Hiw much was your January gas and elec bill?

I should also explain @LeafofLorien that our costs are cheaper because we have EVs and battery storage...
so because we're on an EV tariff we get electricity cheap (7p per kwh, I think) between 11.30pm and 5.30am. So we charge one of the vehicles overnight
But we also have 15kw battery storage capacity installed, which we also charge overnight
these then give us enough energy to run the house till the evening - so there's probably only a few hours when we're taking electricity from the grid at higher charges

This has been very interesting reading. This house is always cold - I assumed it was because it is poorly insulated (it is) but my bill was £240. I thought that was loads although we were home a lot more over Christmas and it was cold. But actually I should probably turn the heating on for longer as £240 for a draughty high ceilinged 5 bedroom house seems on the low side (though we don't have a tumble drier and I rarely use the oven).

Heat pumps are much cheaper. Nothing costs more to run than electric radiators.

Heat pump went in at the start of December - and its saved us £50 on December last year.
And house is super warm too - set at 20 during the day so nice and warm when I'm working from home. but there were parts of the house that were always cold, and the bigger radiators, combined with having the heating on all the time mean even those rooms are warm now. It's really worked out well for us 😊

£67.61 for both combined for December. Two bedroomed converted flat, built 1737 with sash windows so little point having heating on much. No tumble dryer or dishwasher.

Please tell me the heat pump makes it cheaper. We're just in the process of having it fitted instead of electric radiators.

To be honest no idea, we pay £121 a month for both and are in credit a fair amount. Modern townhome

just over £150 for December, for four bed detached house. All electric, with heating on all the time (heat pump). That also includes charging for 2 EVs, so no petrol/diesel costs

Last bill was £142.

60's semi with insulation. Heating set to 17.5 morning and evening, 16.5 in the day in the week. Treat ourselves to 18 or even 18.5 for a few hours on the weekend. Occasionally go up to 19 if I desperately need to get washing dry.

Definitely not going to get any better.

I have started using the Feb and March no council tax months to pay down the gas and electric bill. As in I pay the equivalent amount of my total council tax as an extra energy payment. It helps a bit psychologically.

Gulp. £343. It's an electric only, 4-bed detached. I wouldn't mind paying that much if I'd been toasty warm for the month but I've been freezing. Roll on Spring!

£133 electricity and £88 gas so £221 in total. And we were away for a week over New Year. 4 bed 1930s semi, 2 adult living here!

Bloody hell, this thread is making me feel better! Mine's £195 all in. Victorian 2 bed with high ceilings but new boiler. Heating comes on for an hour and a half in the morning, then 6pm-10pm. The rest of the day the thermostat is set to 17. If we're home in the day we will pop it on as the temp drops quite quickly. I pay monthly based on use so looking forward to the warmer months.

235. 3 bed end terrace

2 bed terrace combined total £76.

80s build 4 bed detached - have got cavity wall insulation, triple glazed windows, and ultra thick loft insulation.
Bulk LPG is £250 per month on d/debit - spread over 12 months.

Electricity was £180 this month.
Total = £430.

Heating on between 4pm and 10pm every week day, and 10am to 10pm at weekends. Thermostat never goes above 20c.

4 bed semi townhouse built in 2015. Thermostat set at 22 degrees 24/7, tumble drier and dishwasher used used daily. Boiler was replaced in September so is very energy efficient.

Ours was £132 electric and £238 gas 😣 We have a 4 bed detached and an EV. Pay £250 a month which averages out about right over the year. Thermostat set to 17 and heating comes on twice a day. I work from home and it gets freezing during the day. Don't want to think too hard about it really.

3 bed semi detached and about £260 for both (£110 electric, £150 gas). Heating on at 20c most of the day and turned down to around 16 at night. I wfh so constantly have computer / tv / radio on and washing machine/ dishwasher used daily. Tumble dryer also used at least a few times per week

I live on a 52ft old iron barge. I'm retired and in winter live in the tiny aft cabin. I spend about £10 per week on electricity running the little oil filled radiator for a maximum of four hours in 24. I put on lots of warm clothing and use hot water bottles if it's particularly cold.

£168 for the electric only, that does include heating for an annex office and January was cold to start with so that has remained on low.
Use oil for cooking/water/central heating - last bill was £1200 and that should last about 8-9 months.

Log burner too but currently running out of seasoned logs and will manage without until next lot cut are good to burn at end of year.

Roughly about £100 a month in electric - 5-bed Victorian villa in the rural west of Scotland.

Heating is oil-fired - about £1100 to fill the tank in August and we're not even halfway through. I am quite mean with the heating, though.

No it's so cold we are sitting on heated blankets in the living room! We use the tumble drier a lot though, probably too much and I reckon that is a large part of it. Could definitely shave some off that bill.

Some of these are eye-watering! My boiler is over 20 years old and we have rubbish double glazing where the curtains move when it's windy and games blow down the extractor fans. Are all these homes with huge bills like saunas?

3 bed semi. Turn heating off all day while at work.

Had a smart meter installed 9 days ago and in that time have apparently used £130 worth of gas. Seems crazy!