Calculate the stamp duty on your house purchase: how much of a UK sold house price is taxed?

The amount of stamp duty you pay depends on which band the price you’re paying falls into. Here's how the tax works.

A man uses a stamp duty calculator to see how much he has to pay to buy a home
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The housing market is set for its busiest period of the year during the spring when more homeowners typically list their home and the longer days boost buyer demand.

Even though mortgage rates may have dropped since the height of the cost of living crisis, there are still lots of expenses when it comes to buying a property.

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England stamp duty rates

Property cost

Stamp duty rate per band

Up to £125,000

Zero

The portion from £125,001 to £250,000

2%

The portion from £250,001 to £925,000

5%

The portion from £925,001 to £1.5 million

10%

The portion above £1.5 million

12%

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Scotland LBTT calculator

Property cost

LBTT rate per band

Max. you could pay per band

Up to £145,000

0%

£0

£145,001 to £250,000

2%

£2,100

£250,001 to £325,000

5%

£3,750

£325,001 to £750,000

10%

£42,500

Over £750,000

12%

£30,000*

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Wales LTT calculator

Property cost

LTT rate per band

Max. you could pay per band

Up to £225,000

0%

£0

£225,001 to £400,000

6%

£10,500

£400,001 to £750,000

7.5%

£26,250

£750,001 to £1.5m

10%

£75,000

Over £1.5m

12%

£60,000*

Henry Sandercock has spent more than eight years as a journalist covering a wide variety of beats. Having studied for an MA in journalism at the University of Kent, he started his career in the garden of England as a reporter for local TV channel KMTV.

Henry then worked at the BBC for three years as a radio producer - mostly on BBC Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine, but also on major BBC Radio 4 programmes like The World at One, PM and Broadcasting House. Switching to print media, he covered fresh foods for respected magazine The Grocer for two years.

After moving to NationalWorld.com - a national news site run by the publisher of The Scotsman and Yorkshire Post - Henry began reporting on the cost of living crisis, becoming the title’s money editor in early 2023. He covered everything from the energy crisis to scams, and inflation. He also has bylines in MoneyWeek.

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