How far back does XAU/GBP data go?

XAU/GBP history runs from 2023-03-14 — roughly 3 years — up to the last completed trading day, at every timeframe from raw ticks to monthly candles. Every licence tier reaches all of it.

How large is a full XAU/GBP download?

The complete XAU/GBP 1-minute history is roughly 1.2M rows, about 61 MB as CSV. Daily candles over the same instrument are far smaller — around 850 rows, 43 KB. Tick and 1-second runs are larger again and are queued and resumable rather than fetched in one pass. Sizes are approximate; nothing is priced by volume.

What columns are in the XAU/GBP CSV file?

OHLC files contain a timestamp plus open, high, low and close columns (with volume); tick files contain a timestamp with bid and ask prices. All timestamps are UTC. The files import directly into Excel, Google Sheets, Python (pandas read_csv), R, MetaTrader, NinjaTrader and TradingView.

Do you sell XAU/GBP data?

No — we sell software. The MarketData Hub client retrieves Gold vs Pound Sterling (XAU/GBP) on your own machine, under your instruction, directly from the source; we never host, cache or relay it. Your use of the retrieved data is subject to the source's terms.

XAU/GBP Historical Data Downloader

Name: MarketData Hub — XAU/GBP historical data downloader
Price: 5.60 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: MarketData Hub

A desktop app that downloads Gold vs Pound Sterling (XAU/GBP) price history on your own machine, written straight to your disk as CSV or JSON. History runs from 2023-03-14 — around 3 years — at every timeframe from raw ticks to monthly candles. A complete XAU/GBP 1-minute series is roughly 1.2M rows, about 61 MB as CSV.

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What the app fetches for XAU/GBP

Symbol	XAU/GBP
Instrument	Gold vs Pound Sterling
Asset class	Forex Metals
History available from	2023-03-14
Timeframes	Tick → 1s → 1m → 5m → 15m → 30m → 1h → 4h → Daily → Monthly
Price types	Bid & Ask (with volume)
File formats	CSV, JSON (MetaTrader, NinjaTrader, Parquet & SQLite/DuckDB from the Pro licence)
Coverage	2023-03-14 → 2026-08-01 (last completed trading day)
Retrieval	Local — your machine connects directly to Dukascopy Bank SA
Runs on	Windows, macOS, Linux

XAU/GBP timeframes the app supports

Tick (every quote)
1 second
1 minute
5 minutes
15 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
4 hours
Daily
Monthly

XAU/GBP coverage & file size, timeframe by timeframe

Every XAU/GBP timeframe shares the same 2023-03-14 start date, but not the same scale — coarser candles stay small while tick and intraday files grow fast. Current through 2026-08-01:

Timeframe	History from	Approx. rows	Approx. CSV
Tick (every quote)	2023-03-14	very large	—
1 second	2023-03-14	very large	—
1 minute	2023-03-14	~1.2M	~61 MB
5 minutes	2023-03-14	~246K	~12 MB
15 minutes	2023-03-14	~81,900	~4 MB
30 minutes	2023-03-14	~41,000	~2 MB
1 hour	2023-03-14	~20,500	~1 MB
4 hours	2023-03-14	~5,100	~256 KB
Daily	2023-03-14	~850	~43 KB
Monthly	2023-03-14	~40	~2 KB

Counts are approximate, derived from forex session hours across the available history. Tick and 1-second runs are queued and resumable rather than fetched in one pass. See the data methodology for how candles are built.

Working with the XAU/GBP series

Gold in sterling terms hit its all-time highs alongside the dollar series in the 2020s, but its path differs meaningfully — sterling's 2016 and 2022 shocks appear here as gold "rallies" that are really currency falls. The listed series begins March 2023; for the longer view, synthesise from XAU/USD and GBP/USD. Sterling-based drawdown analysis on dollar-gold data quietly understates what a UK holder lived through.

What's inside the XAU/GBP file

timestamp,open,high,low,close,volume

One row per candle; tick files instead carry timestamp,bid,ask on every quote. All timestamps are UTC. Worked examples and import steps are in the CSV & JSON format guide.

About Gold vs Pound Sterling

Gold vs Pound Sterling (XAU/GBP) is a spot precious-metals instrument with 3 years of retrievable history. It is commonly used for backtesting forex trading strategies and expert advisors (EAs), spread and volatility analysis, training algorithmic and machine-learning models, and charting currency-pair history. Pick any date range from 2023-03-14 onward, choose a timeframe and the bid or ask side, and the app fetches and writes the files locally — no scripting.

Frequently asked questions

How far back does XAU/GBP data go?: XAU/GBP history runs from 2023-03-14 — roughly 3 years — up to the last completed trading day, at every timeframe from raw ticks to monthly candles. Every licence tier reaches all of it.
How large is a full XAU/GBP download?: The complete XAU/GBP 1-minute history is roughly 1.2M rows, about 61 MB as CSV. Daily candles over the same instrument are far smaller — around 850 rows, 43 KB. Tick and 1-second runs are larger again and are queued and resumable rather than fetched in one pass. Sizes are approximate; nothing is priced by volume.
What columns are in the XAU/GBP CSV file?: OHLC files contain a timestamp plus open, high, low and close columns (with volume); tick files contain a timestamp with bid and ask prices. All timestamps are UTC. The files import directly into Excel, Google Sheets, Python (pandas read_csv), R, MetaTrader, NinjaTrader and TradingView.
Do you sell XAU/GBP data?: No — we sell software. The MarketData Hub client retrieves Gold vs Pound Sterling (XAU/GBP) on your own machine, under your instruction, directly from the source; we never host, cache or relay it. Your use of the retrieved data is subject to the source's terms.