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To ask what your gas and electric costs are each month?

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CaptainBenson · 13/10/2024 17:33

I'm just curious really!

Mine is £99 combined direct debit per month based on estimated use and I'm in credit which is handy for over the winter.

3 bed house, two adults, one child.

I'm just wondering if what I'm paying is about average.

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CaptainBenson · 13/10/2024 20:25

I tend to know all my bill amounts to the nearest pound as I don't have a lot of disposable income after they all come out. 🤷

I put a meter reading in each month so that I know they have an up to date usage amount to calculate with.

This thread has made me think. We are careful in some ways eg we turn most stuff off at the wall, don't have a dishwasher, don't use the oven every day, but equally I use a tumble drier once or twice a week, adult son does a lot of gaming and TV, I'm usually home etc.

I'm happy ISH with what I pay but was just curious how much it varies.

To the person asking why does it matter how many are in the household. It maybe doesn't matter for switching the heating on (but it might if one member is an infant or elderly), but it will surely affect how often you're cooking, doing laundry, etc.

It's really interesting to see all the comments so thabks again to those who have replied.

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Devilsmommy · 13/10/2024 20:22

mumbruh · 13/10/2024 18:19

5 bed house here
Monthly we spend
£80 on elec and ranges in time of year from £20-£60 on gas

I spend £80 per month on electric and exactly the same on gas £20 most of the year and £60 in winter. For a 2 bed flat!😳 How do you only spend that in a 5 bed house

dementedpixie · 13/10/2024 20:12

StillAtTheRestaurant · 13/10/2024 20:08

I've absolutely no idea without looking up! How do people just remember this stuff off the top of their head? I know my mortgage amount (to the nearest hundred quid) but that's it.

I did look it up on my Octopus app. I give monthly readings and then they give me my usage and up to date balance.

StillAtTheRestaurant · 13/10/2024 20:08

I've absolutely no idea without looking up! How do people just remember this stuff off the top of their head? I know my mortgage amount (to the nearest hundred quid) but that's it.

No33 · 13/10/2024 19:58

£125/m for both. Based on actual usage.

3 bed with one adult and two kids

Happyher · 13/10/2024 19:55

NailsHairNipsHeels · 13/10/2024 19:17

I live by myself in a 3 bed end terrace heating is only on if I'm in and that's not all that often and if it is it's max 19/20 for maybe 2/3 hours I feel like I'm being robbed.
£114 DD currently in credit.
I do use my tumble dryer once a week for bedding and towels but I fail to see why it's so high to be honest

Do you have a smart meter? I have one for electricity (with Octopus). I can check my daily usage on an app and it’s interesting to see when it peaks. The obvious things are oven, washer and dishwasher and it just makes me a bit more thoughtful about how and when I use them

sparkellie · 13/10/2024 19:54

No it doesn't show anything. It's lost connection so can't get any readings at all from it. I could go rooting around in the cupboards and get a manual reading, but tbh I lost interest after a few months of calling up to be told they had no engineers, or they wouldn't come out until it hadn't been working for more than 6 months.

Floralnomad · 13/10/2024 19:53

4 bed detached , lots of credit , I pay £150 which is a massive overpayment but a reasonable amount . We are well insulated , heating is on whenever it’s required , tumble dryer used all year , someone at home all day . I don’t like being cold

Weverunoutofteabags · 13/10/2024 19:51

Completely depends on the time of year.

June for example;
Electric £40
Gas £20

October (generally mid autumn and throughout winter)
Electric £60
Gas £100

*Edit to add, 4 bed, 3 story terraced house, no insulation whatsoever, extremely cold, lots of damp so dehumidifier running 24/7 from September - March, family of 4, two adults, two children 3 & 6. One stay at home parent so someone is home 24/7

DonnaDonna0 · 13/10/2024 19:51

TeenLifeMum · 13/10/2024 19:33

I wonder if the age of the house is a factor. Ours seems quite energy efficient. It’s newbuild style but actually it’s 20 years old. We did get a new builder 4 years ago.

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No doubt some houses are more efficient than others but it’s the posters with £50 DD’s a month.
For me like I said I pay £30 on standing charges so that would leave £20 a month, £5 a week on gas and electricity, which seems far too good to be true unless there in a smallish flat. Or they have a provider with much cheaper standing charges and unit price, if so please let me know who and I will be looking into changing.

ExperiencedTeacher · 13/10/2024 19:49

£195 a month, 4 bed detached new build (5 years old), 2 adults, 2 kids. 1 adult predominantly works from home. Electric car.

Gardenlover121 · 13/10/2024 19:49

700 a month. Huge high ceiling rooms, elderly parents who need the heating on 24/7.

Happyher · 13/10/2024 19:39

I pay £153 pm all year so I build up credit for winter. 3 bed detached well insulated and new combi boiler Me and adult son. I’m 66 next month, retired so at home more than most probably. I put the heating on when I need it these days so mine may be higher but it’s affordable and luckily I don’t need the WFA.

i built up unnecessary credit of £250 earlier this year which I requested back. Currently acquired £325 in credit which if I don’t use I will request a refund again in April

Fevertreelover · 13/10/2024 19:39

£290 for both. Family of 5, 3 adults and 2 kids plus we charge an electric car.

orangetriangle · 13/10/2024 19:38

son

orangetriangle · 13/10/2024 19:37

I do have a sin who is continually gaming so that doesn't help the electricity and an air conditioning unit in summer

grimupnorthnot · 13/10/2024 19:37

Electric is £80 a month but that includes charging EV.

our heating is oil and around £100 a month

2200sq ft 4 bedroom detached house 3 at home.

have solar and batteries so sell our solar back on top of this and charge our batteries on the cheap over night rate.

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 13/10/2024 19:35

Oh I am always cold too, my house from beginning of this month has been on at least 22 consistently

Outnumberedmummy2022 · 13/10/2024 19:33

£140 per month gas and electric, 3 bed semi detached 5 of us, 2 adults, 3 children.
I have solar panels too

TeenLifeMum · 13/10/2024 19:33

DonnaDonna0 · 13/10/2024 19:27

Standing charges alone are about £30 a month so some of these DD seem really low.
We have a three bed detached, 2 adults, 1 child and pay about £180 a month. We do have a bank of credit built up from a previous year when we paid about £250 but it will reduce over the winter months.

I wonder if the age of the house is a factor. Ours seems quite energy efficient. It’s newbuild style but actually it’s 20 years old. We did get a new builder 4 years ago.

JosieB68 · 13/10/2024 19:32

£137 direct debit per month but we only have electric. 2 adults 1 child, 3 bed semi.

xyz111 · 13/10/2024 19:32

Wow, that's cheap!!!!!! £160 a month, 2 adults 1 child 4 bed detached.

DonnaDonna0 · 13/10/2024 19:27

Standing charges alone are about £30 a month so some of these DD seem really low.
We have a three bed detached, 2 adults, 1 child and pay about £180 a month. We do have a bank of credit built up from a previous year when we paid about £250 but it will reduce over the winter months.

Tulipvase · 13/10/2024 19:27

We pay 200 a month for both. But are 400 in credit. 4 bed terraced Victorian house. A family of 5 but one at uni. Heavy users of Wi-Fi and washing machine. Haven’t really had the heating on yet but we do have and use 2 log burners.

Nothatgingerpirate · 13/10/2024 19:27

£280.
2 people, retired.