We compare the real, all-in cost of a 1oz bar or coin across trusted UK dealers, the dealer’s cut, delivery and buy-back. Real prices, in-stock and verified, not sold-out headline rates. No jargon.
Tell us your budget and we’ll show which UK dealer gives you the most actual gold for it, with every cost included.
Current gold price £ · live, updates continuously
Physical bullion only. Unregulated. The value of gold can go down as well as up.
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Compare the classic 1oz gold bar, or switch to the 1oz Gold Britannia coin, both the easiest way to compare like-for-like across dealers. Not sure which? Read our bars vs coins guide.
We add every cost (the dealer’s cut and delivery) so the number you see is the number you pay.
Head to the dealer that's cheapest for you. We never handle your money or your metal.
A quick at-a-glance table, use the tool above to compare for your budget.
The cheapest UK dealers for a 1oz gold bar right now, ranked by the dealer’s cut over the live gold price of £3,221.48 (updated 24 Sep 2026). Enter your budget in the tool above to see how much gold your money buys.
| # | Dealer | Dealer’s cut | 1oz price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gold Bullion Company | 1.83% | £3,280.43 |
| 2 | UKBullion | 2.33% | £3,296.54 |
| 3 | Chards | 2.45% | £3,300.28 |
| 4 | Atkinsons Bullion | 3.14% | £3,322.64 |
| 5 | GoldCore | 3.85% | £3,345.35 |
Showing the 5 lowest of 12 price-checked dealers. Search above and unlock the full ranking free.
The things dealers don’t always put on the sticker.
Every dealer adds a markup on top of the gold price. It’s the biggest cost and the main thing we compare, a smaller cut means more gold for your money.
Most dealers deliver free and fully insured. A few charge a small fee, and we include it in the price where they do.
Good news: UK dealers can’t add a surcharge for paying by a personal debit or credit card (banned since 2018), so card and bank transfer usually cost the same. A few give a small discount for bank transfer on large orders.
Only if you choose to store your gold with the dealer instead of having it delivered. A yearly fee, shown separately.
What the dealer pays if you sell it back. The gap below the market price is your real cost for a round trip.
Most have none, but some only give free delivery or storage above a set amount.
Gold slipped to around £3,218.75 a troy ounce today, down about 0.65 per cent, as major banks including Natixis and Goldman Sachs stick to much higher price targets of $4,500 to $5,000 an ounce by the end of 2026.
24 September 2026Silver fell 3.1 per cent to around £48.65 a troy ounce, more than twice gold's decline, as a stronger US dollar and rising Treasury yields weighed on both metals ahead of today's Trump-Xi meeting.
23 September 2026Gold is holding steady at around £3,258 a troy ounce today as record Chinese import demand offsets pressure from a hawkish Federal Reserve, with China's 2026 gold imports already topping 1,100 tonnes, more than the whole of 2025.
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