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Bacon — Average UK Price
The average UK retail price of bacon is £9.40 (per kg), down -0.2% year on year (ONS, January 2025).
What is the average UK price of bacon?
The average UK retail price of bacon is £9.40 (per kg), according to ONS average-price data for January 2025. That is down -0.2% from £9.42 a year earlier (January 2024). It sits in the "Meat" food group, where it ranks 4 of 19 items by price. Wider UK food inflation is 2.2% (12 months to May 2026). Source: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3.0.
How much does bacon cost in the UK?
Bacon is an everyday item in the Meat group of the ONS consumer-prices basket. Its average UK retail price is £9.40 per per kg (January 2025 reference period). A year earlier (January 2024) it averaged £9.42, so the price fell -0.2% over twelve months. These are ONS experimental average prices, designed to track price change rather than exact shelf prices.
Price summary
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Average price | £9.40 (per kg) |
| Price a year earlier | £9.42 (Jan 2024) |
| Year-on-year change | -0.2% |
| Food group | Meat |
| Rank in group by price | 4 of 19 |
| Reference period | January 2025 (ONS) |
Other meat prices
| Item | Unit / pack | Avg price | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb loin chop/steak | per kg | £19.56 | +16.1% |
| Beef steak | per kg | £18.54 | +2.0% |
| Beef roasting joint | per kg | £13.02 | +5.0% |
| Gammon | per kg | £9.14 | +2.0% |
| Fresh turkey diced/minced | per kg | £9.06 | +5.5% |
| Beef mince | per kg | £8.68 | +4.5% |
| Fresh boneless chicken breast | per kg | £8.01 | -0.7% |
| Pork sausages | per kg | £6.84 | +0.6% |
Bacon price — frequently asked questions
How much does bacon cost in the UK?
The average UK retail price of bacon is £9.40 per per kg, based on ONS average-price data for the January 2025 reference period. Average prices are experimental ONS statistics that capture price change, so the exact shelf price in a given shop may differ.
Has the price of bacon gone up or down?
The average price of bacon fell -0.2% over the year, from £9.42 in January 2024 to £9.40 in January 2025 (ONS average prices).
What food group does bacon belong to?
Bacon is classified under "Meat" in the ONS consumer-prices basket. Within that group it ranks 4 of 19 tracked items by average price.
Where does this price data come from?
From the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shopping-prices comparison tool, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The January 2025 reference period is the latest vintage the ONS published before it stopped releasing item-level price quotes in March 2026.
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Source
Source: ONS — Shopping prices comparison tool (average prices of items in the CPIH basket) (Office for National Statistics). Data as of January 2025; published 2026-06-25. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.