How much did things cost in 1970?
These are some prices of a few items in 1970.
1970 price | Inflation adjusted | |
---|---|---|
Gallon of petrol | 6s 8d | £4 |
Pint of beer | 2s 11d | £1.70 |
20 cigarettes | 5s 2d | £3.10 |
Pint of milk | 1s | 60p |
Large loaf of bread | 1s 9d | £1 |
22" Pye colour TV | £249 (Currys) | £3,000 |
20" Bush black & white TV (Currys) | 70 guineas | £880 |
The Sun newspaper | 5-6d | 25-30p |
Average house price | £4500 | £54,000 |
½ lb of Anchor butter (Fine Fare) | 1s 7d | 95p |
Can of Coke (MacFisheries) | 11d | 55p |
Ford Cortina car | £882 | £11,000 |
Electrolux automatic refridgerator (Currys) | 31 guineas | £390 |
Servis Supertwin 3 - washing machine (Currys) | 75 guineas | £940 |
Average GLC (Council) rent per week | £3 9s | £41 |
Family pack of Golden Wonder crisps (Key Markets) | 1s 6d | 90p |
Single pack of Golden Wonder crisps | 7d | 35p |
Fish and chips at Little Chef | 5s | £3 |
Half a dozen eggs | 2s 3d | £1.30 |
½lb Stork margarine (Woolworth's) | 11d | 55p |
1970 was the last year of pounds, shillings and pence before Decimalisation. So prices are in pounds, shillings and pence.
Some shops priced more expensive items in guineas. A gueinea is one pound and one shilling or £1.05.
How much did people earn?
The average weekly wage for full-time male manual workers over twenty-one was £28 0s 11d. For women over eighteen years of age it was £13 19s 10d.
The inflation adjusted prices are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
For a comparison of prices in 1970 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1970
By Steven Braggs, updated May 2022
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