£1 in 1810 is worth £0.92 in 1817

Value of £1 from 1810 to 1817

£1 in 1810 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £0.92 in 1817, a difference of £-0.08 over 7 years. The pound had an average deflation rate of -1.24% per year since 1810, producing a cumulative price change of -8.33%.

This means that prices in 1817 are 8.33% lower than average prices since 1810, according to the Office for National Statistics composite price index.

The inflation rate in 1810 was 2.86%. The inflation rate in 1817 was 13.79%. The 1817 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 2.28% per year between 1817 and 2024.


Inflation from 1810 to 1817
Cumulative price change-8.33%
Average inflation rate-1.24%
Converted amount
£1 base
£0.92
Price difference
£1 base
£-0.08
CPI in 181014.400
CPI in 181713.200
Inflation in 18102.86%
Inflation in 181713.79%
£1 in 1810£0.92 in 1817

GBP inflation since 1810
Annual Rate, the Office for National Statistics CPI
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Buying power of £1 in 1810

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for £1 in 1810 (price index tracking began in 1750).

For example, if you started with £1, you would need to end with £0.92 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:

Pound inflation: 1810-1817
YearPound ValueInflation Rate
1810£1.002.86%
1811£0.97-2.78%
1812£1.1013.57%
1813£1.132.52%
1814£0.99-12.88%
1815£0.88-10.56%
1816£0.81-8.66%
1817£0.9213.79%
1818£0.920.00%
1819£0.90-2.27%
1820£0.81-9.30%
1821£0.72-11.97%
1822£0.62-13.59%
1823£0.666.74%
1824£0.728.42%
1825£0.8417.48%
1826£0.79-5.79%
1827£0.74-6.14%
1828£0.72-2.80%
1829£0.72-0.96%
1830£0.69-3.88%
1831£0.7610.10%
1832£0.70-7.34%
1833£0.66-5.94%
1834£0.60-8.42%
1835£0.622.30%
1836£0.6911.24%
1837£0.702.02%
1838£0.710.99%
1839£0.766.86%
1840£0.771.83%
1841£0.76-1.80%
1842£0.69-8.26%
1843£0.62-11.00%
1844£0.620.00%
1845£0.654.49%
1846£0.674.30%
1847£0.7612.37%
1848£0.66-12.84%
1849£0.62-6.32%
1850£0.58-5.62%
1851£0.56-3.57%
1852£0.560.00%
1853£0.629.88%
1854£0.7114.61%
1855£0.732.94%
1856£0.730.00%
1857£0.69-4.76%
1858£0.63-9.00%
1859£0.63-1.10%
1860£0.653.33%
1861£0.662.15%
1862£0.65-2.11%
1863£0.63-3.23%
1864£0.62-1.11%
1865£0.631.12%
1866£0.665.56%
1867£0.706.32%
1868£0.69-0.99%
1869£0.66-5.00%
1870£0.660.00%
1871£0.671.05%
1872£0.694.17%
1873£0.724.00%
1874£0.69-3.85%
1875£0.68-2.00%
1876£0.680.00%
1877£0.67-1.02%
1878£0.66-2.06%
1879£0.63-4.21%
1880£0.653.30%
1881£0.65-1.06%
1882£0.651.08%
1883£0.65-1.06%
1884£0.63-2.15%
1885£0.61-3.30%
1886£0.60-1.14%
1887£0.60-1.15%
1888£0.601.16%
1889£0.611.15%
1890£0.610.00%
1891£0.621.14%
1892£0.620.00%
1893£0.61-1.12%
1894£0.60-1.14%
1895£0.60-1.15%
1896£0.59-1.16%
1897£0.602.35%
1898£0.600.00%
1899£0.611.15%
1900£0.644.55%
1901£0.640.00%
1902£0.640.00%
1903£0.651.09%
1904£0.650.00%
1905£0.650.00%
1906£0.650.00%
1907£0.651.08%
1908£0.650.00%
1909£0.661.06%
1910£0.671.05%
1911£0.670.00%
1912£0.693.13%
1913£0.68-1.01%
1914£0.680.00%
1915£0.7612.24%
1916£0.9018.18%
1917£1.1325.38%
1918£1.3822.09%
1919£1.5210.05%
1920£1.7615.53%
1921£1.60-8.70%
1922£1.38-13.85%
1923£1.30-6.03%
1924£1.29-0.53%
1925£1.290.00%
1926£1.28-0.54%
1927£1.25-2.70%
1928£1.250.00%
1929£1.24-1.11%
1930£1.20-2.81%
1931£1.15-4.05%
1932£1.13-2.41%
1933£1.10-2.47%
1934£1.100.00%
1935£1.100.63%
1936£1.110.63%
1937£1.153.75%
1938£1.171.20%
1939£1.202.98%
1940£1.4016.76%
1941£1.5610.89%
1942£1.677.14%
1943£1.723.33%
1944£1.772.82%
1945£1.822.75%
1946£1.883.05%
1947£2.017.04%
1948£2.167.61%
1949£2.222.89%
1950£2.293.13%
1951£2.509.09%
1952£2.739.17%
1953£2.813.05%
1954£2.871.98%
1955£2.994.36%
1956£3.155.10%
1957£3.263.53%
1958£3.363.20%
1959£3.380.41%
1960£3.411.03%
1961£3.533.46%
1962£3.684.33%
1963£3.751.89%
1964£3.873.33%
1965£4.064.66%
1966£4.223.94%
1967£4.332.64%
1968£4.534.65%
1969£4.775.37%
1970£5.086.40%
1971£5.569.44%
1972£5.957.13%
1973£6.499.10%
1974£7.5316.04%
1975£9.3624.24%
1976£10.9116.54%
1977£12.6415.85%
1978£13.698.30%
1979£15.5213.39%
1980£18.3117.99%
1981£20.4911.87%
1982£22.258.61%
1983£23.274.59%
1984£24.434.98%
1985£25.926.08%
1986£26.803.40%
1987£27.924.17%
1988£29.284.90%
1989£31.567.78%
1990£34.559.46%
1991£36.585.87%
1992£37.943.74%
1993£38.551.59%
1994£39.482.41%
1995£40.853.47%
1996£41.832.41%
1997£43.153.14%
1998£44.633.43%
1999£45.311.54%
2000£46.652.96%
2001£47.481.77%
2002£48.271.67%
2003£49.672.89%
2004£51.152.98%
2005£52.592.82%
2006£54.273.20%
2007£56.604.29%
2008£58.853.99%
2009£58.54-0.53%
2010£61.244.61%
2011£64.435.20%
2012£66.503.21%
2013£68.523.04%
2014£70.142.36%
2015£70.830.99%
2016£72.061.74%
2017£74.653.58%
2018£76.662.70%
2019£78.582.50%
2020£79.991.80%
2021£81.992.49%
2022£88.467.90%
2023£94.727.07%
2024£98.413.90%*
* Compared to previous annual rate. Not final. See inflation summary for latest 12-month trailing value.

