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303 round bar: what it costs in the UK

Ø25 mm round bar, per metre, ex VAT, as listed by UK online stockists. Updated weekly; last read 26 Sep 2026. Properties and machinability: 303 material page.

£36.96per metre, lowest this week
AMB Steels (Sheffield) · £9.53/kg
1.5×spread between the 3 stockists
£36.96 to £55.10
+67%since Oct 2021 at Rapid Metals
£33.00 → £55.10
£55.10peak, Jul 2024 at Rapid Metals
low £33.00, Oct 2021

Last read 26 Sep 2026: 20 of 21 stockist prices read (1 couldn't be read with certainty and are left out). Next reading due 28 Sep 2026. Follow price changes (Atom feed)

This week, stockist by stockist

Price history

Lines join the readings we actually took; the price between two readings wasn't observed. Hover the chart for each stockist's price on a date, and click to pin it and open the sources. Arrow keys step through readings.

In this range

What would my bar cost?

Stockist£/m this weekTotal barCost ex VAT
AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96
Aluminium Warehouse£38.70
Rapid Metals£55.10

Per-metre price × total length. Cutting charges, minimum lengths, saw kerf and delivery vary by stockist and aren't included. Use it to compare, not as a quote.

Every reading

21 readings
DateStockist£ per metre£ per kgSource
26 Sep 2026Aluminium Warehouse£38.70£9.98product page
26 Sep 2026AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53product page
26 Sep 2026Rapid Metals£55.10£14.21product page
8 Jun 2026AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
11 Feb 2026AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
8 Nov 2025AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
14 Sep 2025Aluminium Warehouse£38.70£9.98archived snapshot
20 Jul 2025AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
22 Apr 2025Aluminium Warehouse£38.70£9.98archived snapshot
21 Mar 2025AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
15 Feb 2025Aluminium Warehouse£38.70£9.98archived snapshot
2 Dec 2024AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
16 Oct 2024Aluminium Warehouse£38.70£9.98archived snapshot
14 Sep 2024AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
23 Jul 2024Rapid Metals£55.10£14.21archived snapshot
23 May 2024AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
18 May 2024Aluminium Warehouse£28.81£7.43archived snapshot
8 Dec 2023AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
30 Jun 2022AMB Steels (Sheffield)£36.96£9.53archived snapshot
22 May 2022Rapid Metals£48.50£12.51archived snapshot
21 Oct 2021Rapid Metals£33.00£8.51archived snapshot

£ per kg: 1 m of Ø25 mm bar weighs π × (12.5 mm)² × 1 m × 7.9 g/cm³ = 3.878 kg, using the density published on our 303 page.

What these numbers are. Retail list prices for Ø25 mm round bar, per metre, ex VAT and excluding delivery, as shown on each stockist's own website on the date given. We read them automatically each week. Older figures come from dated Internet Archive snapshots of the same product pages, and an archived price is used only if that page also shows it is ex VAT. They are not quotations, and an account or trade price will usually be lower. Each figure links to the page it was read from. A reading we couldn't take with certainty is left out, never estimated.

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Questions

How much does 303 round bar cost in the UK?

As read on 26 Sep 2026, Ø25 mm 303 round bar is listed from £36.96 per metre ex VAT (AMB Steels (Sheffield)), up to £55.10 per metre (Rapid Metals). These are retail list prices excluding delivery; an account price will usually be lower.

Has the price of 303 gone up?

At Rapid Metals, the stockist with the longest record for this grade, Ø25 mm 303 was £33.00 per metre in Oct 2021 and is £55.10 now (+67%).

Why do stockists charge such different prices for the same 303 bar?

This week the dearest listing is 1.5× the cheapest. Online stockists price in cutting, handling, stock-holding and the small-order market they serve, and finish and certification can differ between listings. Delivery charges differ too and aren't included here. Compare the total delivered cost for your order, not the per-metre figure alone.

What is 303 per kilogram?

1 m of Ø25 mm bar is π × (12.5 mm)² × 1 m × 7.9 g/cm³ = 3.878 kg, using the density on our 303 material page. So £36.96/m is £9.53/kg. Small-diameter retail bar costs far more per kg than mill or trade prices.

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