As the cost of food, petrol and household bills spike, hoards of shoppers are racking their brains thinking of ways to cut down on their weekly shop. Getting the groceries delivered is a massive help to some UK households and is absolutely essential to others, but could families be paying less on their weekly delivery charges?
Even if your household is in the habit of heading to the supermarket independently, considering getting your shopping delivered weekly could still save you money on filling up your tank with petrol for trips to the supermarket. Whether you are already an avid supermarket delivery customer or not, this list below could help save you money.
We've scoured the most popular supermarkets in the UK from Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury's and more to give you the cheapest option for your weekly shop.
Tesco
As one of the most popular supermarkets in the country, Tesco, who operate over 4000 stores across the UK, were the first supermarket in the UK to fulfil over a million deliveries in one week in April 2020. So we scoured their website in search of how much it would cost to get get a weekly delivery on average.
They offer three delivery options; Woosh delivery, which promises groceries within an hour of ordering and sets customers back £5, home delivery which ranges between £2 and £7 depending on the day and the time, and the monthly saver package costing £7.99.
Weekly average for one home delivery slot a week - £4.50
Monthly average for one home delivery slot a week - £18
Delivery saver - £7.99
Costing £7.99 a month for deliveries over £40, delivery saver users are entitled get groceries delivered one a day for the entire month. If shoppers were to get one shop a week for four weeks, they would make a saving of £10.01 a month.
Sainsbury's
Although Sainsbury's website promises delivery slots from just £1 online, when you actually browse the website at the delivery slot options, the lowest price available is £4, and the highest price goes up to £6.50. Having said this, the majority of the slots do seem to be around the £4 mark.
Weekly average for one home delivery slot a week - £5.25
Monthly average for one home delivery slot a week - £24
Sainsburys don't offer a monthly delivery option, so the monthly cost of getting the weekly shopping delivered would amount to around £24.
Asda
Branded as one of the more affordable supermarkets in the country, Asda delivery charges stands up to its reputation. With slots ranging from just £2.50 to £4.50, the average cost comes out at considerably lower than some of the other popular supermarkets.
Weekly average for one home delivery slot a week - £3.50
Monthly average for one home delivery slot a week - £14
Delivery pass - £6
Much like Tesco, Asda offer a monthly delivery subscription, but at the lower price of £6 a week. Although the average cost for getting a pay-as-you-shop delivery slot on your weekly shop is lower than other supermarkets at £14 for the month, the delivery pass would save shoppers a further £8 a month, and Asda estimates that the pass could save shoppers around £128 a year.
Morrisons
The price range for pay-as-you-shop delivery slots at Morrisons is between £2 and £5.50, however Morrisons has a couple of varying delivery pass options for shoppers to save money. Shoppers have the choice of buying a yearly pass, a bi-annual pass or monthly pass, and they can also limit their options for a cheaper price.
Weekly average for one home delivery slot a week - £3.75
Monthly average for one home delivery slot a week - £15
Delivery pass from Monday to Sunday - £65 for the year, £40 for six months or £8 for one month.
Delivery pass from Tuesday to Thursday - £3 5 for the year, £20 for six months or £5 for one month.
If shoppers were to buy the full annual delivery pass for the year at £65, that would work out at just £5.40 a month, which is by far the best value we have seen for delivery charges at a supermarket.
Additionally, shoppers can enjoy £25 off their next online shop when they buy an anytime annual delivery pass and sign up to My Morrisons by Sunday, May 8, 2022.
Ocado
Ocado, who also stock lots of Marks and Spencer's items, promise that 'whatever your schedule, there's a delivery slot just for you'. The price range for delivery slots range between £2.99 and £6.99, but they do offer free delivery on some shops over £75, as well as free delivery on your first shop.
Weekly average for one home delivery slot a week - £4.99
Monthly average for one home delivery slot a week - £19.96
If you have a large family, and your weekly shop amounts to a large sum, then Ocado could offer the best delivery deal, costing absolutely nothing for delivery. But if you don't require such a large weekly shop, then a month's worth of delivery slots will set you back almost £20.
When you sign up to Ocado, you can save £20 on your first grocery shop when you spend over £80 online by entering VOU2653782 at the checkout.
Aldi
After ending its relationship with Deliveroo, the super cheap supermarket staple no longer provides home deliver for grocery items. Having said this, Aldi does offer delivery for Specialbuy items and alcohol, see below for prices.
Specialbuys next day or named day delivery - £3.95
Specialbuys large item next day or named day delivery - £6.95
Specialbuys extra large item delivery - £9.95. Delivery takes 2-7 working days from the date you place your order.
Wine and spirits next day or named day delivery - £6.95
Wine and spirits standard delivery - £4.95. Delivery takes 3-5 working days from the date you place your order.
Standard delivery over £30 - Free. Delivery takes 3-5 working days from the date you place your order.
If you want to purchase your groceries online at Aldi, you can still do that, you just have to choose the click and collect option and pick your shop up from your local store.
Iceland
Iceland delivery services require customers to spend a minimum of £35 to make an order for delivery online, but when they do it is absolutely free to deliver and shoppers can even get their groceries the very next day. Same day delivery is also offered, subject to availability, however this costs more.
Weekly average for one home delivery slot a week - Free
Monthly average for one home delivery slot a week - Free
Same day delivery - £6
A weekly shop at Iceland, so long as you don't opt for same day delivery, will cost shoppers absolutely nothing per month.
Waitrose
Waitrose offer just one delivery cost across the board, and they require customers to spend £40 on groceries for the service to be granted.
Weekly average for one home delivery slot a week - £3
Monthly average for one home delivery slot a week - £12
Waitrose delivery charges would set families back just £12 a month if they were to order 4 weekly shops.
Verdict - who is the cheapest?
Iceland has the cheapest delivery slots by far, offering next day delivery for free.
However, if you require more option than what Iceland can offer and you're planning on ordering a shop once a week, then Morrisons provides the cheapest delivery pass. It offers customers a years worth of home delivery for £65, which works out at just £5.40 per month. A close second is Asda at £6 per month.
If you only need a one off delivery, then the cheapest average pay-as-you-shop price was £3 per delivery slot at Waitrose.
