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Price of First Class Stamps will RISE to £1.80 – Can You Beat the Increase?

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Price of First Class Stamps will RISE to £1.80 – Can You Beat the Increase?

Royal Mail announced that stamp prices will rise from April, despite the postal service facing heavy criticism for failing to hit delivery targets.

The price of a first-class stamp will rise to £1.80, up 10p, while a second-class stamp will increase to 91p, up 4p.

First-class stamps have increased almost three times the price they were 10 years ago at 64p.

Second-class stamps during that period cost 55p.

Why are prices rising?

The increase in stamps is primarily due to rising delivery costs. That’s because letter volumes are decreasing while the number of addresses in the UK is increasing.

Royal Mail has faced criticism in recent years due to missing delivery targets.

In 2024, communications regulator Ofcom fined Royal Mail £21m after it found that almost a quarter of first-class post arrived late.

It followed an investigation by the regulator, which revealed that Royal Mail missed its targets for first and second-class post in 2024-25.

Can you save on postage?

Buying a multi-pack of stamps could help you beat the price rise in a few weeks.

Stamp books usually contain 4, 8 or 12 first-class or second-class stamps.

Purchasing a book now will enable you to lock in the current price of £1.70 per first-class stamp or 87p per second-class stamp.

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