This conversion table shows various other 1810 amounts in 1817 pounds, based on the -8.33% change in prices:

Conversion: 1810 pounds in 1817
Initial valueEquivalent value
£1 pound in 1810£0.92 pounds in 1817
£5 pounds in 1810£4.58 pounds in 1817
£10 pounds in 1810£9.17 pounds in 1817
£50 pounds in 1810£45.83 pounds in 1817
£100 pounds in 1810£91.67 pounds in 1817
£500 pounds in 1810£458.33 pounds in 1817
£1,000 pounds in 1810£916.67 pounds in 1817
£5,000 pounds in 1810£4,583.33 pounds in 1817
£10,000 pounds in 1810£9,166.67 pounds in 1817
£50,000 pounds in 1810£45,833.33 pounds in 1817
£100,000 pounds in 1810£91,666.67 pounds in 1817
£500,000 pounds in 1810£458,333.33 pounds in 1817
£1,000,000 pounds in 1810£916,666.67 pounds in 1817

How to calculate inflation rate for £1, 1810 to 1817

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1810 and 1817:

CPI in 1817 CPI in 1810
×
1810 GBP value
=
1817 GBP value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.K. CPI was 14.4 in the year 1810 and 13.2 in 1817:

13.214.4
×
£1
=
£0.92

£1 in 1810 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £0.92 in 1817.

To get the total inflation rate for the 7 years between 1810 and 1817, we use the following formula:

CPI in 1817 - CPI in 1810CPI in 1810
×
100
=
Cumulative inflation rate (7 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

13.2 - 14.414.4
×
100
=
-8%

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 1810 → 1817 | UK Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 28 Mar. 2024, https://www.officialdata.org/uk/inflation/1810?amount=1&endYear=1817.

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.


Ian Webster

About the author

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.

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Inflation from 1810 to 1817
Cumulative price change-8.33%
Average inflation rate-1.24%
Converted amount
£1 base
£0.92
Price difference
£1 base
£-0.08
CPI in 181014.400
CPI in 181713.200
Inflation in 18102.86%
Inflation in 181713.79%
£1 in 1810£0.92 in 1817