We pulled the numbers on our own live catalogue, 46,774 vinyl records in stock across 160 genres and more than 12,000 labels, to answer a simple question: what does vinyl actually cost in the UK in 2026? Here is what the data says.
The headline numbers
- Average price: £31.46. Median: £29.99. Thirty pounds is the real centre of gravity for a new or reissue LP.
- Range: £9.99 to £1,092.99. The most expensive record in stock is Bill Evans, Riverside Recordings (Analogue Productions).
- Sub-£10 vinyl is nearly extinct: just 0.9% of the catalogue. Only 23.5% comes in under £20.
£30 is the new normal
Half of all records sit at or above £29.99, which means the cheap LP is now a small minority rather than the default. If you are building a collection on a budget, it pays to shop deliberately: our records under £20 collection is where most of the value sits.
Electronic is the last affordable format
Deep house (average £22.12) and Techno (£22.64) are the cheapest sizeable genres, largely because the 12-inch single keeps prices down. At the other end, Rock (£42.49) and Soundtracks (£46.54) cost the most, driven by heavyweight reissues and box sets. You can browse the full catalogue and sort by price to see it for yourself.
Biggest genres by records in stock
| Genre | Records in stock | Avg price |
|---|---|---|
| Indie/Alternative | 5,674 | £32.93 |
| Jazz | 3,270 | £37.35 |
| Techno | 2,494 | £22.64 |
| Metal | 2,445 | £36.78 |
| Rock | 2,226 | £42.49 |
| Hip hop/R&B | 2,111 | £36.02 |
| Punk/Hardcore | 2,082 | £31.21 |
| Folk/Americana | 1,878 | £34.09 |
| Deep house | 1,817 | £22.12 |
| Soul | 1,589 | £25.49 |
The grails: 10 most expensive records in stock
- Bill Evans, Riverside Recordings (Analogue Productions), £1,092.99
- Guns N' Roses, Use Your Illusion Super Deluxe (UMC), £515.99
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, Absolute Originals (Analogue Productions), £515.99
- Thelonious Monk, The Riverside Tenor Sessions (Analogue Productions), £447.99
- Yoko Kanno, Macross Plus Sharon Apple Deluxe (Anime US), £419.99
- Francoise Hardy, Integrale Vogue 1962-1967 (Omnivore), £412.99
- The Beatles, Anthology Collection 2025 (UMR), £378.99
- Blood Sweat & Tears, Bloodlines (Analogue Productions), £377.99
- Rush, Grace Under Pressure Super Deluxe (UMR), £370.99
- Loyle Carner, Hugo (EMI), £370.99
New pressings are not the only option. We also stock plenty of pre-loved and vintage records, and second hand vinyl is still where the best value hides. These figures are a snapshot of our live catalogue and we refresh them regularly, so the averages will shift as stock turns over.
