£5,050 has sat unused in your current account all year
The maths
- Lowest balance in 11 of the last 12 months
- £7,450
- Kept for a rainy day (your largest one-off, a car repair)
- −£2,400
- Never touched all year
- £5,050
- Interest it earns now
- 0%
- Interest in an easy-access account at 4.5%
- £227 a year
What we compared against
- Top easy-access savings rates, including 12-month bonuses (rounded down): 4.5%. Moneyfacts weekly savings roundup: Zopa 4.56% and Tembo 4.55%, each with a 12-month bonus, 22 Oct 2026. Checked 23 Oct 2026.
Example household. Your own moves use your balances, bills and rates, and the money stays available.