How T51A's clean price, gross redemption yield and after-tax net yield have moved over time — up to 5 years, free. Comparing it with other gilts is part of Premium.
⇄ Compare T51A with other gilts in Charts ★ Premium| Your income tax band | Net yield | Savings equiv* |
|---|---|---|
| No tax | 5.795% | — |
| Basic 20% | 5.315% | 6.81% |
| Higher 40% | 4.884% | 8.42% |
| Additional 45% | 4.777% | 9.01% |
*Savings Rate Equivalent = the gross yield a fully-taxable savings account or bond would need to match this gilt's net yield, at that tax rate. Gilt coupons are taxed as income — at the rate in force when each is paid, which rises by 2 percentage points (to 22/42/47%) from 6 April 2027; the capital gain to par is exempt from CGT. Figures don't include your Personal Savings Allowance, so they're conservative. How we calculate this.
T51A is the UK Treasury gilt "1 1/4% Treasury Gilt 2051", paying a 1.25% annual coupon and redeeming at par (£100) on 31 July 2051 — about 24.8 years away. At its 26 Oct 2026 closing price of £40.63 the gross redemption yield is 5.795%. Because the coupon is low and the price is well below par, most of the return comes as the tax-free pull to par (a £5,937 capital gain per £10,000 nominal, exempt from CGT) rather than as taxable coupon income. That makes it unusually efficient for higher- and additional-rate taxpayers: an additional-rate (45%) payer keeps a net yield of 4.78% — to match that after tax, a fully-taxable savings account or bond would need to pay about 9.01% gross (allowing for the 2027 rise in tax on savings income, as in the table below). That is the tax treatment of gilts in practice: gilt coupons are taxed as income, while the capital gain is free of capital gains tax on any disposal — at redemption or an earlier sale — though interest accrued since the last coupon is taxed as income when you sell.
Prices are indicative closing levels for 26 Oct 2026 and may be delayed — see the live gilt table for current figures at your tax rate. Information only, not financial advice.
Information only — not financial advice. Gilt prices are indicative from last available close (26 Oct 2026) and may be delayed. Verify before transacting. UK tax treatment may change.