How much does a 3.00 to 4.99ct E VS1 lab grown round diamond cost?

As of September 2026, 3.00 to 4.99ct E VS1 lab grown round diamonds typically cost £386 GBP to £3,546 GBP, with a median price of £814 GBP. There are currently 29,780 diamonds matching this specification available across retailers.

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3.00 to 4.99ct E VS1 Lab Grown Round

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As of September 2026, there are 29,780 lab grown round diamonds with E colour and VS1 clarity in the 3.00 to 4.99ct range available across retailers worldwide. Prices typically run £386 GBP to £3,546 GBP, with a median of £814 GBP. At least 55 retailers stock this exact specification. Half of all listings fall between £227 GBP and £575 GBP per carat. The same specification in natural form lists at a median of about £20,513 GBP per carat.

Three of the best scored stones at this specification right now:

Caratlytics Diamond Price Index, August 2026: natural diamonds at 2,184 USD per carat and lab-grown at 464 USD per carat, a natural to lab ratio of 4.7 to 1. Round lab grown stones in the index: 438 USD per carat, -14.1% month on month. See the full index release

Figures come from live listings across more than 100 retailers and refresh daily. The index is a monthly release.

Last updated: September 2026

Available

29,780

Lowest Price

£238 GBP

Highest Price

£372,990 GBP

Average Price

£1,474 GBP

Market Intelligence

Retailers Selling

Price Spread

110.0%

Price Range

Price per carat distribution across retailers

$427/ct

10th Percentile

$249

Median

$427

90th Percentile

$1,497

Score Distribution

29.8K diamonds scored across 4 quality tiers

Excellent

9,240 (31.0%)

Very Good

8,110 (27.2%)

Good

6,760 (22.7%)

Average

5,669 (19.0%)

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