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Hiw much was your January gas and elec bill?

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chonka901 · 29/01/2025 16:29

This is mine,£285 and I wouldn't say it has been particularly cosy warm.

We set the thermo to 15 at night and up to 17 in the afternoon to take the chill off and get the radiators warmer.

This is for a 1930 three bed semi.

It isnt going to get better is it?

Hiw much was  your January gas and elec bill?
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SoulMole · 29/01/2025 18:33

Bignanna · 29/01/2025 17:16

That sounds miserable!

You cut your cloth accordingly. I won't get into debt and heating has become a luxury.

mrspk · 29/01/2025 18:29

£315, fairly large 4 bedroom house. We have thermostat set to 14 overnight and through the day (when we are all out), normally turn it up to 17/18 for a few hours in the morning and evening. We've just had a brand new boiler too.

SharpOpalNewt · 29/01/2025 18:28

About 300 - £150 on each. We have to have it on all day for my mum on colder days, but always turn it off at night.

PonkyPonky · 29/01/2025 18:27

£198 total. House was built in 1901 so it’s not a warm house. We only have the heating on for an hour in the morning then 3-7 in the evening. I’m really surprised people sleep with the heating on, it really dries my nose and mouth out and I get so hot once under the duvet even though the house gets down to about 13 degrees overnight.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 29/01/2025 18:26

Mine is coming in at around the £100 mark. The world's tinest two bedroom cottage, immersion tank rarely used (about twice a month, I boil kettles to wash up and have electric shower), heating put on around once a week to 17 degrees. No gas in the village. I cannot work out how it's so high! But then, it's been about £60 per month even in summer. I'm single and I'm out at work most evenings, and I don't think the dog is putting the heating on when I'm out...

Youcancallmeirrelevant · 29/01/2025 18:23

I never look month by month as our usage is so so different throughout the year. Gas costs are only for 6 months max as we don't use any gas once heating goes off for spring/summer, just electric, so it evens itself out over the year.

We are always in debt by the end of winter, then back into credit by September

ChillyB · 29/01/2025 18:21

£252.35 gas and electric, 4 bed detached.
Heating set on the thermostat at 17 degrees 5:30am-11:30pm and 14.5 degrees through the night. Not been cold I WFH.

Itsjustnotthevibe · 29/01/2025 18:19

£73 for gas, £202 for electric but that did include £60 for charging 2 x EV's. Our summer bills last year were about half that cost so I am expecting the amount to go down significantly in March/April time.

MemorableTrenchcoat · 29/01/2025 18:13

Bignanna · 29/01/2025 17:10

That’s pretty good- who are you with?

It doesn’t really matter who you’re with, prices are much the same regardless of supplier. Octopus and Tomato smart tariffs are the main exceptions.

IkeaJesusChrist · 29/01/2025 18:09

£120 just for gas, 1970's three bed semi detached.

Thermostat set to 18 degrees.

countdown64 · 29/01/2025 18:05

£340 for both. Gas heating on 3 hours in morning, 6 hours in afternoon/evening. No tumble dryer (optimistically hang clothes outside then put on airer by radiator). Run dehumidifier for a couple of hours a day. Three bed 1960s semi in south east, badly insulated. It gets cold in the afternoons before heating comes on, and I sometimes sneak it on early...

StartingOverInMy40s · 29/01/2025 17:56

£145 for a 3 bed and terraced house.

We use the tumble drier and put the heating on when we're cold so I'm pleased with that.

foxandbee · 29/01/2025 17:53

Around £190 for gas and electric. Don't skimp on the heating, set to 18 during the day, 19-21(depending on how cold we feel) half five til 9. Off after that unless the temp drops below 14. 3 bed 1920s semi.

Justwingingit2005 · 29/01/2025 17:50

Ours is 240 for electric and 140 for gas.
We have an ev so 60 of electric is for the car.
For gas, heating is on 4 hrs in morning and all evening. I wouldn't say weve felt toasty warm either!

AuntieMarys · 29/01/2025 17:49

We've just moved house. I'm expecting about £250 for both which is fine. We are about £800 in credit and pay £175 dd.

southenglandartist · 29/01/2025 17:48

£200 for January gas and electric, 3 bed end terrace. This year we have kept the heating down to max 19, last year our limit was 21-22 but cannot afford that now! No tumble dryer, nothing excessive but still pricey for our income!!

sunshineandrain82 · 29/01/2025 17:46

£280ish for a 3bed semi detached reasonable size with dining room used as a bedroom so we keep heat consistent. We think it's 1960s
I keep House at 20 at all times.

thecatdidit · 29/01/2025 17:46

Wouldn't hurt to post a photo 😁

Hiw much was  your January gas and elec bill?
Snippit · 29/01/2025 17:46

£172 for both, live in a 1960’s 4 bed detached. I’m at home all day every day due to having M.S. I dress warmly, have the heating on when I need it and have never in my life had it on during the night whilst asleep. Everything has been insulated, walls and loft. South facing lounge, which is the snug, the dining room at the back of the house is bloody freezing being North facing, but I ain’t keeping rooms cosy unless using them, will warm it up if dining in there.

bearing in mind I was brought up by a father who was in the building trade and wouldn’t put the heating on unless he was cold, it’s made me very hardy.

thecatdidit · 29/01/2025 17:45

Four bed semi detached, I did 12 extra loads of additional laundry for my family (broken machine) so electric probably higher than usual. £53 electric, £43 gas
We have a log burner though (& plentiful free logs we've never bought any since it was installed ten plus years ago)

SoNiceToComeHomeTo · 29/01/2025 17:44

Just got the bill. Nearly £400.

Large high-ceilinged Edwardian house with newly insulated roof and new double glazing. January in the North has been a very cold wet and windy month, this is the highest bill for a long time. Central heating on between 4-6 hours a day, with no central thermostat, plus an electric heater in the kitchen on all day set at 15.5C. Pleased if the daytime temp in the rest of the house when the central heating is on reaches 18C.

ChoosingANewNameIsTooHard · 29/01/2025 17:43

Just over £120 for gas and electric combined. Newish build 2 bed detached bungalow. Heating on most of the day, tumble dryer on twice a week.

Doggymummar · 29/01/2025 17:42

Hideous, 2 people in a two bed bungalow

Hiw much was  your January gas and elec bill?
nam3c4ang3 · 29/01/2025 17:41

I think about £390 - we live in an end of terrace 4 bed. we also have a fire on every night but this house was probably build 600 BC and is cold as hell.

Sodascreams · 29/01/2025 17:38

3 bed mid terrace with single glazing in the front of the house- I refuse to be cold in my own house.
The days where it spiked and went up to about £8 were the days when it was freezing and I just left the heating on over night.

Hiw much was  your January gas and elec bill?
Hiw much was  your January gas and elec bill?