- 1,259
- £16,000
- £12,000 to £21,430
- 2026-09-03
What the data tells us
Spend bands across the Index
under £4k
0.2%
£4k–£7k
2.9%
£7k–£10k
17.2%
£10k–£14k
24%
£14k–£19k
26.1%
£19k–£25k
13.5%
£25k–£33k
10.5%
£33k–£43k
3.1%
£43k–£60k
2%
£60k+
0.5%
By nation
| Nation | Venues | Median | Mid range | Score 90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 146 | £12,000 | £8,500 to £16,500 | 47 |
| Northern Ireland | 157 | £12,000 | £8,500 to £16,500 | 48 |
| Ireland | 336 | £12,858 | £8,572 to £14,572 | 35 |
| Scotland | 125 | £13,250 | £12,000 to £21,750 | 44 |
| England | 495 | £21,000 | £18,000 to £28,000 | 139 |
By venue type
| Type | Venues | Median | Mid range | Score 90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event Venue | 6 | £5,500 | £5,125 to £5,500 | 0 |
| Hotel | 370 | £9,172 | £8,500 to £13,000 | 78 |
| Garden | 21 | £16,000 | £13,500 to £20,000 | 0 |
| Barn | 76 | £16,250 | £13,813 to £18,000 | 25 |
| Country House | 611 | £16,500 | £12,001 to £24,000 | 161 |
| Estate | 55 | £20,000 | £15,990 to £22,000 | 22 |
| Castle | 120 | £20,000 | £16,500 to £22,500 | 27 |
How to use the Index
Use nation and type tables to set expectations before shortlisting. Use budget rankings when you want the strongest venues inside a hard spend cap. Use Find Your Perfect Venue when constraints are personal rather than market-wide.
The most useful reading is usually the gap between the median and the mid range. A wide spread means the market contains very different venue propositions, so a single headline number will hide as much as it reveals. Compare the table with the venue profile, guest capacity, season, inclusions and location before treating a figure as a planning budget.
This Index is refreshed as the assessed research set changes. It is designed to explain the market available in the current edition, not to promise that a particular venue will quote the median or that every supplier cost is included.
What to do next
Use the figures here to set a realistic starting point, then move from the market pattern to a region, venue type and individual venue profile.
The research is comparative rather than a quotation. Recheck the venue's current inclusions, guest assumptions, season, accommodation and supplier requirements before treating any figure as your wedding budget.