Conventional UK Gilts
Gilts
A gilt is a sterling denominated UK government bond. A conventional gilt is a bond in which the government pays the holder of the gilt a fixed amount (coupon) every six months until the gilt maturity date. On the maturity date, the holder will receive the final coupon payment, and the capital repayment, where each bond is redeemed at a face (par) value of £100 per bond.
Example
Suppose an investor purchased 100 units of the gilt '4.5% Treasury Gilt 2028' at a dirty price of £97.25 per gilt. The total cost for the investor would be £9,725 (excluding dealing costs). The coupon rate is 4.5% per year, so the investor would receive two coupon payments of £225 on the 7th June and 7th December each year until the gilt maturity date of 7th June 2028. On 7th June 2028, along with the final coupon payment, each gilt will be redeemed at a face value of £100, meaning the investor would receive £10000 + £225 on the maturity date.
Yield
The table above lists all conventional UK gilts currently in issue, along with their current clean prices, maturity dates, coupon rates, and yields. The yield figures shown in the table is the Yield to Maturity (YTM). This is the expected annual rate of return of the gilt if it is held until the maturity date. This yield figure takes into account all future coupon payments of the gilt and the capital gain (or loss) in the capital repayment at maturity. Click on the 
symbol on each gilt to see more details of the gilt such as payment dates, accrued interest, and dirty price.