How much did things cost in 1965?

These are some prices of a few items in 1965.

	1965 price	Inflation adjusted
Gallon of petrol	6s 2d	£4.60
Pint of beer	2s 4d	£1.70
Half a bottle of Scotch whisky	£1 1s 9d to £1 5s 3d	£16 to £19
20 cigarettes	4s 7d	£3.40
Pint of milk	9½d	59p
Large loaf of bread	1s 2½d	89p
11" Ferguson Personal 3629 black & white TV	£59 17s	£890
19" black & white TV rental per week	8s 6d to 11s	£6.30 to £8.20
Decca TP99 radio	£15 15s	£230
Ferguson 3210 reel-to-reel tape recorder	£25 4s	£370
Olympus Pen-EE half frame automatic camera	£28 7s	£420
The Daily Mirror newspaper	4d	25p
Average house price	£3,344	£50,000
Pepsi Cola (can) (Vivo)	10½d	65p
Ford Cortina car	£644	£9,500
Hotpoint Iced Diamond 65 refrigerator	£65 2s	£960
Hoovermatic 3301L - twin-tub washing machine (Currys)	£72 9s	£1,100
Parnell Spinwasher de luxe EW 601 H - semi-automatic washing machine	£88 4s	£1,300
Colston Mark IV - dishwasher	£82 19s	£1,200
Smiths crisps per pack (Mace)	6d	37p
A dozen eggs	3s 8d to 4s 6d	£2.70 to £3.30
Margarine per lb	1s 3d to 2s 10d	93p to £2.10
Butter per pound	2s 11d to 4s 8d	£2.20 to £3.50
Tea ¼lb PG Tips loose leaf tea	1s 4½d to 1s 9d	£1 to £1.30
Vesta Beef Hungaria 20oz	3s 3d	£2.40
Gannex men's raincoat from Montague Burton	£11 11s	£170
Qualcast Super Panther push mower	£7 15s 9d	£120
Flymo hover mower	£35 14s	£530
Fireworks - selection boxes	2s 6d to 25s	£1.80 to £19
Ronson 21 electric razor	£7 7s	£110
Mens suit, made-to-measure from Montague Burton	£24	£360

Some shops priced more expensive items in guineas. A guinea is one pound and one shilling or £1.05.

The inflation adjusted prices are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

For a comparison of prices in 1965 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1965

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