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What was your energy bill for Dec 2024? 4 bed semi detached

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BeShyPlumLeader · 10/01/2025 10:33

Hi all

Husband is saying we're having the heating on too much / too high. Bill for December was £275. It's a four bed semi detached house, had all new heating system and boiler about two years ago, and new double glazed windows around the same time.

He likes it put it on about 16-17 degrees. I am comfortable at 18.5 - it never goes above that. Goes down to 9 at night time.

I absolutely HATE feeling cold. Possible thyroid issue that is being looked into, but when I'm cold it is all encompassing and I cannot focus on anything (WFH two days per week).

So I'm curious - if you live in a similar size property, what was your energy bill for Dec 2024 please?

(Just realised we were obviously all home a bit more than usual late Dec as no school or work)

Thanks

OP posts:
ThoroughlyModernNotMillie · 19/01/2025 02:30

OP, I think some people who pay on monthly direct debit may be confusing what they pay each month with the actual cost of the fuel they used in December.
For example my monthly DD is 140 a month combined gas and electricity, but in December I used £290 worth of fuel in a 4 bed detached.

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BeShyPlumLeader · 19/01/2025 02:18

Thanks all!!!

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UndergroundOvergroundWomblingFreeby · 10/01/2025 11:00

1930 4 bed semi 1500sqft and our total gas and electric bill was £362 for December.
We've got 4 adults and 2 of us work from home.
The house has old double glazing, limited loft insulation and solid walls. Also an integral garage which makes it colder. Boiler is 9 years old and thermostat is at 18 degrees. We don't have heating on overnight. Don't use the tumble dryer much, main a rack and dehumidifier in winter.

SuzieNine · 10/01/2025 10:48

£166 gas. Very drafty 3 bed cottage with single-skin walls and no double glazing. Thermostat on 17C during the day, off at night. We also have the log burner lit typically from 4-10 in the evenings which costs nothing.

TheFairyCaravan · 10/01/2025 10:42

Ours was £157.21 for gas and electric. We live in a 4 bedroom detached and we have an electric car. There’s just the two of us though, but I’m home all day and will put the heating on when I’m cold. We can control our heating so it can be on downstairs and off upstairs and vice versa.

Doggymummar · 10/01/2025 10:36

310.00 two bed bungalow

litepop · 10/01/2025 10:35

I'm in a 4 bed semi detached. 10 years old have heating at a steady 19.

£129.99 fixed deal with octopus for gas plus electric

DeadsoulsAngel · 10/01/2025 10:34

Sounds about right, ours was £230 but we hardly have the heating on as it’s a warm house. Same size, also a semi.