Is this the price I'll get if I sell my gold?

No. The price shown is the live spot rate — the wholesale market price. If you're looking to sell, dealers buy at a discount to spot (see our scrap gold page), and the exact offer varies by dealer, purity and volume.

Gold Price Per Gram UK Today — Live Calculator (24k, 22k, 18k, 9ct)

This calculator shows today's gold price per gram in the UK, in GBP — the gold rate in the UK per gram, sourced from a live spot price and refreshed three times a day. Whether you want to know todays gold price per gram UK for an insurance valuation, or the price of gold per gram UK today to sell an old piece, start here and use the purity dropdown to match your item's hallmark.

Looking for a specific purity? Jump straight to the 24 carat, 22 carat, 18 carat, 21 carat, 14k or 9ct page, each with a dedicated calculator and hallmark guide.

Gold Price Per Gram UK — By Purity

24 Carat / 24k

Pure gold — bullion & coins

Middle Eastern jewellery

14k Gold

US-import jewellery

9 Carat / 9ct

Everyday UK jewellery

Scrap Gold

Selling & dealer estimate

Methodology

Data source & formula

Gold Price Per Gram in GBP — Why It Moves

The price of gold per gram in GBP is driven by two things: the international gold spot price (quoted in US dollars per troy ounce) and the GBP/USD exchange rate. When the pound weakens against the dollar, the UK gold rate per gram can rise even if the dollar gold price is flat — this is why a gold rate in UK per gram calculator needs a live GBP feed, not a simple currency-converted estimate.

How This Calculator Works — Formula & Method

Source: goldapi.io live spot feed · applied deterministically · see full methodology

price_per_gram(24k) = spot_price_per_troy_oz(GBP) / 31.1035
price_per_gram(purity) = price_per_gram(24k) × purity_fraction
total_value = price_per_gram(purity) × weight_in_grams

Live spot price, not an AI estimate — updated three times daily from goldapi.io. This is an indicative price, not a dealer quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

The UK gold rate per gram changes throughout the trading day. This calculator pulls a live spot price and updates three times daily, so the figure shown is today's gold price per gram in GBP, not a fixed historical value.

No. The price shown is the live spot rate — the wholesale market price. If you're looking at the price of gold per gram UK today to sell, dealers buy at a discount to spot (see our scrap gold page), and the exact offer varies by dealer, purity and volume.

Gold is priced internationally in US dollars per troy ounce, then converted. A UK gold price per gram in GBP reflects both the dollar gold price and the current GBP/USD exchange rate, so it moves with currency shifts too, not just gold itself.

Spot gold is quoted per troy ounce. Divide by 31.1035 (grams per troy ounce) to get the 24k price per gram, then multiply by the purity fraction (e.g. 0.9167 for 22k) for other karats — see our full methodology.