£1 in 1755 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1 in 1751, an increase of £0.00 over 4 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 0.00% per year between 1751 and 1755, producing a cumulative price increase of 0.00%.
The inflation rate in 1751 was -1.96%. The inflation rate in 1755 was -5.66%. The 1755 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.12% per year between 1755 and 2024.
When £1 is equivalent to £1 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 1751 dollars, the chart below shows how £1 is worth less over 4 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:
Pound inflation: 1751-1755
Year
Pound Value
Inflation Rate
1751
£1.00
-1.96%
1752
£1.04
4.00%
1753
£1.02
-1.92%
1754
£1.06
3.92%
1755
£1.00
-5.66%
1756
£1.04
4.00%
1757
£1.26
21.15%
1758
£1.26
0.00%
1759
£1.16
-7.94%
1760
£1.12
-3.45%
1761
£1.06
-5.36%
1762
£1.10
3.77%
1763
£1.14
3.64%
1764
£1.24
8.77%
1765
£1.28
3.23%
1766
£1.30
1.56%
1767
£1.36
4.62%
1768
£1.34
-1.47%
1769
£1.24
-7.46%
1770
£1.24
0.00%
1771
£1.34
8.06%
1772
£1.48
10.45%
1773
£1.48
0.00%
1774
£1.50
1.35%
1775
£1.40
-6.67%
1776
£1.38
-1.43%
1777
£1.38
0.00%
1778
£1.42
2.90%
1779
£1.30
-8.45%
1780
£1.26
-3.08%
1781
£1.32
4.76%
1782
£1.34
1.52%
1783
£1.50
11.94%
1784
£1.52
1.33%
1785
£1.44
-5.26%
1786
£1.44
0.00%
1787
£1.44
0.00%
1788
£1.50
4.17%
1789
£1.48
-1.33%
1790
£1.50
1.35%
1791
£1.50
0.00%
1792
£1.52
1.33%
1793
£1.56
2.63%
1794
£1.70
8.97%
1795
£1.88
10.59%
1796
£2.00
6.38%
1797
£1.80
-10.00%
1798
£1.76
-2.22%
1799
£1.98
12.50%
1800
£2.70
36.36%
1801
£3.02
11.85%
1802
£2.32
-23.18%
1803
£2.20
-5.17%
1804
£2.26
2.73%
1805
£2.62
15.93%
1806
£2.52
-3.82%
1807
£2.46
-2.38%
1808
£2.56
4.07%
1809
£2.80
9.37%
1810
£2.88
2.86%
1811
£2.80
-2.78%
1812
£3.18
13.57%
1813
£3.26
2.52%
1814
£2.84
-12.88%
1815
£2.54
-10.56%
1816
£2.32
-8.66%
1817
£2.64
13.79%
1818
£2.64
0.00%
1819
£2.58
-2.27%
1820
£2.34
-9.30%
1821
£2.06
-11.97%
1822
£1.78
-13.59%
1823
£1.90
6.74%
1824
£2.06
8.42%
1825
£2.42
17.48%
1826
£2.28
-5.79%
1827
£2.14
-6.14%
1828
£2.08
-2.80%
1829
£2.06
-0.96%
1830
£1.98
-3.88%
1831
£2.18
10.10%
1832
£2.02
-7.34%
1833
£1.90
-5.94%
1834
£1.74
-8.42%
1835
£1.78
2.30%
1836
£1.98
11.24%
1837
£2.02
2.02%
1838
£2.04
0.99%
1839
£2.18
6.86%
1840
£2.22
1.83%
1841
£2.18
-1.80%
1842
£2.00
-8.26%
1843
£1.78
-11.00%
1844
£1.78
0.00%
1845
£1.86
4.49%
1846
£1.94
4.30%
1847
£2.18
12.37%
1848
£1.90
-12.84%
1849
£1.78
-6.32%
1850
£1.68
-5.62%
1851
£1.62
-3.57%
1852
£1.62
0.00%
1853
£1.78
9.88%
1854
£2.04
14.61%
1855
£2.10
2.94%
1856
£2.10
0.00%
1857
£2.00
-4.76%
1858
£1.82
-9.00%
1859
£1.80
-1.10%
1860
£1.86
3.33%
1861
£1.90
2.15%
1862
£1.86
-2.11%
1863
£1.80
-3.23%
1864
£1.78
-1.11%
1865
£1.80
1.12%
1866
£1.90
5.56%
1867
£2.02
6.32%
1868
£2.00
-0.99%
1869
£1.90
-5.00%
1870
£1.90
0.00%
1871
£1.92
1.05%
1872
£2.00
4.17%
1873
£2.08
4.00%
1874
£2.00
-3.85%
1875
£1.96
-2.00%
1876
£1.96
0.00%
1877
£1.94
-1.02%
1878
£1.90
-2.06%
1879
£1.82
-4.21%
1880
£1.88
3.30%
1881
£1.86
-1.06%
1882
£1.88
1.08%
1883
£1.86
-1.06%
1884
£1.82
-2.15%
1885
£1.76
-3.30%
1886
£1.74
-1.14%
1887
£1.72
-1.15%
1888
£1.74
1.16%
1889
£1.76
1.15%
1890
£1.76
0.00%
1891
£1.78
1.14%
1892
£1.78
0.00%
1893
£1.76
-1.12%
1894
£1.74
-1.14%
1895
£1.72
-1.15%
1896
£1.70
-1.16%
1897
£1.74
2.35%
1898
£1.74
0.00%
1899
£1.76
1.15%
1900
£1.84
4.55%
1901
£1.84
0.00%
1902
£1.84
0.00%
1903
£1.86
1.09%
1904
£1.86
0.00%
1905
£1.86
0.00%
1906
£1.86
0.00%
1907
£1.88
1.08%
1908
£1.88
0.00%
1909
£1.90
1.06%
1910
£1.92
1.05%
1911
£1.92
0.00%
1912
£1.98
3.13%
1913
£1.96
-1.01%
1914
£1.96
0.00%
1915
£2.20
12.24%
1916
£2.60
18.18%
1917
£3.26
25.38%
1918
£3.98
22.09%
1919
£4.38
10.05%
1920
£5.06
