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Coffee pods — Average UK Price
The average UK retail price of coffee pods is £4.61 (pack of 8-16), up +2.4% year on year (ONS, January 2025).
What is the average UK price of coffee pods?
The average UK retail price of coffee pods is £4.61 (pack of 8-16), according to ONS average-price data for January 2025. That is up +2.4% from £4.50 a year earlier (January 2024). It sits in the "Coffee, tea and cocoa" food group, where it ranks 1 of 5 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 coffee pods cost in the UK?
Coffee pods is an everyday item in the Coffee, tea and cocoa group of the ONS consumer-prices basket. Its average UK retail price is £4.61 per pack of 8-16 (January 2025 reference period). A year earlier (January 2024) it averaged £4.50, so the price rose +2.4% 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 | £4.61 (pack of 8-16) |
| Price a year earlier | £4.50 (Jan 2024) |
| Year-on-year change | +2.4% |
| Food group | Coffee, tea and cocoa |
| Rank in group by price | 1 of 5 |
| Reference period | January 2025 (ONS) |
Other coffee, tea and cocoa prices
| Item | Unit / pack | Avg price | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant coffee | 90-100g | £3.83 | +21.2% |
| Hot chocolate drink | 250-400g | £3.73 | +14.8% |
| Small box of tea bags | pack of 80 (230-250g) | £2.67 | +4.7% |
| Coffee sachets pack | 70-200g | £2.14 | 0.0% |
Coffee pods price — frequently asked questions
How much does coffee pods cost in the UK?
The average UK retail price of coffee pods is £4.61 per pack of 8-16, 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 coffee pods gone up or down?
The average price of coffee pods rose +2.4% over the year, from £4.50 in January 2024 to £4.61 in January 2025 (ONS average prices).
What food group does coffee pods belong to?
Coffee pods is classified under "Coffee, tea and cocoa" in the ONS consumer-prices basket. Within that group it ranks 1 of 5 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.