> Energy price cap
£1,723
Typical dual-fuel household, per year — October 2026 - December 2026
> Average UK house price
£272,611
UK average, July 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%
295 days since it last changed — 18 Dec 2025 (a cut from 4%)
> UK average temperature
13.1°C
Mean of 10 UK cities, today's midpoint
> Wettest outlook today
Manchester — 100%
Highest chance of rain today, of the cities sampled
> Active flood alerts
3
In force across England — 3 alerts
> Average fuel price
174.9p
Unleaded per litre — diesel 199.5p — week of 5 Oct 2026
DESNZ · UK average pump price, published weekly
> Five-star hygiene ratings
69.0%
[████████░░░░] 383,382 of 555,285 FHRS premises hold 5 stars
Food Standards Agency · FHRS scheme (England, Wales & NI; excl. Scotland FHIS)
> Properties sold
52,150
Sales lodged for registration, May 2026
HM Land Registry · Published six to eight weeks in arrears
> UK earthquakes this month
2
October so far — largest M1.3, BETTWS,GWENT
> Clocks change
16 days
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 — clocks go back, GMT resumes
Calculated
> Next bank holiday
77 days
Christmas Day — Fri, 25 Dec 2026
Calculated · England & Wales
> Shopping days to Christmas
66
Excluding Sundays, to Thu, 24 Dec 2026
Calculated
> Sunrise & sunset
07:18 / 18:28
Southampton — 11h 09m of daylight
Calculated
> Moon phase
Waning crescent
4% lit — full moon in 17 days
Calculated
> Next solstice
73 days
Winter solstice — Mon, 21 Dec 2026
Calculated
> Next Friday the 13th
35 days
Fri, 13 Nov 2026
Calculated