Home › Shopping prices › Fiction book - hardcover (bestselling)
Fiction book - hardcover (bestselling): average UK price
Fiction book - hardcover (bestselling) (each) cost £14.74 on average in September 2026 — ▼ 2.8% in a year. Pay much more than this and it is worth shopping around.
UK average, September 2026£14.74each
Last month£16.382-yr range £13.15–£18.26
Average price, last 25 months
More in Books
Non-fiction book - hardcover (bestselling)
each
£15.50Non-fiction book - paperback (bestselling)each
£10.88Children's illustrated book (under 5s)each
£6.78Teen fiction bookeach
£9.77Fiction book - paperback (bestselling)each
£8.20Children's fiction book (ages 6-12)each
£7.77Questions and answers
How much does fiction book - hardcover (bestselling) cost in the UK?
£14.74 for each on average in September 2026 (ONS).
Has it gone up?
Down 2.8% from £15.16 in September 2025.
What exactly is measured?
The ONS average price for the CPI item "Fiction book - hardcover (bestselling)" in the books group, standardised to each.
Source: ONS Shopping prices comparison tool (Open Government Licence v3.0).