The current price of a second class stamp in the UK is 85p from 2nd April 2024

Type	Weight (up to & including)	1st Class	2nd Class
Letter	100g	£1.65	85p
Large Letter	100g	£2.60	£1.55

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We also publish a wealth of other articles about second class stamps, as don’t forget that since Royal Mail introduced Pricing in Proportion (PiP) in 2006, you have to know both how big your letter is as well as how much it weighs. The good news though is that most standard letters sent in the UK to a UK address will be fine with a simple second class stamp. These stamps are readily available in a wide variety of shops including Post Offices, Newsagents and Supermarkets.

As of 3rd April 2024, the price of a second class stamp is 85p for a standard letter and remains at £1.55 for a large letter. Previously, from 2nd October 2023 the second class price was 75p for a standard letter and £1.55 for a large letter, up from the April price of £1.15. These prices changed on 2nd October 2023. At the same time, all first-class prices were increased to £1.25 for a standard letter and £1.95 for a large letter.

This is the current 2nd class stamp for normal letters in the UK:

This is the previous version featuring QEII which is still valid for postage.

This stamp can be used for any UK letters being sent to a UK destination, that are under 24cm long, 16.5 cm wide or over 0.5cm thick, and less than 100g in weight. Above this, you will need a large letter stamp, and beware, some birthday and Christmas cards fall into this category.

This is the current 2nd class stamp for Large Letters in the UK:

Again, this is the previous version featuring QEII which is still valid for postage.

Large letter stamps are good for large letters up to 35.3cm long, 25cm wide and up to 2.5cm thick, but weighing no more than 750g

As of 1st February 2022, new second-class stamps were introduced by Royal Mail and these are also valid for postage in the UK. See this blog post for the full details.