Compensation Calculator

Interested in how much your claim could be worth? If you have suffered personal injury following a recent accident, find out how much your claim could be worth using our comprehensive injury compensation calculator below.

Note: These figures are provided as guidelines for amounts commonly awarded to those with similar injuries. Your settlement amount may not include additional damages to which you may be entitled.

Hair Loss and Damage – £2,700 to £7,500

•   Minor Hair Loss – £2,700 – £5,000

Compensation amount may be determined by extent of partial hair loss or baldness, and expected period for regrowth to occur.

•   Serious Hair Loss – £5,000 – £7,500

Relative to more serious hair or scalp damage, caused by a skin condition or depression for example.

Head and Brain Injury – £1,500 to £280,000

•   Minor Head Injury (inc. concussion)  – £1,500 – £8,750

•   Moderate Brain Injuries - £10,400 – £280,000

Minor Brain Injury – £10,400 to £29,950

Moderate Brain Damage or Injury – £29,950 – £150,000

Severe Injury to the Brain – £150,000 to £193,000

Severe Brain Damage – £193,000 to £280,000

•   Epilepsy – £7,250 to £102,500

Minor cases, including one-off episodes following an accident: £7,250 to £18,000

Diagnosed Petit Mal: £37,500 to £90,000

Confirmed Grand Mal: £62,000 to £102,500

•   Psychiatric Illness - inclusive of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and diagnosed depression: £2,750 to £80,000

Cosmetic Facial Injuries – £1,170 to £70,000

•   Broken or Fractured Nose – £1,170 – £15,800

•   Broken or Fractured Cheekbone – £1,600 to £10,750

•   Jaw Fracture – £4,500 – £32,000

•   Loss of a Single Tooth – £1,500 to £2,700

•   Loss of Several Teeth – £6,000  – £7,750

•   Facial disfigurement and scarring – £1,170 to £70,000

Neck Injury – £900 to £100,000

•   Whiplash Injury – £900 to £5,250

– Whiplash Injury With Recovery in Under 1 Year – £900 to £2,900

– Whiplash Injury and Recovery Within 2 Years – £2,900 to £5,250

•   Moderate to Severe Whiplash/ Neck Injury – £5,250 to £9,250

•   Whiplash Resulting in Other Connected Injuries – £9,250 to £16,750

•   Severe Dislocation or Fracture – £16,750 to £22,500

•   Soft Tissue Injury Resulting In Some Form of Permanent Disability – £35,000 to £37,500

•   Permanent Brachial Plexus Damage – £44,750 to £89,000

•   Severe Neck Injury Resulting in Partial Paraplegia, Tetraplegia and Recurring Headaches – £100,000 +

Shoulder and Collarbone Injuries – £1,000 to £32,500

•   Soft Tissue Injury (where complete recovery is assumed within 1 year) – £1,000 to £3,500

•   Soft Tissue Injury (where complete recovery is assumed within 2 years) – £3,500 to £5,500

•   Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder Injury) – £5,750 – £8,750

Based on recovery/ no recurrence of problems within 2 years.

•   Dislocated Shoulder With Accompanying Brachial Plexus Damage – £8,750  – £13,000

•   Shoulder and Brachial Plexus Injury Leading to a Moderate, Permanent Disability – £13,000 to £32,500

•   Clavicle Injury or Collarbone Fracture – £3,000 to £8,000

Arm Fractures and Injuries – £4,500 to £210,000

•   Fracture of the Wrist or Forearm – £4,500 to £13,500

•   Temporary Disability With Predicted Near Full Recovery – £13,000 – £26,650

•   Fracture of One/ Both Forearms Resulting in Permanent Disability – £26,750 to £41,500

•   Severe Injury Resulting in Permanent Disability and Poor Function, But Does Not Require Amputation – £65,000 to £89,500

Arm Amputation and Loss – £65,500 to £210,000

•   Amputation Below The Elbow – £65,500 to £75,000

•   Amputation Above The Elbow – £75,000 to £89,950

•   Amputation of One Arm At The Shoulder – £100,000

•   Amputation of Both Arms At The Shoulder – £165,000 to £210,000

Injuries Causing Loss Of/ Damage To The Senses – £1,500 to £275,000

•   Hearing – £5,000 to £96,000

–         Temporary Hearing Loss Accompanied By Slight Tinnitus – £5,000 to £32,000

–         Complete Loss of Hearing in One Ear Accompanied By Headaches and Dizziness – £22,000 to £32,000

–         Complete Deafness, Coupled With Speech Impediment or Tinnitus – £62,000 to £75,000

–         Complete Deafness With Total Loss of Speech – £75,000 to £96,000

•   Sight – £1,500 to £275,000

–         Impermanent Eye Injury – £1,500 to £2,750

–         Minor Eye Injury With Temporary Visual Impairment – £2,750 to £6,000

–         Minor Injury of One Eye Leading to Permanent Visual Impairment – £8,500 to £14,500

