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UK/AU Stamp Duty Property Tax Calculator

Calculate exact England/NI SDLT, Scottish LBTT, and Welsh LTT across first-time buyer, home mover, additional property (+5%), and non-resident (+2%) surcharges.

Property & buyer status

England & Northern Ireland (SDLT)

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How marginal stamp duty bands work

UK property transaction taxes use progressive marginal brackets: Tax = Σ max(0, min(Price, Upper_i) − Lower_i) × Rate_i. Only the slice of the purchase price falling inside each band is taxed at that band's rate.

England & NI (from April 2025): Standard bands start at 0% up to £125,000, then 2% (£125k–£250k), 5% (£250k–£925k), 10% (£925k–£1.5m), and 12% above £1.5m. First-Time Buyers pay 0% up to £300,000 and 5% from £300k–£500k — with a hard cliff-edge at £500,000 above which standard rates apply in full.

Surcharges: Buying an additional residential property (second home or buy-to-let) adds +5% to every band, and non-resident buyers add +2% on top (stacking to +7% above base rates).

Result

SDLT on £425,000

Total SDLT payable
£6,250
Effective tax rate: 1.47% of purchase price
Effective tax rate
1.47%
Top marginal bracket: 5.0%
Vs standard home mover
Saves £5,000
Standard mover pays £11,250
First-Time Buyer relief applied
You save £5,000 compared with a standard home mover purchasing at £425,000.

SDLT vs LBTT vs LTT side-by-side comparison & £500k FTB cliff

Same £425,000 property across England/NI, Scotland, and Wales

England & NI · SDLT (top band 5.0%)£6,250 (1.47% eff.) Lowest tax
Scotland · LBTT (top band 10.0%)£15,250 (3.59% eff.) +£9,000 vs SDLT(+£9,000 vs selected)
Wales · LTT (top band 7.5%)£12,375 (2.91% eff.) +£6,125 vs SDLT(+£6,125 vs selected)
Cross-border spread
£9,000
LBTT (£15,250) vs SDLT (£6,250)
£500k FTB cliff jump (+£1)
+£5,000
England FTB jumps from £10,000 (£500k) to £15,000 (£500,001)
Extra FTB tax at £505,000
+£5,250
Pays £15,250 instead of £10,000 at £500k
£
At £505,000, deducting £6,000 for removable chattels brings the consideration to £499,000 and cuts England FTB SDLT by £5,300.
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Price bandBand rateTaxable in bandTax due
£0 – £300,0000.0%£300,000£0
£300,000 – £500,0005.0%£125,000£6,250
Total1.47% eff.£425,000£6,250

Side-by-side buyer tier comparison

On a £425,000 property in England & Northern Ireland

First-Time Buyer (resident)£6,250 (1.47%)
Home Mover / Standard£11,250 (2.65%)
Additional Property (+5%)£32,500 (7.65%)
Additional + Non-Resident (+7%)£41,000 (9.65%)
Built from user complaints

What people hate about the other tools

We read the reviews of the incumbents before writing this page. Every complaint below maps to a decision in the tool above.

  • First-time buyers bidding just over £500k lose the entire relief cliff-edge and face thousands in unexpected extra tax without any calculator warning.
    r/HousingUK & r/UKPersonalFinance (Reddit) · missing £500k cliff-edge alert
    In this toolTriggers a high-visibility £500k cliff-edge alert showing marginal tax spikes and chattels negotiation room.
  • Home movers buying a new main residence before selling their old one are caught off guard by paying the 5% surcharge upfront and waiting for a refund.
    r/HousingUK (Reddit) · no buy-before-sell refund timeline
    In this toolModels upfront 5% additional dwelling outlay at completion alongside the 36-month HMRC refund timeline.
  • Unmarried couples where one partner previously owned property or non-UK residents often miscalculate stacked 5% additional and 2% non-resident surcharges.
    r/UKPersonalFinance & r/LegalAdviceUK (Reddit) · confusing stacked surcharges
    In this toolIncludes explicit joint-buyer FTB disqualification warnings and stacked +5% / +2% marginal slice breakdowns.

One-line difference: Side-by-side UK SDLT, LBTT & LTT calculator with £500k FTB cliff-edge alerts, stacked surcharges, and refund timeline.

How this is paid for

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  • Slice-by-slice SDLT (England/NI), LBTT (Scotland) & LTT (Wales) math
  • First-time buyer relief, +5% additional & +2% non-resident toggles
  • Joint-purchase eligibility check when one partner owned property

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  • £500k FTB cliff-edge bidding & chattels deduction simulator
  • Buy-before-sell 36-month surcharge refund cashflow timeline
  • Multi-property linked transactions & solicitor-ready PDF report

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