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To ask how much is your water bill? If you are on a meter

183 replies

Florence4170 · 04/09/2025 16:24

Just that! - how much is your monthly bill please?

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MustTryHarderAndHarder · 04/09/2025 22:49

Rightandwrong · 04/09/2025 17:37

Gosh this thread is an eye opener for me. I live in Scotland and the water is included in the council tax.

But you use much more per person than in England and hardly anyone in Scotland is has a meter.

Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 22:46

Smudgeis13 · 04/09/2025 22:45

My neighbour lives alone in a 3 bed house. She pays £8 per month. I don’t know how, either. It started off at £18 and they reduced it.

Can I borrow her for a few months please? She can come and do her rain dance or whatever she does! 😜

Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 22:45

user12345678901234 · 04/09/2025 22:30

North West isn’t even on this scale.

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I think it tailored the reponse based on my location, so didn't include the whole country, just nearby regions for comparison

Smudgeis13 · 04/09/2025 22:45

My neighbour lives alone in a 3 bed house. She pays £8 per month. I don’t know how, either. It started off at £18 and they reduced it.

Orangebadger · 04/09/2025 22:37

£40 3 adults and 2 children ( 1 teen)

user12345678901234 · 04/09/2025 22:30

Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 21:46

I just asked Copilot! enormous regional variation in water rates...

North West isn’t even on this scale.

user12345678901234 · 04/09/2025 22:28

We are in the NW.
One adult, one child. I use dishwasher every 2/3 days. Washing machine every other day. 1 x brief shower each every day. No leaks etc.
I pay £72 per month.
Something’s not right. How is this fair?

newyearsresolurion · 04/09/2025 22:04

It was £65 I protested it, gone done to £59 1 adult and 2 small kids something is definitely wrong

LIZS · 04/09/2025 21:52

£40 pm 2 adults

Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 21:52

WoahThreeAces · 04/09/2025 21:47

£91 a month, 3 adults, 2 teens, metered. Thames Water. I remember when we used to pay about £20. It's fucking criminal.

At least you're not with South West Water, imagine!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯

@CagerUmbonate I agree with you, it's a bit unfair as you can't shop around the way you can with other utilities. I guess water is supplied via a local network of pipes and that's that.

Moonlightfrog · 04/09/2025 21:51

£41.50 a month, 3 people, 3 bed house.

WoahThreeAces · 04/09/2025 21:47

£91 a month, 3 adults, 2 teens, metered. Thames Water. I remember when we used to pay about £20. It's fucking criminal.

CagerUmbonate · 04/09/2025 21:46

It doesn’t seem fair that cost varies depending on where you live - it’s not like you can shop around! I think water should be nationalised to make bills fair across the country and not profit making.

Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 21:46

I just asked Copilot! enormous regional variation in water rates...

To ask how much is your water bill? If you are on a meter
Ilovemyshed · 04/09/2025 21:41

£750 total per year paid Feb and August

GRex · 04/09/2025 21:39

Some areas charge roughly 25% of other area costs. Or rather... Southern, Thames and Anglian charge 4* as much as the cheap areas. Giving an amount without the region is pointless.

I'm Thames Water. I don't mind paying extra for upgrades, much. If they could just speed up the improvement works then I wouldn't mind anyway. It is a lot though! £61/month just went up to £91/month. Some of that increase might be a water leak we had, so I'm hopeful it'll go down (but not certain of it).

nannyl · 04/09/2025 21:35

ours has just gone up from £86 to £106 a month :o

Im suggesting we go back to unmetered

CagerUmbonate · 04/09/2025 21:34

user12345678901234 · 04/09/2025 21:17

What???
how?
where????

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North East. Just checked our water usage and it’s apparently less than average around 265L a day

aCatCalledFawkes · 04/09/2025 21:33

£46 on a meter from Thames Water. For me, my 18yr old DD and my 14yr DS.

We don't go out of our way to save money at all although no one is excessive, we have baths rarely and no longer have a big paddling pool to fill like we used too. I run the dishwasher and washing machine when needed.

itsachickeninnit · 04/09/2025 21:33

£32

Butthechildrentheylovethebooks · 04/09/2025 21:28

Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 21:23

£130/month!!!!!!!

Wessex Water.

Just two of us.

We don't do anything crazy.

Have taken meter readings. No leaks.

Really don't understand this!

Ours is £180 no leaks either...but 4 of us 😪
Southern water.... we're paying for all their leaks and for them to pump sewage into the Solent. Great value.

TheGreatWesternShrew · 04/09/2025 21:26

£44 a month

Chickenbone123 · 04/09/2025 21:24

Ours is over £700 for 6 months.

Turns out we are leaking 600 litres of water a day somewhere!! Yet to be found.

Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 21:23

£130/month!!!!!!!

Wessex Water.

Just two of us.

We don't do anything crazy.

Have taken meter readings. No leaks.

Really don't understand this!

MadisonAvenue · 04/09/2025 21:22

Smithson85 · 04/09/2025 20:57

We also think ours is wrong as its only £17 - but we've been here 5 years and they come out to read the meter every year so 🤷‍♀️ South Staffs - 3 bed, 2 adults 1 child.

We’re with South Staffs too, billed every six months and it’s works out at £40 per month. They read the meter once a year, the other bill is estimated.

We’re a three adult household although our son stays at his girlfriend’s house for a few nights every week.

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