Bitcoin Price on the UK Tax-Year End, Every Year Since 2015
On the last UK tax-year end, 5 April 2026 (end of tax year 2025/26), bitcoin closed at £52,251 a bitcoin (US$68,982). It is £60,572 now, +15.9% since. Since 2015, bitcoin was higher at the next year's deadline in 7 of 11 years (average change +135.1%). The next UK tax-year end is 5 April 2027, end of tax year 2026/27, in 160 days.
Bitcoin on every UK tax-year end, 2015–2026
GBP per bitcoinThis year's numbers
checked 27 October 2026- ISA allowance 2026/27: £20,000, across all ISAs, to 5 April 2027
- Capital gains tax allowance 2026/27: £3,000, annual exempt amount (it was £12,300 until 2022/23, then £6,000 in 2023/24)
- What an ISA can hold: Bitcoin itself cannot go in an ISA. Crypto exchange-traded notes (cETNs) could go in a stocks and shares ISA from 8 October 2025; since 6 April 2026 new purchases go in an Innovative Finance ISA instead. Gains outside an ISA above the allowance are taxed as capital gains.
The rules in full: Bitcoin in retirement accounts: United Kingdom · Bitcoin tax: United Kingdom
Sources: GOV.UK: Individual Savings Accounts · GOV.UK: Capital Gains Tax allowances. General information, not tax or investment advice.
Bitcoin on the UK tax-year end, Year by Year
The price on each deadline, the change to the next year's deadline and the change to today.
| Deadline | Tax year | GBP/BTC | US$/BTC | To next deadline | To today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2026 | 2025/26 | £52,251 | $68,982 | — | +15.9% |
| 5 Apr 2025 | 2024/25 | £64,597 | $83,505 | −19.1% | −6.2% |
| 5 Apr 2024 | 2023/24 | £53,699 | $67,838 | +20.3% | +12.8% |
| 5 Apr 2023 | 2022/23 | £22,598 | $28,178 | +137.6% | +168.0% |
| 5 Apr 2022 | 2021/22 | £34,773 | $45,556 | −35.0% | +74.2% |
| 5 Apr 2021 | 2020/21 | £42,466 | $59,058 | −18.1% | +42.6% |
| 5 Apr 2020 | 2019/20 | £5,554 | $6,791 | +664.6% | +990.7% |
| 5 Apr 2019 | 2018/19 | £3,871 | $5,037 | +43.5% | +1,464.6% |
| 5 Apr 2018 | 2017/18 | £4,868 | $6,811 | −20.5% | +1,144.2% |
| 5 Apr 2017 | 2016/17 | £900.69 | $1,125 | +440.5% | +6,625.1% |
| 5 Apr 2016 | 2015/16 | £299.69 | $424.03 | +200.5% | +20,111.7% |
| 5 Apr 2015 | 2014/15 | £174.71 | $260.60 | +71.5% | +34,570.1% |
How the date is set
The UK tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April. 5 April is the last day to use that year's ISA allowance and capital gains tax allowance (unused allowances cannot be carried forward); the new allowances start on 6 April. The date does not move at weekends, though ISA providers often stop taking payments a day or two earlier.
The weeks before 5 April are ISA season, when UK savers use up the year's allowance. That is a calendar habit of savers, not something that moves the world price of bitcoin, which is set in London, New York and Shanghai. For how bitcoin has done in the deadline's month: Bitcoin in April.
Other Tax Deadlines
Bitcoin Price on the UK Tax-Year End: FAQ
When is the UK tax-year end in 2027?
5 April 2027, end of tax year 2026/27. The UK tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April. 5 April is the last day to use that year's ISA allowance and capital gains tax allowance (unused allowances cannot be carried forward); the new allowances start on 6 April. The date does not move at weekends, though ISA providers often stop taking payments a day or two earlier.
What was the bitcoin price on the last UK tax-year end?
Bitcoin closed at £52,251 a bitcoin (US$68,982) on 5 April 2026. Today it is £60,572, +15.9% since.
Is bitcoin usually higher a year after the UK tax-year end?
Since 2015, bitcoin was higher at the next year's deadline in 7 of 11 years, with an average change of +135.1% in GBP. From the 2025 deadline to the 2026 one it changed −19.1%. This is the history of one date a year, not a forecast: the deadline itself has no measurable effect on the world price of bitcoin.
Can I hold bitcoin in an ISA?
Bitcoin itself cannot go in an ISA. Crypto exchange-traded notes (cETNs) could go in a stocks and shares ISA from 8 October 2025; since 6 April 2026 new purchases go in an Innovative Finance ISA instead. Gains outside an ISA above the allowance are taxed as capital gains.
Past prices are history, not a guide to the future. This page does not say when to buy or sell; contribution rules depend on your own circumstances.
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