Our unique mortgage deposit calculator uses localised house price data from across the UK to help you work out how much deposit you need to buy a home in your desired area.
When you enter your savings plans, we'll also tell you how long it will take to build up that crucial deposit.
Saving for a deposit might be the first step you take on your journey to owning a home, but it's still worth learning all you can about the rest of the process so you're clued up when the time comes.
You might find the following guides useful:
- How much deposit do you need for a mortgage? Understand how much first-time buyers are putting down in your area, plus, how to save what you need sooner.
- How to buy a house: our step-by-step guide to the house-buying process, from saving for a mortgage to moving day.
- Finding the best places to live - undecided on where to buy? This guide explains how to research a location.
Which? mortgage calculators
Use our mortgage calculator toolkit for help with your research on buying a home.
- Mortgage repayment calculator Work out how much your monthly repayments will cost.
- Loan to value (LTV) calculator Check your LTV based on the property value and amount of deposit or equity you have.
- Mortgage deposit calculator Find out how long it will take you to save enough deposit to buy a property in your chosen area.
- Stamp duty calculator Calculate how much tax you'll need to pay when buying a home.
- Mortgage overpayment calculator Discover how much quicker you could pay off your mortgage by overpaying and how much you could save.
How to find the right mortgage deal for you
We regularly sift through thousands of deals on the market to find the best mortgage rates for first-time buyers, home movers and those planning to remortgage.
You can also use our unique research on the best mortgage lenders to see how customers rate banks on everything from the application process to the ease of managing their mortgage online and overall customer service.