> Energy price cap
£1,663
Typical dual-fuel household, per year — July 2026 - September 2026
> Average UK house price
£271,295
UK average, May 2026
HM Land Registry · Published six to eight weeks in arrears
> Historical Weather Comparison (Today vs. Past Year)
Compare today's live temperature in any UK location against historical weather data for the exact same date in a past year.
Any year from 1991 onwards, same calendar date as today.
Open-Meteo · CC BY 4.0 · live, not build-time
> Bank of England Bank Rate
3.75%
239 days since it last changed — 18 Dec 2025 (a cut from 4%)
> UK average temperature
22.4°C
Mean of 10 UK cities, today's midpoint
> Wettest outlook today
Inverness — 100%
Highest chance of rain today, of the cities sampled
> Active flood alerts
13
In force across England — 13 alerts
> Average fuel price
162.2p
Unleaded per litre — diesel 182.0p — week of 10 Aug 2026
DESNZ · UK average pump price, published weekly
> Five-star hygiene ratings
68.9%
[████████░░░░] 377,916 of 548,460 FHRS premises hold 5 stars
Food Standards Agency · FHRS scheme (England, Wales & NI; excl. Scotland FHIS)
> Properties sold
52,931
Sales lodged for registration, March 2026
HM Land Registry · Published six to eight weeks in arrears
> UK earthquakes this month
6
August so far — largest M2.1, SOUTHERN NORTH SEA
> Clocks change
72 days
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 — clocks go back, GMT resumes
Calculated
> Next bank holiday
17 days
Summer bank holiday — Mon, 31 Aug 2026
Calculated · England & Wales
> Shopping days to Christmas
114
Excluding Sundays, to Thu, 24 Dec 2026
Calculated
> Sunrise & sunset
05:51 / 20:30
Southampton — 14h 39m of daylight
Calculated
> Moon phase
New moon
2% lit — full moon in 13 days
Calculated
> Next equinox
40 days
Autumn equinox — Wed, 23 Sept 2026
Calculated
> Next Friday the 13th
91 days
Fri, 13 Nov 2026
Calculated