Cheddar cheese · per kg · 1981 Verified

£2.27in June 1981 — about £12.57 in today's money.

Price in 1981£2.27
Same money today£12.57
Estimated price today · projected from January 2025£9.05
Change since 1981+299%

Price history

1914–2025 · price per kg · 1981 marked

Record & method

This is an observed price. The Office for National Statistics recorded it in June 1981; we have not adjusted the figure.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), dataset MM23. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Series title: RPI: Ave price - Cheese: cheddar type, per Kg
Series: CZNW
Observed: June 1981
Coverage: January 1914 – January 2025
Adjusted by: CDKO · 295.8 → 1638.4 (May 2026)
License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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