Sainsbury's Bank

Sainsbury’s Bank savings accounts and interest rates

Sainsbury's Bank offers a broad range of savings accounts with interest rates up to 3.75%.

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Sainsbury’s Bank is the first supermarket bank in the UK. It offers a wide range of award-winning financial products with attractive rewards to Sainsbury’s shoppers.

Sainsbury’s Bank opened in 1997, as a joint venture with Bank of Scotland. In 2014, however, Sainsbury’s took 100% ownership of the bank, with the supermarket now offering financial services to over 1.8 million UK customers.

Take a look at some of our tables and guides to compare Sainsbury’s to the other leading banks in the UK.

Easy access savings accounts

Table: sorted by interest rate
Sainsbury's Bank's best easy access rate of 1.15% is significantly lower than today's market-best rate of 5.12%.
Name Product Account type Withdrawals Min. opening balance Interest rate Deposit protection Open via Incentive Apply link
Sainsbury's Bank – Defined Access Saver - Issue 40
Variable
1 days notice needed
£1
1.15% AER variable (on first £999)
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Sainsbury's Bank – Cash ISA
Cash ISA
1 days notice needed
£1
1% AER variable
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Sainsbury's Bank – Defined Access Saver - Issue 40
Variable
1 days notice needed
£1
1% AER variable
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Sainsbury's Bank – eSaver Special
Variable
1 days notice needed
£1
0.95% AER variable (on first £14,999)
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Sainsbury's Bank – Extra Saver
Variable
1 days notice needed
£1
0.4% AER variable (on first £14,999)
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Cash ISAs

Table: sorted by interest rate
Sainsbury's Bank's best cash ISA rate of 3.25% is lower than today's market-best rate of 4.25%.
Name Product Interest rate Minimum investment Interest paid Withdrawals Deposit protection Open via Incentive Apply link
Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Cash ISA
3.25% AER fixed for 3 years
£5,000
Anniversary of account opening
Withdrawals not permitted
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Cash ISA
3.2% AER fixed for 2 years
£5,000
Anniversary of account opening
Withdrawals not permitted
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Cash ISA
3.1% AER fixed for 1 year
£5,000
Anniversary of account opening
Withdrawals not permitted
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Cash ISA
3% AER fixed for 5 years
£5,000
Anniversary of account opening
Withdrawals not permitted
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Cash ISA
2.95% AER fixed for 4 years
£5,000
Anniversary of account opening
Withdrawals not permitted
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Fixed-rate bonds

Table: sorted by interest rate
Sainsbury's Bank's best fixed-rate bond rate of 3.75% is slightly lower than today's market-best rate of 4.68%.
Name Product Interest rate Invest Interest paid Withdrawals Open via Deposit protection Open via Incentive Apply link
Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Saver
3.75% AER fixed for 5 years
£5,000 - £1,000,000
Monthly
Withdrawals not permitted
Website
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Saver
3.75% AER fixed for 3 years
£5,000 - £1,000,000
Anniversary of account opening
Withdrawals not permitted
Website
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Saver
3.75% AER fixed for 4 years
£5,000 - £1,000,000
Anniversary of account opening
Withdrawals not permitted
Website
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Saver
3.75% AER fixed for 4 years
£5,000 - £1,000,000
Monthly
Withdrawals not permitted
Website
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Sainsbury's Bank – Fixed Rate Saver
3.75% AER fixed for 3 years
£5,000 - £1,000,000
Monthly
Withdrawals not permitted
Website
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Overview of Sainsbury's Bank savings

Savings account types include Easy access, cash ISAs, fixed-rate bonds
Best easy access rate 1.15%
Best cash ISA rate 3.25%
Best fixed-rate bond rate 3.75%
Fixed bond terms 1 year - 5 years
FSCS protection

What is a 'cash ISA'?

A cash ISA is a savings account where you don’t pay tax on the interest you earn. That’s it! The tax-free bit is the only real difference.

Does Sainsbury’s offer online or mobile banking?

Sainsbury’s offers online banking through its website, but does not have a dedicated mobile app.

Here are some of the basic features of Sainsbury’s online banking service:

  • Check balances for any type of account.
  • Transfer money between accounts
  • Pay bills and people

How do I decide which account is for me?

You need to work out what it is you need from your bank account. Are you looking to put a bit of money away each month? Do you want to put some money away and restrict access to it? Are you after rewards or hoping to maximise interest?

You need to work out what you need before comparing the different offers available for certain types of bank account. Once you’ve done that, useful guidelines to compare include:

  • Interest rates
  • Fees (if there are any)
  • Access to cash (if you need quick access for instance)
  • Rewards and loyalty schemes (if you’re into the add-ons or switching bonuses)

The pros and cons of banking with Sainsbury’s

Pros

  • Loyalty rewards. If you’re a regular Sainsbury’s shopper, it offers you a variety of attractive rewards.
  • Online banking. Your Sainsbury’s savings account can be accessed online through the website.
  • Flexibility. Sainsbury’s variety of accounts offers flexible options no matter what kind of savings you’re looking for.
  • Effortless and accessible. You can open an Sainsbury’s savings account in just a few minutes.
  • FSCS protection. With Sainsbury’s you have peace of mind that comes from knowing your money is protected up to a total of £85,000 by the UK’s deposit guarantee scheme.

Cons

  • Limited high street presence. If you like the assurance of face-to-face customer service, Sainsbury’s does have physical branches you can go to, but they are limited to just a few branches.

The bottom line

Rewards for Sainsbury’s shopping are one of the perks you’ll get with Sainsbury’s Bank savings accounts, whether you choose an account to lock away your money for a set amount of time, or to access it whenever you need. Be sure to check out the best rates on the savings market right now first, though, to see how Sainsbury’s weighs up against the competition in terms of rates, fees and benefits.

Savings ratings

★★★★★ — Excellent
★★★★★ — Good
★★★★★ — Average
★★★★★ — Subpar
★★★★★ — Poor

Our customer satisfaction scores ("Customers say") are based on a survey of 2,224 customers carried out in December 2022.

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