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How much is a passport photo at the Post Office (UK)?

As of November 3, 2026, the UK Post Office does not publish a price for a passport photo on its own. Its Digital Check & Send service costs £16.00 and includes the photo and delivery to HM Passport Office, on top of the passport fee; with Paper Check & Send, photos taken in branch may cost extra. Online apps such as Smartphone iD list photos with a code from £6. SelfieToPassport makes a UK passport photo file from your phone for $6.95.

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The short version

  1. No separate passport photo price on the Post Office site.
  2. Digital Check & Send: £16.00, photo included, plus the passport fee.
  3. Paper Check & Send: £16.00; photos taken in branch may cost extra.
  4. You can also bring a photo code from a booth or shop.
  5. SelfieToPassport: a UK passport photo file from your phone, $6.95.

What the Post Office charges

The photo comes with the Check & Send services rather than as a product of its own.

The rules

  • The Post Office’s Digital Check & Send costs £16.00, including the photo, on top of the HM Passport Office fee. postoffice.co.uk
  • Paper Check & Send also costs £16.00, and the Post Office says photos it takes may cost extra. postoffice.co.uk
  • For Digital Check & Send, the Post Office accepts a photocode from photos already taken, or takes the photo itself. postoffice.co.uk

Other ways to get the photo

GOV.UK accepts a photo code from a booth or shop, or a photo taken with your own device during the online application.

The rules

  • Smartphone iD lists online UK passport photos with a photo code from £6. smartphone-id.com
  • GOV.UK says a UK passport photo must have been taken in the last month. gov.uk

FAQ

Does the Post Office take passport photos?

Yes, with its Check & Send services: the £16.00 Digital Check & Send includes the photo; for Paper Check & Send ask the branch, since photos may cost extra. Source: official pages "Digital check and send service | Passports | Post Office" and "Paper check and send service | Passports | Post Office", checked on Nov 3, 2026.

Where this information comes from

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