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By Linn’s Staff
Great Britain’s Royal Mail will raise its first-class and second-class domestic postage rates April 7.
The cost for first-class postage will climb 10 pence, from £1.70 to £1.80. The second-class rate will increase 4p, from 87p to 91p.
“The stamp price rises reflect the continued rise in cost of delivery for every letter as letter volumes decline and the number of addresses increases,” Royal Mail said in a March 6 press release. “The average household now receives only four letters per week, down from 14 at their peak over 20 years ago, while the number of addresses has risen by four million.”
Richard Travers, managing director of letters at Royal Mail, said that adults in the United Kingdom now spend on average £6.50 each year on stamps.
Royal Mail’s rates remain below the European average prices of £1.93 for the equivalent of a first-class letter service and £1.56 for second class, according to a calculation Royal Mail conducted across 29 countries during November 2025.
Royal Mail announced other price changes as well, including an increase of 20p on the international standard rate, from £3.40 to £3.60, and a 20p increase on the international economy rate from £3.30 to £3.50.
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