How much does a 5.00ct+ E VS1 lab grown round diamond cost?

As of September 2026, 5.00ct+ E VS1 lab grown round diamonds typically cost £692 GBP to £7,114 GBP, with a median price of £1,333 GBP. There are currently 9,867 diamonds matching this specification available across retailers.

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5.00ct+ E VS1 Lab Grown Round

Quick answer

As of September 2026, there are 9,867 lab grown round diamonds with E colour and VS1 clarity in the 5.00ct+ range available across retailers worldwide. Prices typically run £692 GBP to £7,114 GBP, with a median of £1,333 GBP. At least 35 retailers stock this exact specification. Half of all listings fall between £372 GBP and £932 GBP per carat. The same specification in natural form lists at a median of about £30,782 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

9,867

Lowest Price

£307 GBP

Highest Price

£145,898 GBP

Average Price

£2,876 GBP

Market Intelligence

Retailers Selling

Price Spread

98.6%

Price Range

Price per carat distribution across retailers

$767/ct

10th Percentile

$383

Median

$767

90th Percentile

$2,225

Score Distribution

9.9K diamonds scored across 4 quality tiers

Excellent

2,773 (28.1%)

Very Good

2,924 (29.6%)

Good

2,164 (21.9%)

Average

2,006 (20.3%)

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