UK NEWS | The price of First Class and Second Class stamps will increase from 7th April 2025 – Royal Mail has confirmed

From 7 April 2025 the price of Second Class stamps will increase by 2p (2.4%) to 87p and the price of First Class stamps will be £1.70, an increase of 5p (3%).

The new price of Second and First Class stamps remains below the European average prices of £1.41 for Second Class and £1.87 for First Class mail.*

Royal Mail carefully considers prices, balancing affordability with the increasing cost of delivering mail.  Letter volumes have fallen from 20 billion a year in 2004/5 to 6.7 billion in 2023/4, and could fall to 4 billion a year within the next four years. Over the same period, the number of addresses has risen by four million meaning the cost of each delivery continues to rise.

Nick Landon, Chief Commercial Officer at Royal Mail said: “We always consider price changes very carefully but the cost of delivering mail continues to increase. A complex and extensive network of trucks, planes and 85,000 posties is needed to ensure we can deliver across the country for just 87p.

“Ofcom has recognised that reform is urgently needed to protect the one-price-goes-anywhere Universal Service which requires Royal Mail to deliver letters to around 32 million UK addresses six days a week.

“Reform will allow continued investment in the modernisation and transformation of the business to provide a more financially sustainable service.”