Value of £100 from 1850 to 1846
£100 in 1850 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £115.48 in 1846, a difference of £15.48 over 4 years. The pound had an average deflation rate of -3.53% per year since 1846, producing a cumulative price change of 15.48%.
This means that prices in 1846 are 1.15 times as high as average prices since 1850, according to the Office for National Statistics composite price index.
The inflation rate in 1846 was 4.30%. The inflation rate in 1850 was -5.62%. The 1850 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.99% per year between 1850 and 2024.
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| Cumulative price change | 15.48% |
| Average inflation rate | -3.53% |
| Converted amount £100 base | £115.48 |
| Price difference £100 base | £15.48 |
| CPI in 1850 | 8.400 |
| CPI in 1846 | 9.700 |
| Inflation in 1846 | 4.30% |
| Inflation in 1850 | -5.62% |
| £100 in 1850 | £115.48 in 1846 |
Buying power of £100 in 1846
This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for £100 in 1846 (price index tracking began in 1750).
For example, if you started with £100, you would need to end with £115.48 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").
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 1846 amounts in 1850 pounds, based on the 15.48% change in prices:
| Initial value | Equivalent value |
|---|---|
| £1 pound in 1846 | £0.87 pounds in 1850 |
| £5 pounds in 1846 | £4.33 pounds in 1850 |
| £10 pounds in 1846 | £8.66 pounds in 1850 |
| £50 pounds in 1846 | £43.30 pounds in 1850 |
| £100 pounds in 1846 | £86.60 pounds in 1850 |
| £500 pounds in 1846 | £432.99 pounds in 1850 |
| £1,000 pounds in 1846 | £865.98 pounds in 1850 |
| £5,000 pounds in 1846 | £4,329.90 pounds in 1850 |
| £10,000 pounds in 1846 | £8,659.79 pounds in 1850 |
| £50,000 pounds in 1846 | £43,298.97 pounds in 1850 |
| £100,000 pounds in 1846 | £86,597.94 pounds in 1850 |
| £500,000 pounds in 1846 | £432,989.69 pounds in 1850 |
| £1,000,000 pounds in 1846 | £865,979.38 pounds in 1850 |
How to calculate inflation rate for £100, 1846 to 1850
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1846 and 1850:
CPI in 1846 CPI in 1850
×
1850 GBP value
=
1846 GBP value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 8.4 in the year 1850 and 9.7 in 1846:
9.78.4
×
£100
=
£115.48
£100 in 1850 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £115.48 in 1846.
To get the total inflation rate for the 4 years between 1846 and 1850, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1846 - CPI in 1850CPI in 1850
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (4 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
9.7 - 8.48.4
×
100
=
15%
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: “£100 in 1850 → 1846 | UK Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 18 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1850-GBP-in-1846?amount=100.
Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.
in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
| Cumulative price change | 15.48% |
| Average inflation rate | -3.53% |
| Converted amount £100 base | £115.48 |
| Price difference £100 base | £15.48 |
| CPI in 1850 | 8.400 |
| CPI in 1846 | 9.700 |
| Inflation in 1846 | 4.30% |
| Inflation in 1850 | -5.62% |
| £100 in 1850 | £115.48 in 1846 |