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Gold Price UK (GBP)

Gold in British pounds: the international USD price converted at the live USD/GBP rate.

£3,126.23per troy ounce−3.17 (−0.10%)

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Live indicative spot. Live spot; observed Oct 15, 2026, 13:08 UTC; one reporting source.
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Per unit (GBP)

  • per gram£100.51
  • per troy ounce£3,126.23
  • per kilogram£100,511

Per gram by purity (GBP)

  • 24K fine (999.9)£100.50
  • 24K (999)£100.41
  • 22K (916)£92.14
  • 21K (875)£87.95
  • 18K (750)£75.38
  • 14K (585)£58.63

Exchange rate used

1 USD = 0.7538 GBP

daily ECB reference rate, Oct 14, 2026. Conversions are informational and are not tradable quotes.

GBP/USD history · Currency converter

United Kingdom investment centre

Gold returns for a British investor

These statistics combine the USD gold price with the historical GBP/USD reference on each date. They measure the return in GBP, before dealer premiums, storage, fees and tax.

Previous close

£3,129.39

before Oct 15, 2026

52-week range

£2,969.83 – £4,000.61

Year to date

−2.75%

from £3,214.62 on Dec 31, 2025

1-year change

−0.54%

from £3,143.15

All-time high

£4,000.61

Mar 2, 2026 · −21.86% below

All-time low

£158.56

Aug 1, 1999

5-year change

+142.53%

+19.38% per year

10-year change

+205.61%

+11.82% per year

1-year volatility

18.2%

annualised, from observed returns

Worst drawdown

−41.11%

Sep 6, 2011 → Aug 5, 2015, recovered Aug 1, 2019

Historical percentile

96th

higher than 96% of values since 1999

Best / worst year

2025 +53.90% / 2013 −28.98%

calendar years, close to close

GBP performance

PeriodFromStartChangeReturnAnnualised
1 dayOct 15, 20263129.39−3.17−0.10%—
1 weekOct 5, 20263144.99−18.76−0.60%—
1 monthSep 15, 20263172.37−46.14−1.45%—
Year to dateDec 31, 20253214.62−88.39−2.75%—
1 yearOct 15, 20253143.15−16.92−0.54%—
5 yearsOct 15, 20211289.03+1,837.20+142.53%+19.38% /yr
10 yearsOct 14, 20161022.94+2,103.28+205.61%+11.82% /yr

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Gold, GBP/USD, inflation and policy

Gold in GBP can rise because gold gains in USD, because the local currency weakens, or both. Bank Rate is the United Kingdom's headline monetary-policy rate.

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Gold price in GBP — chart

+1,658.42% since Mar 1, 1999
Mar 1, 1999 → Oct 15, 2026High 3,951.14Low 177.78
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Daily observations from 2006-01-01; monthly averages before that. Converted with daily ECB reference rate.1,121 observations, simplified for display.History from Mar 1, 1999.

How the GBP price is calculated

Gold trades internationally in US dollars per troy ounce. MarketsGrid converts that price into British pounds at the live USD/GBP interbank rate, cross-checked across two sources (the daily ECB reference rate until it loads), so the GBP price moves with both the metal and the exchange rate. Local dealers quote their own prices, which include premiums, taxes and their own FX rate.

Historical GBP prices on the chart are converted day by day with the reference rate in force on each date, which makes long-run comparisons in GBP meaningful: a rising GBP price can reflect a stronger metal, a weaker British Pound, or both.

Gold reference

Gold-API.com

Observation: Oct 15, 2026. The headline status always states whether this is live spot or a daily/monthly reference.

GBP conversion

daily ECB reference rate: 1 USD = 0.7538 GBP.

Observed Oct 14, 2026. Historical calculations use the rate applicable on each date, not today’s rate.

See data sources and licensing and calculation methodology. CSV downloads contain the converted series currently shown in the chart.

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