15.53%
1921
£4.62
-8.70%
1922
£3.98
-13.85%
1923
£3.74
-6.03%
1924
£3.72
-0.53%
1925
£3.72
0.00%
1926
£3.70
-0.54%
1927
£3.60
-2.70%
1928
£3.60
0.00%
1929
£3.56
-1.11%
1930
£3.46
-2.81%
1931
£3.32
-4.05%
1932
£3.24
-2.41%
1933
£3.16
-2.47%
1934
£3.16
0.00%
1935
£3.18
0.63%
1936
£3.20
0.63%
1937
£3.32
3.75%
1938
£3.36
1.20%
1939
£3.46
2.98%
1940
£4.04
16.76%
1941
£4.48
10.89%
1942
£4.80
7.14%
1943
£4.96
3.33%
1944
£5.10
2.82%
1945
£5.24
2.75%
1946
£5.40
3.05%
1947
£5.78
7.04%
1948
£6.22
7.61%
1949
£6.40
2.89%
1950
£6.60
3.13%
1951
£7.20
9.09%
1952
£7.86
9.17%
1953
£8.10
3.05%
1954
£8.26
1.98%
1955
£8.62
4.36%
1956
£9.06
5.10%
1957
£9.38
3.53%
1958
£9.68
3.20%
1959
£9.72
0.41%
1960
£9.82
1.03%
1961
£10.16
3.46%
1962
£10.60
4.33%
1963
£10.80
1.89%
1964
£11.16
3.33%
1965
£11.68
4.66%
1966
£12.14
3.94%
1967
£12.46
2.64%
1968
£13.04
4.65%
1969
£13.74
5.37%
1970
£14.62
6.40%
1971
£16.00
9.44%
1972
£17.14
7.13%
1973
£18.70
9.10%
1974
£21.70
16.04%
1975
£26.96
24.24%
1976
£31.42
16.54%
1977
£36.40
15.85%
1978
£39.42
8.30%
1979
£44.70
13.39%
1980
£52.74
17.99%
1981
£59.00
11.87%
1982
£64.08
8.61%
1983
£67.02
4.59%
1984
£70.36
4.98%
1985
£74.64
6.08%
1986
£77.18
3.40%
1987
£80.40
4.17%
1988
£84.34
4.90%
1989
£90.90
7.78%
1990
£99.50
9.46%
1991
£105.34
5.87%
1992
£109.28
3.74%
1993
£111.02
1.59%
1994
£113.70
2.41%
1995
£117.64
3.47%
1996
£120.48
2.41%
1997
£124.26
3.14%
1998
£128.52
3.43%
1999
£130.50
1.54%
2000
£134.36
2.96%
2001
£136.74
1.77%
2002
£139.02
1.67%
2003
£143.04
2.89%
2004
£147.30
2.98%
2005
£151.46
2.82%
2006
£156.30
3.20%
2007
£163.00
4.29%
2008
£169.50
3.99%
2009
£168.60
-0.53%
2010
£176.38
4.61%
2011
£185.56
5.20%
2012
£191.52
3.21%
2013
£197.34
3.04%
2014
£202.00
2.36%
2015
£204.00
0.99%
2016
£207.54
1.74%
2017
£214.98
3.58%
2018
£220.78
2.70%
2019
£226.30
2.50%
2020
£230.38
1.80%
2021
£236.12
2.49%
2022
£254.77
7.90%
2023
£272.79
7.07%
2024
£283.43
3.90%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.
This conversion table shows various other 1751 amounts in 1755 pounds, based on the 0.00% change in prices:
Conversion: 1751 pounds in 1755
Initial value
Equivalent value
£1 pound in 1751
£1.00 pounds in 1755
£5 pounds in 1751
£5.00 pounds in 1755
£10 pounds in 1751
£10.00 pounds in 1755
£50 pounds in 1751
£50.00 pounds in 1755
£100 pounds in 1751
£100.00 pounds in 1755
£500 pounds in 1751
£500.00 pounds in 1755
£1,000 pounds in 1751
£1,000.00 pounds in 1755
£5,000 pounds in 1751
£5,000.00 pounds in 1755
£10,000 pounds in 1751
£10,000.00 pounds in 1755
£50,000 pounds in 1751
£50,000.00 pounds in 1755
£100,000 pounds in 1751
£100,000.00 pounds in 1755
£500,000 pounds in 1751
£500,000.00 pounds in 1755
£1,000,000 pounds in 1751
£1,000,000.00 pounds in 1755
How to calculate inflation rate for £1, 1751 to 1755
Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1751 and 1755:
CPI in 1751CPI in 1755
×
1755 GBP value
=
1751 GBP value
Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 5 in the year 1755 and 5 in 1751:
55
×
£1
=
£1
£1 in 1755 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £1 in 1751.
To get the total inflation rate for the 4 years between 1751 and 1755, we use the following formula:
CPI in 1751 - CPI in 1755CPI in 1755
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (4 years)
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
5 - 55
×
100
=
0%
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 in 1755 → 1751 | UK Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 25 Apr. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/1755-GBP-in-1751?amount=1.
Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.
Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.