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Cheese - Cheddar: average UK price
Cheese - Cheddar (1000 g) cost £8.58 on average in September 2026 — ▼ 3.1% in a year. Pay much more than this and it is worth shopping around.
UK average, September 2026£8.581000 g
Last month£8.452-yr range £8.41–£9.04
Average price, last 25 months
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£1.70Questions and answers
How much does cheese - cheddar cost in the UK?
£8.58 for 1000 g on average in September 2026 (ONS).
Has it gone up?
Down 3.1% from £8.85 in September 2025.
What exactly is measured?
The ONS average price for the CPI item "Cheese - Cheddar" in the dairy group, standardised to 1000 g.
Source: ONS Shopping prices comparison tool (Open Government Licence v3.0).