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Does an annuity make sense?

Exploration only: your plan is not changed. Annuity purchase is generally irreversible after the cancellation period, and these figures are not a personal recommendation.

Starting point
Current age

35

% a year
Available to use

£0

Annuity options

Indicative: interpolated between published ages 65 and 70. Single life, level, no guarantee at age 67: £8,466 a year per £100,000.

Source: Hargreaves Lansdown, best annuity rates, quotes generated 2026-10-08. £100,000 purchase price, average postcode, paid monthly in advance. Joint-life examples assume a partner 3 years younger and a 50% survivor income. Today’s rates are not a guaranteed future purchase rate.

Enter your quote as the annual income for a quoted premium, or as a rate. Either is applied to the amount you'd actually use.

% a year
Your quote: date
Your blend
%
Blend year one

£0 annuity + £0 drawdown

Tax

For this comparison, pension drawdown starts at the same annual income as the annuity.

All drawdown runs out at

Not by age 95

Income plus legacy break-even age

Age 68

Annuity, drawdown and blend compared at age 90
At age 90All annuityAll drawdownYour blend
Guaranteed income (year one)£0£0£0
Drawdown (year one)£0£0£0
Total income a year (gross)£0£0£0
Total income a month (gross)£0£0£0
Income received by age 90£0£0£0
Drawdown runs out atNo drawdownNo drawdownNo drawdown
Pension left at age 90£0£0£0
Guaranteed payments still due£0£0£0
Estimated legacy at age 90£0 before tax£0 before tax£0 before tax
Years income fell shortNoneNoneNone
Income received plus legacy, by comparison age (before tax)

Ages 68 to 96. Point at the chart for values.

Show chart data as a table
Comparison ageAll annuityAll drawdownYour blend
68£0£0£0
69£0£0£0
70£0£0£0
71£0£0£0
72£0£0£0
73£0£0£0
74£0£0£0
75£0£0£0
76£0£0£0
77£0£0£0
78£0£0£0
79£0£0£0
80£0£0£0
81£0£0£0
82£0£0£0
83£0£0£0
84£0£0£0
85£0£0£0
86£0£0£0
87£0£0£0
88£0£0£0
89£0£0£0
90£0£0£0
91£0£0£0
92£0£0£0
93£0£0£0
94£0£0£0
95£0£0£0
96£0£0£0

If growth is different

  • -2% a year: all drawdown lasts the full range; blend lasts the full range.
  • Your assumption: all drawdown lasts the full range; blend lasts the full range.
  • +2% a year: all drawdown lasts the full range; blend lasts the full range.

Basis: nominal pounds (not adjusted for inflation), payments at the start of each year, drawdown growth 5% a year after charges. Income plus legacy is an illustration, not a suitability score. Saving this scenario and applying it to your plan aren’t available yet, so nothing here changes your plan.