Rank 1616th highest head-CPC of 19 industries
UK PPC Index for Wedding Venues for September 2026
Average Google Ads cost-per-click for the Wedding Venues vertical in the United Kingdom, based on a basket of 25 high-volume commercial keywords. Updated monthly.
Head-CPC
£1.86
Volume-weighted average across the keyword basket.
Tail-CPC
£1.79
Flat-average sample of 21 keywords.
Head to tail gap
-£0.07
The competitive-squeeze indicator.
01Briefing
This month's findings
- Head-CPC rose 12.0% month over month to £1.86, and is 2.2% lower than a year ago.
- Tail-CPC sits at £1.79, £0.07 below head.
- The dearest keyword in the basket is "venues near me for wedding" at £1.87; the cheapest is "london venue wedding" at £1.46.
- Wedding Venues ranks 16th of 19 industries for head-CPC.
Wedding venues held broadly flat in June 2026, with head-term CPC up 1.5 per cent to £1.85 and tail-term CPC up 5.9 per cent to £1.83. Head sits 4.3 per cent below June 2025 and 2.9 per cent below its prior 12-month average of £1.90, while tail sits 2.9 per cent above June 2025 and 2.7 per cent above its £1.78 average. The faster tail move brought the two series almost level, with tail trading £0.02 below head against £0.09 in May and a widest gap of £0.25 in November 2024. Tail CPC of £1.83 is the lowest tail reading in the Index this month. The sample stood at 24 keywords.
02Loadout
Top keywords by search volume
| Keyword | Monthly searchesSearches | CPC | CompetitionComp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| venue for a wedding | 60,500 | £1.86 | medium |
| venue for wedding | 60,500 | £1.86 | medium |
| wedding venues | 60,500 | £1.86 | medium |
| venue wedding | 60,500 | £1.86 | medium |
| venues wedding | 60,500 | £1.86 | medium |
| venues for wedding | 60,500 | £1.86 | medium |
| venues to have a wedding reception | 60,500 | £1.86 | medium |
| venues near me for wedding | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| wedding venues in near me | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| wedding venues close to me | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| venues wedding near me | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| venues near me wedding | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| venues for a wedding near me | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| venue near me for wedding | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| venue for wedding near me | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| venue for a wedding near me | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| near me wedding venues | 49,500 | £1.87 | medium |
| london venue wedding | 6,600 | £1.46 | high |
| wedding reception venue in london | 6,600 | £1.46 | high |
| wedding venue london city | 6,600 | £1.46 | high |
| wedding venue london uk | 6,600 | £1.46 | high |
Methodology
- Head-CPC
- Volume-weighted average CPC across the top 25 keywords.
- Tail-CPC
- Flat average across the sample.
- Gap
- Tail minus head, a competitive-squeeze indicator.
- Source
- Google Keyword Planner, United Kingdom. USD converted to GBP.
Source: Peak Digital UK PPC Index for Wedding Venues, September 2026.
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