Royal Mail announces April price rise as Martin Lewis says do it ‘now’ | Personal Finance | Finance

Financial expert Martin Lewis has urged people to “stock up now” ahead of this month’s price change.

written on it Money Saving Expert The (MSE) website states that stamp prices have increased from Tuesday 7 April, with a standard first class stamp increasing by 10p to £1.80. Experts are urging people to buy now to avoid paying more later, as the stamps you buy will still be valid after the price increase.

In fact, MSE founder Martin Lewis said: “Over the years, whenever the price of stamps increased, I advised people to stock up and buy in bulk in advance, because the fact that there is no price on the stamp and instead just says postage class remains valid after the increase.

“This has been an effective tactic because a first class letter stamp is currently £1.70, soon to rise to £1.80 – it was just 60p in 2012. So if you’re going to need stamps you’d better stock up now.”

Royal Mail price changes – April 2026

according to Royal Mail Group LtdPrices vary for individual customers and marketplace sellers (Internet and Post Office branches).

Online and Post Office products and services include:

Domestic products and services:

• 1st and 2nd Class Letters, Large Letters and Parcels
• Royal Mail Special Delivery Guarantee^®
• Royal Mail Signed^®
• Royal Mail Tracking
• Royal Mail Redirects, Keepsafe^® and Mailbox^®
• Parcelforce Worldwide Express

Price changes on our International Products and Services:

For example, first class stamps will increase by 10p to £1.80. Meanwhile, second-class stamps increased by 4d, bringing the total to 91p.

as we It was previously reported, Royal Mail general letters manager Richard Travers said of the price increase: “We always consider price changes very carefully, balancing affordability with the increasing cost of delivering mail.

“On average, UK adults now spend just £6.50 on stamps each year, and 70% fewer letters are being sent than 20 years ago. Meanwhile, the number of addresses we deliver to has increased from four million to 32 million across the UK.”