–         Serious Eye Injury Without Threat of Complete Visual Impairment (One Eye) – £16,000 to £27,500

–         Complete Visual Impairment in One Eye – £33,500 to £37,550

–         Complete Loss of One Eye – £37,500 to £44,750

–         Loss of One Eye and Poor Vision In The Remaining Eye – £43,500 to £72,500

–         Loss of One Eye and Significant Deterioration of Sight Ability in the Other – £65,500 to £125,000

–         Complete Blindness – Circa £182,000

–         Complete Blindness and Accompanying Deafness – Circa £275,000

•   Partial or Complete Loss of Smell And Taste – £13,000 to £26,750

Rib Injuries – £1,800 to £2,500

•   Fracture of One Rib – £1,800 to £2,500

•   Breakage of One Rib – £2,500 +

Back and Spinal Injuries – £900 to £115,000

•   Soft Tissue Injuries, Including Back Strain and Disc Prolapse – £900  – £2,900

                Based on expected recovery within 1 year

•   Moderate Soft Tissue Injuries Requiring Surgical Intervention/ Leading To Semi-Permanent Incapacity – £8,250 to £18,500

•   Moderately Severe Back Injury – £18,500 – £25,750

                Includes fractures and displaced vertebrae causing acute chronic pain.

•   Severe or Degenerative Back Injury Requiring Ongoing Medical Attention – £25,750 to £54,000

                Relative to severe injuries requiring future surgery, and those which might permanently impact sexual function, posture,

agility or bladder control.

•   Severe Back Injury Short of Complete Paraplegia or Quadriplegia – £67,500 to £115,000

Elbow Injury  – £4,500 to £37,500

•   Minor to Moderate Elbow Injury Causing Only Temporary Interruption to Complete Function – £4,500 to £8,750

Inclusive of fractures and strain injury, such as Tennis/ Golfer’s Elbow

•   Moderate to Severe Injury Causing Impaired Function (But Does Not Necessitate Extensive Surgery) – £10,500 – £21,750

•   Severe Injury Resulting in Permanent Disability or Loss of Function – £21,750 to £37,500

Wrist Injuries – £2,400 to £41,000

•   Minor Wrist Fracture/ Sprain

– With Expected Recovery Within 1 Year – £2,400 to £3,250

– With Expected Recovery Within 2-5 Years – £3,150 to £6,750

•   Repairable Colles Fracture – £5,000

•   Wrist Sprain or Fracture Leading to Permanent Pain/ Movement Issues – £8,500 – £16,750

•   Wrist Injury Causing Permanent Disability, With Some Function – £16,750 to £26,750

•   Serious Injury To The Wrist, Leading To Disability and Complete Loss of Function – £26,750 to £41,000

Hand Injuries – £600 to £138,000

•   Minor Hand Injury With Expected Recovery Within 3-6 Months – £600 to £3,000

•   Lacerations, Abrasions and Soft Tissue Injuries Causing Moderate, Temporary Disability – £4,250 – £9,250

•   Severe Laceration, Nerve or Soft Tissue Injury Leading To 50% Loss of Function – £9,750 to £19,750

•   Complete Effective Loss of Function (With No Amputation) – £19,750 to £42,250

•   Amputation of Three Fingers (Index and Middle Two) – £42,250 to £62,000

•   Complete Loss of One Hand – £65,500 to £75,000

•   Serious Injury To Left and Right Hand (Causing Some Loss of Function in One or Both) – £37,500 to £58,000

•   Complete Loss of Both Hands – £96,000 to £138,000

                Loss of/ Damage To Fingers and Thumbs – £1,500 to £37,500

•   Single Finger Fracture With Expected Recovery in 1 Year – £2,000 to £3,250

•   Fracture of the Index Finger – £6,000 to £8,250

Resulting in inability to grip objects and chronic pain.

•   Severe Fractures – One or More Fingers, Necessitating Possible Amputation – £12,750 +

•   Amputation of a Single End Joint – Approximately £12,750

Localised or Complete Paralysis – £150,000 to £275,000

•   Tetraplegia – £220,000 to £275,000

•   Paraplegia – £150,000 to £220,000

Hernias – £2,300 to £16,500

•   Non-Complex Inguinal Hernia (With No Long Term Complications) – £2,300 to £5,000

•   Direct Inguinal Hernia (With Potential Recurrence Post-Treatment) – £4,650 to £6,750

•   Serious Direct Hernia (Causing Acute Pain or Impacting Agility/ Lifting Ability) – £10,000 to £16,500

Hip and Pelvic Injuries – £850 to £95,000

•   Minor Injury With Good Prognosis and No Lasting Effects – £850 to ££2,750

•   Moderate Injury With Little Loss of Function or Disability – £2,750 to £8,500

•   Moderate Injury Necessitating Hip Replacement Surgery – £8,500 to £20,000

                Relative to cases where the surgery outcome is successful.

