Cost of fish and chips soars by 19% – see how much your favourite takeaway has gone up by

Average cost of takeaway fish and chips has risen by £1.44, Office for National Statistics figures show

The average price of fish and chips has risen by 19 per cent, according to the ONS (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The price of fish and chips has soared by nearly a fifth over the past year, official figures show, as decades-high inflation hits the price of the nation’s favourite takeaways.

With food and non-alcoholic drink inflation soaring by 19.2 per cent in the 12 months to March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published a new tool allowing people to track the cost of hundreds of shopping items.

It found that, over the past year, the average price of takeaway fish and chips has risen by £1.44 to hit £9.00, making it the worst-hit of all takeaway items measured.