> Energy price cap
£1,723
Typical dual-fuel household, per year — October 2026 - December 2026
> Average UK house price
£272,188
UK average, June 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%
259 days since it last changed — 18 Dec 2025 (a cut from 4%)
> UK average temperature
16.8°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
20
In force across England — 20 alerts
> Average fuel price
161.6p
Unleaded per litre — diesel 183.5p — week of 31 Aug 2026
DESNZ · UK average pump price, published weekly
> Five-star hygiene ratings
68.9%
[████████░░░░] 381,449 of 553,575 FHRS premises hold 5 stars
Food Standards Agency · FHRS scheme (England, Wales & NI; excl. Scotland FHIS)
> Properties sold
47,524
Sales lodged for registration, April 2026
HM Land Registry · Published six to eight weeks in arrears
> UK earthquakes this month
2
September so far — largest M1.2, KINLOCH HOURN,HIGHLAND
> Clocks change
52 days
Sun, 25 Oct 2026 — clocks go back, GMT resumes
Calculated
> Next bank holiday
113 days
Christmas Day — Fri, 25 Dec 2026
Calculated · England & Wales
> Shopping days to Christmas
97
Excluding Sundays, to Thu, 24 Dec 2026
Calculated
> Sunrise & sunset
06:22 / 19:48
Southampton — 13h 27m of daylight
Calculated
> Moon phase
Last quarter
55% lit — full moon in 23 days
Calculated
> Next equinox
20 days
Autumn equinox — Wed, 23 Sept 2026
Calculated
> Next Friday the 13th
71 days
Fri, 13 Nov 2026
Calculated