,669.68 pounds in 2020 |
| £1,000,000 pounds in 1909 | £121,251,339.36 pounds in 2020 |
How to calculate inflation rate for £1,000, 1909 to 2020
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1909 and 2020:
CPI in 2020 CPI in 1909
×
1909 GBP value
=
2020 GBP value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 9.5 in the year 1909 and 1151.88772393 in 2020:
1151.887723939.5
×
£1,000
=
£121,251.34
£1,000 in 1909 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £121,251.34 in 2020.
To get the total inflation rate for the 111 years between 1909 and 2020, we use the following formula:
CPI in 2020 - CPI in 1909CPI in 1909
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (111 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
1151.88772393 - 9.59.5
×
100
=
12,025%
Data source & citation
Raw data for these calculations comes from the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). A composite index is created by combining price data from several different published sources, both official and unofficial. The Consumer Price Index, normally used to compute inflation, has only been tracked since 1988. All inflation calculations after 1988 use the Office for National Statistics' Consumer Price Index, except for the current year, which is based on The Bank of England's forecast.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “£1,000 in 1909 → 2020 | UK Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 21 Nov. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/uk/inflation/1909?amount=1000&endYear=2020.
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| Cumulative price change | 12,025.13% |
| Average inflation rate | 4.42% |
| Converted amount £1,000 base | £121,251.34 |
| Price difference £1,000 base | £120,251.34 |
| CPI in 1909 | 9.500 |
| CPI in 2020 | 1,151.888 |
| Inflation in 1909 | 1.06% |
| Inflation in 2020 | 1.80% |
| £1,000 in 1909 | £121,251.34 in 2020 |