Easy access savings rates
47 easy access accounts in order of rate and nothing else.
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Open to anyone
| Account | Good to know | Checked | Source | AER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.26% for 6 months, then 3.30%, and only if you have never held a LemFi savings account. App only, and your money is held at ClearBank because LemFi is not a bank. | Checked | lemfi.com | 5.26% | |
| Only £3,000 earns interest. The rate lasts 12 months, then it moves to a Cahoot Savings Account paying about 1%. | Checked | cahoot.com | 5.00% | |
| Minimum £1,000. No limit on withdrawals. | Checked | familybuildingsociety.co.uk | 4.56% | |
| Rate lasts 12 months, then Bank Rate minus 0.50%. App only, new customers only, minimum £25,000. | Checked | monument.co | 4.56% | |
| 1.55% bonus for 12 months, then 3.00%. App only, and you lose the bonus with more than 3 withdrawals a year or under £1,000 after a year. | Checked | tembomoney.com | 4.55% | |
| Rate lasts 12 months. | Checked | cahoot.com | 4.52% | |
| 2.00% bonus for 12 months, then 2.50%, lost if a 4th withdrawal closes the account. Minimum £20,000, online only. | Checked | esbs.co.uk | 4.50% | |
| Open by branch or post only. 2 withdrawals in the 12-month term. | Checked | theprogressive.com | 4.50% | |
| Only a limited number of withdrawals. Check how many before opening. | Checked | moneyfactscompare.co.uk | 4.45% | |
| 2 withdrawals a year. Minimum £500. | Checked | becleverwithyourcash.com | 4.36% | |
| 4.35% for Nectar members and 4.25% otherwise, for 12 months, then 1.25%. No more than £10,000 per withdrawal or £20,000 a day. | Checked | moneysavingexpert.com | 4.35% | |
| 4.27% for 3 months, then 3.25%. | Checked | moneyfactscompare.co.uk | 4.27% | |
| 1 withdrawal a year. Minimum £2,000. | Checked | ecology.co.uk | 4.25% | |
| Includes a 1.39% bonus for 12 months, so about 2.86% after that. New customers only. | Checked | moneyfactscompare.co.uk | 4.25% | |
| Includes a bonus for 12 months. | Checked | moneyfactscompare.co.uk | 4.24% | |
| No bonus to run out. No limit on withdrawals. | Checked | chartersavingsbank.co.uk | 4.21% | |
| No bonus to run out. Existing customers get the same rate as new ones. | Checked | fordmoney.co.uk | 4.21% | |
| No bonus to run out. Minimum £1,000. | Checked | leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk | 4.20% | |
| Withdrawals on 3 days a year. | Checked | ybs.co.uk | 4.20% | |
| Includes a 2.00% bonus for 12 months, so about 2.15% after that. | Checked | cynergybank.co.uk | 4.15% | |
| Raisin UKBest easy access rate on platform (Investec Bank) | Through the Raisin savings platform, currently with Investec. Minimum £100. | Checked | raisin.com | 4.13% |
| Includes a 2.13% bonus for 12 months, so about 2.00% after that. New customers only. | Checked | shawbrook.co.uk | 4.13% | |
| 3 withdrawals, and a 4th drops the rate to 2.00%. Minimum £1,000. | Checked | vanquis.com | 4.08% | |
| Kent RelianceEasy Access Savings Account (Issue 16) | Online only. No limit on withdrawals. | Checked | kentreliance.co.uk | 3.75% |
| 3.75% for 12 months, then 3.24%. | Checked | marcus.co.uk | 3.75% | |
| No limit on withdrawals. The interest is taxable. | Checked | nsandi.com | 3.75% | |
| Interest is paid monthly to your bank account and is taxable. Minimum £500. | Checked | nsandi.com | 3.75% | |
| Includes a 0.25% top-up for 12 months. App only. | Checked | tandem.co.uk | 3.40% | |
| Opened in the app, and your money is placed through the Bondsmith platform. | Checked | depositscout.com | 3.23% | |
| Plum is not a bank. 3.00% on Basic and Plus plans, and higher rates need a plan costing £7.99 or £14.99 a month. | Checked | withplum.com | 3.00% | |
| App only. Holds up to £100,000. | Checked | atombank.co.uk | 2.50% | |
| A 12-month account. Select customers can get 2.50% on a separate saver. | Checked | santander.co.uk | 2.00% | |
| 0.75% up to £24,999, 0.90% up to £99,999 and 1.00% from £100,000. After 12 months it becomes a Standard Saver. | Checked | lloydsbank.com | 0.75% |
You need another account with them
| Account | Good to know | Checked | Source | AER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only holds £4,000, and you need a Santander Edge current account. Includes a 2.50% bonus for 12 months. | Checked | santander.co.uk | 6.00% | |
| RevolutInstant Access Savings | 5.00% only until 4 December, then 2.90%. That’s about 3.04% over a year. You need a Revolut account. | Checked | becleverwithyourcash.com | 5.00% |
| 3 withdrawals a year, and a 4th drops it to 2.00%. For new Zopa savers who open Smart Saver first, with a 1.06% bonus for 12 months on the first £50,000, then 3.50%. | Checked | zopa.com | 4.56% | |
| 4.50% for 12 months, then 2.25%. New Chase customers within 31 days of joining, app only, and you need the Chase current account. | Checked | chase.co.uk | 4.50% | |
| Through Hargreaves Lansdown Active Savings, currently with Secure Trust Bank. Minimum £1,000. | Checked | hl.co.uk | 4.11% | |
| StarlingEasy Saver | You need a Starling account. | Checked | depositscout.com | 4.00% |
| Not a savings account, and you need a Trading 212 Invest account. With interest on, some of your cash can sit in money market funds, which the £120,000 protection does not cover. | Checked | trading212.com | 4.00% | |
| 3.96% only up to £5,000, then 0.70%. You need Barclays Blue Rewards, which costs £5 a month. | Checked | barclays.co.uk | 3.96% | |
| You need an Ulster Bank current account. Pays 1% below £5,000. | Checked | ulsterbank.co.uk | 3.50% | |
| 3.40% only if you hold another Moneybox product, otherwise 2.40%. 1 withdrawal a month, and Moneybox is not a bank. | Checked | moneyboxapp.com | 3.40% | |
| You need Club Lloyds or Premier. 3% only with 2 or fewer withdrawals a year. | Checked | lloydsbank.com | 3.00% | |
| You need a Monzo current account. Paid Monzo plans pay more. | Checked | monzo.com | 2.80% | |
| You need a Virgin Money M Plus current account. 1.75% up to £25,000, then 1.25%. | Checked | uk.virginmoney.com | 1.75% | |
| You need Club Lloyds or Premier. 0.95% up to £24,999, 1.10% to £99,999, 1.20% above. | Checked | lloydsbank.com | 0.95% |
How these rates are checked
Every rate comes from the page linked beside it, and we read those pages each day. A rate we can’t confirm is left off, and so is one we haven’t confirmed in the last 14 days.
The order is by rate and nothing else. Accounts that pay the same rate are listed by name.