Blow for Brits as price of Easter holiday staycation soars by up to 43 per cent

THE price of an Easter holiday stay­cation has soared by up to 43 per cent since last year, analysis suggests.

Families face forking out an average of more than £950 for seven nights’ accommodation in the UK while children are off school.

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Families are being fleeced almost £1000 for seven nights away in the school holidays[/caption]

A typical holiday let cost £112 a night last Easter but has jumped by more than a fifth to £136.

Prices have rocketed from £79 a night to £139 in Plymouth, Devon.

Visitors to Oxford face a rise of more than 30 per cent compared with last Easter.

In London, Cambridge and Liverpool there have been rises of up to 29 per cent for rentals and B&Bs.

Prices peak on April 1 — the first day most children are off — and surge on the final weekend before they return to school.

One night in Brighton jumps to £249 on April 14, according to analysis by online.casino, using data from bookings via Airbnb and Vrbo.

A spokesman said: “Families will be looking forward to getting away.

“But it’s shocking to see that just six nights away this Easter will set you back £800 for accommodation alone — especially given so many of us consider staying in the UK to be cheaper than heading abroad.”