> 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%
287 days since it last changed — 18 Dec 2025 (a cut from 4%)
> UK average temperature
15.3°C
Mean of 10 UK cities, today's midpoint
> Wettest outlook today
Birmingham — 100%
Highest chance of rain today, of the cities sampled
> Active flood alerts
0
No flood alerts or warnings in force across England
> Average fuel price
173.5p
Unleaded per litre — diesel 197.6p — week of 28 Sept 2026
DESNZ · UK average pump price, published weekly
> Five-star hygiene ratings
69.0%
[████████░░░░] 382,832 of 555,128 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
0
October so far — none detected
> Clocks change
24 days
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 — clocks go back, GMT resumes
Calculated
> Next bank holiday
85 days
Christmas Day — Fri, 25 Dec 2026
Calculated · England & Wales
> Shopping days to Christmas
73
Excluding Sundays, to Thu, 24 Dec 2026
Calculated
> Sunrise & sunset
07:05 / 18:45
Southampton — 11h 40m of daylight
Calculated
> Moon phase
Waning gibbous
73% lit — full moon in 25 days
Calculated
> Next solstice
81 days
Winter solstice — Mon, 21 Dec 2026
Calculated
> Next Friday the 13th
43 days
Fri, 13 Nov 2026
Calculated