UK Real Wealth & Inflation Simulator

1985 – 2024+

Animate asset growth vs. CPI purchasing power depreciation

ONS Series MM23
Automated Monthly Sync

Portfolio Allocation & Starting Year

Configure your initial capital distribution at the starting year

Quick Allocation Presets:
Initial Total Capital in 2000:£100,000
UK Housing
40% of initial
£
London Homes
0% of initial
£
FTSE 100
30% of initial
£
Gold
10% of initial
£
Cash Savings
15% of initial
£
UK Gilts
0% of initial
£
Cash (0%)
5% of initial
£
Property Mortgage

Model leverage & inflation debt erosion on your property

Active Year:2000
2000 (Start)Drag to scrub through time2026 (Latest)
2000 Milestone:Millennium & Tech Bust Dot-com bubble bursts; equity indices begin steep 3-year decline.
Year 2000 Buying Power Summary
Gross Portfolio Value
£100,000
0.0% (£0)vs 2000
Actual Buying PowerInflation Adjusted
£181,084
Equivalent purchasing power in 2026 money
If Kept in 0% Cash
£100,000
0.0%loss of real buying power
Cumulative CPI Inflation
+0.0%
Annual rate in 2000:0.8% YoY

Wealth Trajectory: Nominal Growth vs. Real Buying Power

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Asset Performance & Portfolio Mix in 2000

Individual asset values and compound returns since 2000

Portfolio Mix:100% Total
UK Housing
40.0%
£40,0000.0%
Real (adjusted) value:£40,000
FTSE 100
30.0%
£30,0000.0%
Real (adjusted) value:£30,000
Gold
10.0%
£10,0000.0%
Real (adjusted) value:£10,000
Cash Savings
15.0%
£15,0000.0%
Real (adjusted) value:£15,000
Cash (0%)
5.0%
£5,0000.0% nominal
Real (adjusted) value:£5,000

Tangible Buying Power in 2000

What your total portfolio would purchase at contemporary prices in 2000

Average UK House Deposits (10%)
11.16 Deposits
Based on prevailing UK average house price in this year
Years of Full-time Median Salary
4.9 Years
Based on official ONS UK full-time median salary in this year
Pints of Pub Beer
50,505
Standard draught beer in UK pubs
Loaves of Sliced Bread
156,250
800g supermarket white sliced loaf