How the UK is changing
Official statistics, kept as living trackers. Every figure comes from the organisation that publishes it, with its source, its licence and the date it describes. Browse everything without an account.
Money and interest rates
Bank Rate, mortgage rates and savings rates from the Bank of England.
10 trackers
Economy and work
Inflation, growth, pay and jobs, from the Office for National Statistics. These are the numbers behind the headlines, with the full history rather than the latest month on its own.
18 trackers
Most looked at
CPI inflation
How much prices rose over the last 12 months. This is the headline inflation figure, and the measure the Bank of England's 2% target refers to.
Figure for Aug 2026
Updated 15 Sep 2026. Next expected 21 Oct 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Bank Rate
The interest rate the Bank of England sets. Mortgages, savings and loans all follow it. It holds its level between decisions, so the line is drawn as a step.
Figure for 17 Sep 2026
Source: Bank of England, Open Government Licence v3.0
Average house price
The average price paid for a home, going back to 1968. It is a mean of prices actually paid, not an estimate of what a typical home is worth.
Figure for Jul 2026
Source: HM Land Registry, Open Government Licence v3.0
Adult obesity
The share of adults with a BMI of 30 or more, from height and weight actually measured rather than self-reported.
Figure for 2024
Within the margin of error
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Open Government Licence v3.0
Physically active adults
The share of adults doing at least 150 minutes of moderate activity a week.
Figure for 2024
A real rise
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Open Government Licence v3.0
Life satisfaction
How satisfied UK adults say they are with life nowadays, scored out of 10 and averaged across everyone asked.
Figure for Q1 2026
Updated 28 Aug 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Total crime
Crimes against adults and households in England and Wales, counted by asking people what happened to them rather than by what was reported to the police. Excludes fraud and computer misuse so the series stays comparable back to 1981. Each point is a year ending in March.
Figure for 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
UK temperature
The average temperature across the UK each month, measured from a 1km grid of land observations. The record starts in 1884.
Figure for Aug 2026
Updated 1 Sep 2026
Source: Met Office, Open Government Licence v3.0
RPI inflation
The older inflation measure, still used for some rail fares and student loans. It has the longest history on the site, back to 1948.
Figure for Aug 2026
Updated 15 Sep 2026. Next expected 21 Oct 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Two year fixed mortgage
The average rate on a new two year fixed mortgage at 75% loan to value.
Figure for Aug 2026
Source: Bank of England, Open Government Licence v3.0
House price change
How much house prices have moved compared with a year earlier.
Figure for Jul 2026
Source: HM Land Registry, Open Government Licence v3.0
Violent crime
Violent incidents against adults in England and Wales, with and without injury, including those never reported to the police. Each point is a year ending in March.
Figure for 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
UK rainfall
Total rainfall averaged across the UK each month. The longest record on the site, starting in 1836.
Figure for Aug 2026
Updated 1 Sep 2026
Source: Met Office, Open Government Licence v3.0
Food inflation
The change in food and non-alcoholic drink prices over the last 12 months. It often moves quite differently from the headline rate.
Figure for Aug 2026
Updated 15 Sep 2026. Next expected 21 Oct 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Five year fixed mortgage
The same, for a five year fix. It usually moves less sharply than the two year rate.
Figure for Aug 2026
Source: Bank of England, Open Government Licence v3.0
First time buyer price
The average price paid by people buying their first home. England only: no figure is published for the UK as a whole.
Figure for Jul 2026
Source: HM Land Registry, Open Government Licence v3.0
Child obesity, Year 6
The share of 10 and 11 year olds with obesity, measured in school.
Figure for 2024
Within the margin of error
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Open Government Licence v3.0
Five a day
The share of adults eating five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
Figure for 2024
Within the margin of error
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Open Government Licence v3.0
Happiness
How happy UK adults say they felt yesterday, scored out of 10 and averaged. It asks about one day, so it tracks mood rather than a settled view.
Figure for Q1 2026
Updated 28 Aug 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Instant access savings rate
The average advertised rate on instant access savings accounts, weighted by how much business each provider does.
Figure for Aug 2026
Source: Bank of England, Open Government Licence v3.0
Energy price cap
What a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity pays over a year at capped rates, paying by direct debit. It caps rates, not your bill: use more and you pay more.
Figure for Oct 2026
Source: Ofgem, Open Government Licence v3.0
Adult smoking
The share of adults who currently smoke. It has roughly halved since 2011.
Figure for 2024
Within the margin of error
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Open Government Licence v3.0
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gases emitted inside the UK each year, in million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Counts what is emitted here, not the emissions built into goods made abroad and imported.
Figure for 2024
Updated 25 Jun 2026
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0
Unemployment rate
The share of people aged 16 and over who are out of work, want a job and are looking for one.
Figure for Jun 2026
Updated 14 Sep 2026. Next expected 20 Oct 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Life expectancy, men
How long a boy born today could expect to live, on current death rates. Pooled over three years.
Figure for 2025
A real rise
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Open Government Licence v3.0
Renewable electricity
The share of the UK's electricity generated from wind, solar, hydro and bioenergy. This is a share of electricity, not of all energy: most heating and transport still burn fuel directly.
Figure for 2025
Updated 10 Sep 2026
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0
Petrol price
The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol across UK forecourts, sampled every Monday. Includes fuel duty and VAT. An individual garage can sit well above or below it.
Figure for 14 Sep 2026
Source: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0
Life expectancy, women
How long a girl born today could expect to live, on current death rates. Pooled over three years.
Figure for 2025
Within the margin of error
Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Open Government Licence v3.0
Average weekly pay
Average regular pay per week across the whole economy, before tax and excluding bonuses.
Figure for Jul 2026
Updated 14 Sep 2026. Next expected 20 Oct 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
Average weekly pay, after inflation
The same average weekly pay, adjusted by the ONS for inflation and held in constant prices. Compare it with the cash figure to see whether pay is actually buying more.
Figure for Jul 2026
Updated 14 Sep 2026. Next expected 20 Oct 2026
Source: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0
NHS waiting list
The number of treatments people in England are still waiting to start at the end of the month, including estimates for trusts that did not report.
Figure for Jul 2026
Source: NHS England, Open Government Licence v3.0