A new survey of beer prices for the Good Pub Guide 2018 has shown a £1.09-a-pint difference between the cheapest and most expensive pint in the country.
It also reveals that for the first time in the history of the survey, London is no longer the most expensive. The guide, which is published today, shows that Surrey now holds the dubious honour of the most expensive pint – with an average price of £4.40, compared to £4.20 in the capital.
The research shows there has been a considerable increase in the cost of the average pint of beer in Britain – now at £3.60, a 13p increase on last year. The guide notes that the 2017 price of £3.47 was only 1p up on the price in 2015.
Another finding of this year’s survey is that Britain’s ever-growing range of pubs brewing their own beer typically costs £3.09 a pint, which is 51p less than the national average.
Here’s a breakdown of the findings (categorised by the guide):
Bargain beer
Herefordshire (£3.31), Yorkshire (£3.31), Shropshire (£3.33), Derbyshire (£3.36), Cumbria (£3.38), Worcestershire (£3.38)
Fair-priced beer
Northumbria (£3.40), Wales £3.42), Leicestershire (£3.47), Northamptonshire (£3.48), Staffordshire (£3.48)
Average-priced beer
Lancashire (£3.50), Dorset (£3.51), Devon (£3.51), Somerset (£3.52), Lincolnshire (£3,55), Cornwall (£3.55), Wiltshire (£3.56), Gloucestershire (£3.60), Suffolk (£3.61), Cambridgeshire (£3.61), Essex (£3.62), Warwickshire (£3.64), Bedfordshire (£3.64), Nottinghamshire (£3.65), Hampshire (£3.66), Norfolk (£3.66), Cheshire (£3.66), Scotland (£3.67)
Expensive beer
Isle of Wight (£3.73), Oxfordshire (£3.74), Buckinghamshire (£3.75), Kent (£3.78), Berkshire (£3.78), Scottish Islands (£3.80), Hertfordshire (£3.81), Sussex (£3.82)
Rip-off beer
London (£4.20), Surrey (£4.40)
