The median UK household is worth £293,700. See where your net worth sits against the official ONS quartiles.
You're between the lower quartile and the UK median.
Compared to ONS total household wealth quartiles (Great Britain, April 2020–March 2022).
| Threshold | Net worth | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Lower quartile (25th percentile) | £70,500 | 75% of UK households have more than this |
| Median (50th percentile) | £293,700 | The typical UK household — half have more, half have less |
| Upper quartile (75th percentile) | £662,100 | Only 25% of UK households have more than this |
Figures are total household wealth (property + private pension + financial + physical wealth, net of debts), not per individual. Source: ONS Wealth and Assets Survey, Great Britain, April 2020 to March 2022.
Median household wealth rises steadily with the age of the household head — from £15,200 for under-25s to a peak of £502,500 for those aged 65–74, before easing in later retirement as pension wealth is drawn down. Property and private pension wealth are the two biggest drivers of the increase.
ONS publishes the full median-by-age series only at the broad level shown; the 16–24 and 65–74 figures above are the values quoted in the ONS bulletin for April 2020 to March 2022. Estimates for this round are official statistics in development.
The figures come from the ONS Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS), the official source for UK household wealth, covering Great Britain for the period April 2020 to March 2022 (the latest available). “Total wealth” combines property wealth, private pension wealth, financial wealth and physical wealth, net of liabilities, measured at household level. The overall UK median was £293,700. Because wealth is unevenly distributed, the mean is considerably higher than the median — which is why percentiles, not averages, are the better way to see where you actually stand.