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August's Premium Bonds winning numbers
Premium Bonds holders in Dorset and London will be celebrating after their numbers were picked by ERNIE as this month's £1 million prize winners.
Did one of your numbers scoop one of August’s big prizes? Take a look below.
Prize Value | Winning bond number | Area | Total value of holding | Date of Purchase |
£1,000,000 | 196LW907254 | Outer London | £6,045 | Aug-12 |
£1,000,000 | 9FH577549 | Dorset | £40,000 | Feb-00 |
£100,000 | 134TV460124 | Leicestershire | £27,225 | Jan-08 |
£100,000 | 239FJ527896 | Hertfordshire | £40,000 | Jan-15 |
£100,000 | 141WH537262 | Stockport | £3,251 | Aug-08 |
£100,000 | 247CG456672 | London | £50,000 | Jun-15 |
£100,000 | 176NJ778140 | Hampshire and Isle of Wight | £30,000 | Dec-10 |
£50,000 | 171RS846455 | Wales | £7,300 | Aug-10 |
£50,000 | 245ZC702896 | Northern Ireland | £31,000 | May-15 |
£50,000 | 22BY778725 | Buckinghamshire | £50,000 | May-03 |
£50,000 | 156XV812529 | Devon | £15,000 | Jun-09 |
£50,000 | 46AN736045 | South West Wales | £40,075 | Jan-96 |
£50,000 | 202JF877905 | Hertfordshire | £16,003 | Feb-13 |
£50,000 | 26NX238485 | Essex | £10,000 | Feb-04 |
£50,000 | 168AZ698421 | Coventry | £25,000 | May-10 |
£50,000 | 131RB155898 | Overseas | £22,998 | Sep-07 |
£25,000 | 228NP483049 | Tyne and Wear | £23,276 | Aug-14 |
£25,000 | 205RN661912 | Essex | £3,500 | Apr-13 |
£25,000 | 210AA948542 | Northamptonshire | £50,000 | Aug-13 |
£25,000 | 244XW695617 | Buckinghamshire | £33,100 | May-15 |
£25,000 | 172TG309817 | Inner London | £27,725 | Sep-10 |
£25,000 | 242PM173177 | Norwich | £37,060 | Mar-15 |
£25,000 | 221YR430930 | East Sussex | £5,125 | May-14 |
£25,000 | 130SL420703 | County Durham | £10,250 | Aug-07 |
£25,000 | 235KC012870 | Cheshire | £40,000 | Nov-14 |
£25,000 | 176QN641168 | Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot | £30,000 | Dec-10 |
£25,000 | 241KM495695 | Cleveland | £15,000 | Mar-15 |
£25,000 | 186FE057002 | Northamptonshire | £30,000 | Oct-11 |
£25,000 | 112EZ894808 | Surrey | £30,000 | Jun-06 |
£25,000 | 248TG842954 | Tyne and Wear | £50,000 | Jun-15 |
£25,000 | 197MZ035181 | Tyne and Wear | £40,000 | Sep-12 |
£25,000 | 236VJ644443 | Berkshire | £25,200 | Nov-14 |
£25,000 | 227LQ567930 | East Sussex | £40,000 | Jul-14 |
£25,000 | 172QW541205 | South Scotland | £15,000 | Sep-10 |
£25,000 | 224WP232893 | Wales | £40,000 | Jun-14 |
£25,000 | 245DB892830 | West Sussex | £20,000 | Apr-15 |
Information supplied by National Savings & Investments
[Premium Bonds savings limit increases to £50,000]
July’s winning numbers
And here's a reminder of July’s big money prize winners.
Prize Value | Winning bond number | Area | Total value of holding | Date of Purchase |
£1,000,000 | 163QV328228 | Wales | £30,000 | Jan 2010 |
£1,000,000 | 198PN029367 | Surrey | £30,350 | Oct 2012 |
£100,000 | 189NX181806 | North Yorkshire | £50,000 | Feb 2012 |
£100,000 | 213DV007322 | Buckinghamshire | £50,000 | Oct 2013 |
£100,000 | 229ZM049427 | Cambridgeshire | £10,000 | Aug 2014 |
£100,000 | 209KZ745395 | Dorset | £27,000 | Jul 2013 |
£100,000 | 197EM281903 | Manchester | £30,000 | Sep 2012 |
£50,000 | 237XN005700 | Harrow | £40,000 | Jan 2015 |
£50,000 | 14JD127213 | West Midlands | £12,008 | Jan 2001 |
£50,000 | 125HB686507 | Hertfordshire | £3,361 | Apr 2007 |
£50,000 | 230HE820063 | Lancashire | £38,001 | Aug 2014 |
£50,000 | 179VQ404335 | Stockport | £40,000 | Apr 2011 |
£50,000 | 53LP325516 | Avon | £30,000 | Aug 1996 |
£50,000 | 134TB399110 | Gloucestershire | £10,700 | Jan 2008 |
£50,000 | 179KR052081 | Devon | £18,725 | Mar 2011 |
£25,000 | 85YM897115 | Hereford and Worcester | £2,300 | Jul 2005 |
£25,000 | 120KL923941 | South West Wales | £2,225 | Nov 2006 |
£25,000 | 224ZC062090 | Suffolk | £40,000 | Jun 2014 |
£25,000 | 210MD652361 | Coventry | £35,925 | Aug 2013 |
£25,000 | 241PN066586 | Bromley | £50,000 | Mar 2015 |
£25,000 | 107NC176961 | Overseas | £1,000 | Mar 2006 |
£25,000 | 177SB818245 | Bristol | £30,000 | Feb 2011 |
£25,000 | 136VM323351 | Kent | £30,000 | Feb 2008 |
£25,000 | 184YQ427029 | Somerset | £30,000 | Sep 2011 |
£25,000 | 173ZT959095 | Surrey | £35,000 | Oct 2010 |
£25,000 | 144MH526727 | Devon | £31,010 | Oct 2008 |
£25,000 | 183WR232722 | West Midlands | £27,891 | Aug 2011 |
£25,000 | 234TZ922908 | Devon | £39,901 | Nov 2014 |
£25,000 | 151HY842672 | Devon | £15,003 | Feb 2009 |
£25,000 | 247BJ761180 | Oxfordshire | £40,000 | May 2015 |
£25,000 | 238GL812854 | South Gloucestershire | £10,000 | Jan 2015 |
£25,000 | 234GC131514 | South Gloucestershire | £32,000 | Oct 2014 |
£25,000 | 84BV461538 | Shropshire | £49,900 | May 2003 |
£25,000 | 34DM413329 | Central Bedfordshire | £30,000 | Jul 2003 |
Information supplied by National Savings & Investments
To see if you've won a smaller prize, use the Premium Bonds prize checker on the NS&I website.
However, if you haven't won a prize for some time, or ever, you might want to see how much interest you could earn on your money elsewhere. For example, there's between 2%-5% interest on offer from various current accounts with the bonus of instant access to your cash.
