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Stamp duty on a £125,000 home UK

Stamp duty on a £125,000 home in the United Kingdom (England & N. Ireland): £0 (moving home), £0 (first home) and £6,250 (second home / buy-to-let). All buying costs together come to about £2,400 to £8,650 (1.9% to 6.9% of the price). Pick your buyer type below, or add your own quotes.

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  • Cash needed on completion
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Costs on top of the price

£2,400

Moving home · England & N. Ireland ·

1.9% of the price
1.9%of the price
Solicitor & searches£1,800
Survey£600
Cash needed if you buy outright£127,400

What do you want to work out?

What do you want to work out?

Every tax and fee on top of the price, for where you live and where you're buying.

Your status

Lived in the UK 183+ days in the last 12 months

Region

Price

You are buying as

Your situation

Survey or inspection
Buying with a mortgage
Paying an agent or finder

Costs on top of the price

£2,4001.9% of the price
Solicitor & searchesConveyancing, searches, Land Registry fee
SurveyLevel 2 or Level 3 survey
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Price

£125,000

Costs on top

£2,400

Cash needed if you buy outright

£127,400

What could it be worth?

Based on official prices for England: 54 five-year periods since 1968. In the last 5 years prices there changed by 1.8% a year.

or
Cautious+3.0% a year
Typical+7.7% a year
Strong+14.8% a year
In 2 years
£132,613£133k+£5,213+£5k
£144,991£145k+£17,591+£18k
£164,738£165k+£37,338+£37k
In 5 years
£144,909£145k+£17,509+£18k
£181,129£181k+£53,729+£54k
£249,241£249k+£121,841+£122k
In 10 years
£167,990£168k+£40,590+£41k
£262,462£262k+£135,062+£135k
£496,969£497k+£369,569+£370k

Green or red shows the gain or loss against everything you paid (price plus buying costs of £2,400). In the typical scenario the buying costs are covered after about less than a year. Before mortgage interest, running costs and selling costs.

These are scenarios based on past national prices, not a forecast or a price for any home. Prices can fall as well as rise, past changes don't predict future ones, and your area can differ a lot from the national average. Source: HM Land Registry, UK House Price Index, latest data 2026-07. See the data.

Up to dateRules last updated 15 Oct 2026Checked against official sources 16 Oct 2026Next check by 23 Oct 2026 · checked every weekSources: HMRC, Revenue Scotland, Welsh Revenue Authority · How we work it out

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Questions

Buying in the United Kingdom: common questions

How much is stamp duty on £125,000 in the United Kingdom?

Moving home in England & N. Ireland: stamp duty is nothing. All buying costs together come to about £2,400, or 1.9% of the price. Change the price or buyer type above to see your own figure.

Do foreign buyers pay more in the United Kingdom?

In England and Northern Ireland, buyers who haven't lived in the UK for 183 days in the year before buying pay an extra 2% stamp duty. Scotland and Wales have no non-resident surcharge.

Can foreigners buy property in the United Kingdom?

Anyone can buy, whatever their nationality.

What do I need to buy a home in the United Kingdom from abroad?

A UK solicitor or licensed conveyancer. ID and proof of where your money comes from.

When were these United Kingdom rules last checked?

We last updated the figures on 15 Oct 2026 and checked them against official sources on 16 Oct 2026. We check every country every week, and show a warning if a check is overdue.

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Costs on top
£2,400
Cash needed
£127,400