•   Moderate to Serious Injury Resulting in Loss of Function/ Moderate Disability – £18,500 to £27,000

•   Serious Injury Leading to Degenerative Issues/ Conditions – £27,000 to £42,500

Includes acetabulum fractures and hip fractures requiring several corrective/ replacement surgeries.

•   Severe Injury to the Pelvis, Resulting in Complicated Fracture and Disability – £42,500 to £95,000

Relevant to injuries that directly impact sexual function and spinal movement, as well as those which cause incontinence.

Scarring – £1,000 to £15,000

•   Superficial Scarring (of Hands, Arms, Legs etc) – £1,500 to £5,500

•   Moderate to Serious Scarring (Noticeable or Cosmetic) – £5,500 to £15,000

                Includes excessive scarring not usually associated with non-invasive, exploratory surgery.

Knee and Ankle Injuries – £1,000 to £66,500

            Knees

•   Soft Tissue Injury With Expected Full Recovery – £1,000 to £3,900

•   Injury to Soft Tissue, Ligaments or Muscle (Resulting in Unusual, Prolonged or Significant Pain) – £3,900 to £9,500

•   Dislocation or Torn Ligaments Causing Longterm Weakness or Muscle Wastage – £10,000 to £18,250

•   Injury Resulting in Degenerative Issues, Chronic Pain and Longterm Stability Issues – £18,250 to £29,500

•   Extended Fractures Affecting The Joint, Or Necessitating Joint Replacement – £35,500 to £47,500

•   Severe Knee Injury Resulting In Limited/ Loss of Function and Inevitable Degeneration – £47,500 to £66,500

                Ankles

•   Sprain or Fracture With Expected Recovery in 1 Year – £1,100 to £3,750

•   Moderate Ankle Injury With Expected Recovery in 2-3 Years – £3,750 to £9,500

•   Ligament Injury/ Moderate Fracture With Residual Scarring and Some Impact on Mobility – £9,000 to £18,250

•   Severe Injury or Transmalleolar Fracture Requiring Repeat Surgery, Pins or Plates – £21,250 to £47,500

Leg Injury – £1,000 to £200,000

•   Injuries Affecting Soft Tissue, Muscles or Ligaments With Positive Prognosis – £1.000 to £3,500

•   Tibia and Fibula Fracture With Positive Prognosis For Full Recovery – £3, 500 to £6,500

•   Femur Fracture – £6,500 to £10,000

On condition there is no additional joint damage.

•   Moderate to Severe Fractures With No Full Recovery – £12,750 to £19,500

Specifically if metal plates have been inserted to maintain structure/ avoid degeneration, or if the fracture affects posture and gait.

•   Complex and Multiple Fractures – £19,500 to £38,500

Based on additional degenerative damage, instability, affect on gait and prospective muscle wastage.

•   Serious Injury Leading to Longterm Mobility Issues – £38,500 to £60,000

•   Serious Injury Resulting In Shortening of the Leg, Or Bone Grafting Surgery – £60,000- £100,000

•   Amputation – £62,500 to £200,000

– Below Knee Amputation, One Leg – £62,500 to £90,00/ Both Legs – £137,500 to £190,000

– Above Knee Amputation, One Leg – £65,500 to £100,000 / Both Legs – £100,000 to £200,000

Injuries To Feet and Toes – £1,000 to £200,000

            Feet

•   Minor to Moderate Foot Injury With Good Prognosis For Complete Recovery – £1,000 to £4,250

•   Fractures, Sprains and Lacerations With the Possibility of an Ongoing Limp and Minor Pain – £4,500 to £9,500

•   Metatarsal Fracture With Prospective Deformity and Possible Ongoing Pain – £9,500 to £17,500

Relevant to displaced metatarsal fractures.

•   Serious Injury Requiring Fusion or Fixative Surgery – £17,000 to £26,750

•   Severe Injury Resulting In Permanent Disability (Non Amputation)  – £57,500 to £75,000

•   Single (Foot) Amputation – £57,500 to £75,000

•   Amputation of Both Feet – £115,500 to £138,000

                Toes

•   Lacerations, Abrasions Or Bruising With No Other Adverse Effects – £500 to £1,500

•   Hairline/ Minor Fractures With Complete Recovery in 1-3 Months – £1,500 to £3,600

•   Moderate Fracture or Injury Which Subsequently Exacerbates A Previous Condition – £3,600 to £6,500

•   Laceration To/ Crushed Big Toe, or Fractures To Additional Toes Resulting in Permanent Disability – £6,500 to £9,500

•   Severe Toe Injury (Short of Amputation) – £9,500 to £13,000

•   Amputation of The Big Toe – From £21,000

•   Amputation of 2+ Toes (Dependent on Level of Disability As A Result) – £25,000 to £40,000

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