How much did things cost in 1965?
These are prices of some sample items in 1965.
How much were these prices for someone on an average income in 1965? To get a feel for this, I have adjusted them for the increase in incomes from 1965 to today. You can see these adjusted prices in the column 'Income adjusted'.
1965 price | Income adjusted | |
---|---|---|
Gallon of petrol | 6s 2d | £14 |
Pint of beer | 2s 4d | £5.50 |
Half a bottle of Scotch whisky | £1 1s 9d to £1 5s 3d | £51 to £59 |
20 cigarettes | 4s 7d | £11 |
Pint of milk | 9½d | £1.80 |
Large loaf of bread | 1s 2½d | £2.80 |
11" Ferguson Personal 3629 black & white TV | £59 17s | £2,800 |
19" black & white TV rental per week | 8s 6d to 11s | £20 to £26 |
Decca TP99 radio | £15 15s | £740 |
Ferguson 3210 reel-to-reel tape recorder | £25 4s | £1,200 |
Olympus Pen-EE half frame automatic camera | £28 7s | £1,300 |
The Daily Mirror newspaper | 4d | 78p |
Average house price | £3,344 | £160,000 |
Pepsi Cola (can) (Vivo) | 10½d | £2 |
Ford Cortina car | £644 | £30,000 |
Hotpoint Iced Diamond 65 refrigerator | £65 2s | £3,000 |
Hoovermatic 3301L - twin-tub washing machine (Currys) | £72 9s | £3,400 |
Parnell Spinwasher de luxe EW 601 H - semi-automatic washing machine | £88 4s | £4,100 |
Colston Mark IV - dishwasher | £82 19s | £3,900 |
Smiths crisps per pack (Mace) | 6d | £1.20 |
A dozen eggs | 3s 8d to 4s 6d | £8.60 to £11 |
Margarine per lb | 1s 3d to 2s 10d | £2.90 to £6.60 |
Butter per pound | 2s 11d to 4s 8d | £6.80 to £11 |
Tea ¼lb PG Tips loose leaf tea | 1s 4½d to 1s 9d | £3.20 to £4.10 |
Vesta Beef Hungaria 20oz | 3s 3d | £7.60 |
Gannex men's raincoat from Montague Burton | £11 11s | £540 |
Qualcast Super Panther push mower | £7 15s 9d | £360 |
Flymo hover mower | £35 14s | £1,700 |
Fireworks - selection boxes | 2s 6d to 25s | £5.80 to £58 |
Ronson 21 electric razor | £7 7s | £340 |
Mens suit, made-to-measure from Montague Burton | £24 | £1,100 |
Prices are in pounds, shillings and pence.
Some shops priced more expensive items in guineas. A guinea is one pound and one shilling or £1.05.
The income adjusted prices are based on the Bank of England's Three Centuries Macroeconomic Dataset Version 2.3 - 30 June 2016. I have updated the income figures based on the ONS: Series code KAB9, adjusted to bring the figures inline with the Bank of England's.
For a comparison of prices in 1965 adjusted for inflation see Infation adjusted prices for 1965
By Steven Braggs, November 2021, updated May 2022
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