If you’re ready to buy a home, you might wonder how to budget for your target home cost. Here’s a breakdown of what you might face monthly, in interest and over the life of a £250,000 mortgage.
At a 4% fixed interest rate, your monthly mortgage payment on a 30-year mortgage might total £1,193.54 a month, while a 15-year mortgage might cost £1,849.22 a month.
Note that your monthly mortgage payments will vary depending on your interest rate, taxes and PMI, among related fees.
On a 30-year mortgage with a 4% fixed interest rate, you’ll pay £179,673.77 in interest over the life of your loan. That’s about two-thirds of what you borrowed in interest.
If you instead opt for a 15-year mortgage, you’ll pay £82,859.57 in interest over the life of your loan – or about 46% of the interest you’d pay on a 30-year mortgage.
When you take out a mortgage, you agree to pay the principal and interest over the life of the loan. Your interest rate is applied to your balance, and as you pay down your balance, the amount you pay in interest changes.
This means that at the beginning of your loan, a big percentage of your payment is applied to interest. With each subsequent payment, you pay more toward your balance.
Estimate your monthly loan repayments on a £250,000 mortgage at 4% fixed interest with our total amount repayable schedule over 15 and 30 years.
| Year | Beginning balance | Total interest paid | Total principal paid | Remaining balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £250,000.00 | £9,774.01 | £12,416.63 | £237,583.37 |
| 2 | £237,583.37 | £9,268.14 | £12,922.50 | £224,660.86 |
| 3 | £224,660.86 | £8,741.65 | £13,448.99 | £211,211.87 |
| 4 | £211,211.87 | £8,193.70 | £13,996.94 | £197,214.94 |
| 5 | £197,214.94 | £7,623.46 | £14,567.18 | £182,647.76 |
| 6 | £182,647.76 | £7,029.95 | £15,160.69 | £167,487.10 |
| 7 | £167,487.10 | £6,412.31 | £15,778.33 | £151,708.76 |
| 8 | £151,708.76 | £5,769.46 | £16,421.18 | £135,287.59 |
| 9 | £135,287.59 | £5,100.44 | £17,090.20 | £118,197.39 |
| 10 | £118,197.39 | £4,404.15 | £17,786.49 | £100,410.91 |
| 11 | £100,410.91 | £3,679.52 | £18,511.12 | £81,899.79 |
| 12 | £81,899.79 | £2,925.33 | £19,265.31 | £62,634.49 |
| 13 | £62,634.49 | £2,140.44 | £20,050.20 | £42,584.30 |
| 14 | £42,584.30 | £1,323.58 | £20,867.06 | £21,717.23 |
| 15 | £21,717.23 | £473.41 | £21,717.23 | £0.00 |
| Year | Beginning balance | Total interest paid | Total principal paid | Remaining balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £250,000.00 | £9,919.86 | £4,402.62 | £245,597.41 |
| 2 | £245,597.41 | £9,740.49 | £4,581.99 | £241,015.45 |
| 3 | £241,015.45 | £9,553.82 | £4,768.66 | £236,246.81 |
| 4 | £236,246.81 | £9,359.55 | £4,962.93 | £231,283.90 |
| 5 | £231,283.90 | £9,157.35 | £5,165.13 | £226,118.78 |
| 6 | £226,118.78 | £8,946.91 | £5,375.57 | £220,743.23 |
| 7 | £220,743.23 | £8,727.89 | £5,594.59 | £215,148.68 |
| 8 | £215,148.68 | £8,499.96 | £5,822.52 | £209,326.19 |
| 9 | £209,326.19 | £8,262.76 | £6,059.72 | £203,266.48 |
| 10 | £203,266.48 | £8,015.88 | £6,306.60 | £196,959.90 |
| 11 | £196,959.90 | £7,758.93 | £6,563.55 | £190,396.37 |
| 12 | £190,396.37 | £7,491.52 | £6,830.96 | £183,565.44 |
| 13 | £183,565.44 | £7,213.22 | £7,109.26 | £176,456.20 |
| 14 | £176,456.20 | £6,923.58 | £7,398.90 | £169,057.32 |
| 15 | £169,057.32 | £6,622.14 | £7,700.34 | £161,357.00 |
| 16 | £161,357.00 | £6,308.42 | £8,014.06 | £153,342.96 |
| 17 | £153,342.96 | £5,981.91 | £8,340.57 | £145,002.41 |
| 18 | £145,002.41 | £5,642.10 | £8,680.38 | £136,322.05 |
| 19 | £136,322.05 | £5,288.46 | £9,034.02 | £127,288.05 |
| 20 | £127,288.05 | £4,920.40 | £9,402.08 | £117,885.98 |
| 21 | £117,885.98 | £4,537.33 | £9,785.15 | £108,100.86 |
| 22 | £108,100.86 | £4,138.68 | £10,183.80 | £97,917.08 |
| 23 | £97,917.08 | £3,723.77 | £10,598.71 | £87,318.40 |
| 24 | £87,318.40 | £3,291.95 | £11,030.53 | £76,287.90 |
| 25 | £76,287.90 | £2,842.56 | £11,479.92 | £64,808.02 |
| 26 | £64,808.02 | £2,374.87 | £11,947.61 | £52,860.42 |
| 27 | £52,860.42 | £1,888.08 | £12,434.40 | £40,426.05 |
| 28 | £40,426.05 | £1,381.50 | £12,940.98 | £27,485.10 |
| 29 | £27,485.10 | £854.27 | £13,468.21 | £14,016.91 |
| 30 | £14,016.91 | £305.55 | £14,016.93 | £0.00 |
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