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title: Average net worth by age in the UK: Are you on track?
url: https://wealthscout.app/updates/average-net-worth-by-age-uk
category: Net worth
updated: 2026-08-23
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# Average net worth by age in the UK: Are you on track?

Source: https://wealthscout.app/updates/average-net-worth-by-age-uk

UK household net worth grows steadily with age, peaking at £502,500 between ages 65 and 74. While the ONS median provides a useful official benchmark, it is heavily skewed by property equity. Tracking your own specific household figures is the only way to forecast your financial future.

## Takeaways

- The median UK household wealth is a more accurate benchmark than the average, which is skewed heavily by the ultra-wealthy.
- A high net worth percentile means very little if your wealth is entirely trapped in an illiquid property.
- London salaries inflate the national average, making regional comparisons vital when assessing your financial progress.

**Scope.** This guide references broad ONS statistical trends. Exact figures change with each reporting cycle. Do not use national averages as financial advice or as a definitive measure of your financial security.

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## Sources

- [Wealth and Assets Survey (April 2020 to March 2022)](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/wealthingreatbritain/april2020tomarch2022) — Office for National Statistics