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Original poster

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?

OP posts:
BettysRoasties · 04/09/2025 17:54

£46 family of 5. Anglian water. Pool and orchard.

knittings · 04/09/2025 17:51

As of right now its £5.50.
I do the bill me up to date.

Yamyamabroad · 04/09/2025 17:50

£44 per month for a 4 bed with 3 adults in it. I'm pleasantly surprised that mine is so low having seen some of these posts as my letter always says we use 47% more water than other houses of this size 🤣

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 04/09/2025 17:48

Just had our 6 month bill- up £100 this year- fuming!
family of 4= £470 so c. £78 a month

Crazycatladywithnocats · 04/09/2025 17:46

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.

My dad lives in a local authority house and his water rates are included in his monthly rent. This is in Hertfordshire.

Ilovechees3 · 04/09/2025 17:45

2 adults in 3 bed semi £17 per month on a meter.
We have 2 water butts for the garden, we don’t use the bath as prefer showers.

pinkstripeycat · 04/09/2025 17:45

4 bed house, 3 bathrooms, 4 adults, big garden (love my plants) £72/ month

cardibach · 04/09/2025 17:45

whenimnotcleaningwindows · 04/09/2025 17:43

This is what I worry about - a lot of these seem high to me but I live alone and everywhere seems to say being on a meter is cheaper for single occupancy homes. Is that anyone here's experience?

It’s cheaper for me (£23 a month). Apparently it’ll almost always be cheaper if you have more bedrooms than people (always unless you have some reason for extra water use).

LoafofSellotape · 04/09/2025 17:44

50 a month , Anglian water, 3 bed house big garden.

Symposium · 04/09/2025 17:44

Just gone up to £118 per month, Thames water, metered

whenimnotcleaningwindows · 04/09/2025 17:43

This is what I worry about - a lot of these seem high to me but I live alone and everywhere seems to say being on a meter is cheaper for single occupancy homes. Is that anyone here's experience?

CagerUmbonate · 04/09/2025 17:41

£38 per month, family of 5 with four bathrooms.

EilonwyWithRedGoldHair · 04/09/2025 17:40

Just gone up to £70/mth. 2 adults, 1 child.

Unmetered would be a little over £100/mth I think, so not insignificant savings and we're not as careful as we could be.

cardibach · 04/09/2025 17:40

£23 a month. I live alone and don’t wash everything t( second I’ve looked at it but otherwise don't really think about it. 3 bed terrace with a small garden

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.

monkeysox · 04/09/2025 16:48

EveryDayisFriday · 04/09/2025 16:44

£65pm. Large 4 bed with teen daughters that have leisurely showers despite trying to get them to be brief. Wash the 2 cars every month.

£68 pcm but similar to this

Edenmum2 · 04/09/2025 16:48

Was £25 two years ago. Now £70.

2 adults, 1 child

Ilovepastafortea · 04/09/2025 16:47

Florence4170 · 04/09/2025 16:45

That's really helpful, thank you very much.
I am disputing a bill but their offices are currently closed. At 4.45 on a normal working Thursday 🤷‍♀️

Blinking typical 😡

Original poster
Florence4170 · 04/09/2025 16:45

That's really helpful, thank you very much.
I am disputing a bill but their offices are currently closed. At 4.45 on a normal working Thursday 🤷‍♀️

OP posts:
EveryDayisFriday · 04/09/2025 16:44

£65pm. Large 4 bed with teen daughters that have leisurely showers despite trying to get them to be brief. Wash the 2 cars every month.

Generaltwat · 04/09/2025 16:44

£58 per month. Yorkshire Water

3 adults - daily showers, lots of laundry, rarely wash the cars.. sometimes water the garden( we currently are on a hosepipe ban)

It's WAY cheaper than what the water 'rates' would be if we weren't on a meter.

Ilovepastafortea · 04/09/2025 16:44

£27. 2 of us (regular visiting GC). But we save water at every opportunity. We keep buckets in the bathroom & kitchen for saved water to flush the loo -put bucket under shower until it runs warm, same with hot water tap when washing up (only use dishwasher when GC have eaten at our's & there's lots of washing up), washing up water used to water garden, even the stale water from dog bowl goes into the kitchen bucket.

Have a 'if it's yellow, let it mellow' policy. 4 water buts for watering garden.

Boomer55 · 04/09/2025 16:42

£41 per month. Thames Water, 2 bed flat. Live alone. Metered.

Teenagerantruns · 04/09/2025 16:41

£38, 2 bedroom flat, normally 2 of us here.

Fizzfamm · 04/09/2025 16:40

£60 a month, 4 people.

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