What £100 in 2002 became
Three £100 notes, spent on different things in 2002, each grown along its own official series. They answer different questions — the CPI is what things cost, pay is what work pays, house prices are what one asset sells for — and the tool never averages them into one.
£100 of shopping → £194
From January 2002 to July 2026: what the same basket of goods and services costs, by the Consumer Prices Index. Series: Consumer Prices Index (ONS).
£100 of pay → £172
From 2002 to 2023: how the median full-time employee's annual pay moved. Series: Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023 (ONS).
£100 of house → £303
From January 2002 to June 2026: how the average UK house price moved. Series: Average house price (HM Land Registry).
Bars share one scale, so lengths compare. A £100 of pay that grew less than £100 of shopping is the real-pay squeeze in one picture — the indexed chart shows the same three series year by year.