What's your energy bill?

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We've just got a notice of our direct debit for the next 6 months. (We also got a refund since the last increase ). So DP wondered how we compared and I said I knew where to ask. Would anyone be happy in sharing the following?

Accommodation type:
Number of people:
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric:
Lifestyle factors:

Accommodation type: 4 bed detached (20 years old)
Number of people: 4
Monthly cost of gas and electric: £310 (I have been hugely overpaying over the summer so have £1000+ in green) but I hate being cold, and so heating is already on, we do 6/7 washing loads a week with tumble dryer usage.

Accommodation mid terrace 2 bed. 2 adults. Gas and electric combined £53-55 per month paid on reading meter combined. Me at home and Dh at work.

New bill as of October
4 bedroom detached house
4 adults, 2 WFH, 2 retired, a lot of gadgets etc. we aren’t being careful but having said that they don’t like the heating on high but do like it on.
electric car.

£332 (minus the £66 per month govt help)
we were underpaying as got our car just as the April review was done. The car costs £70 per month instead of £400 petrol.

2 bed approx 80 years old
4 people
Roughly 200pcm was around 240 but stopped using the dishwasher and tumble and it dropped around £5 per day!
Toddler Dc so one of us in a lot with Dc

Accommodation type: 3 bed 1930s semi
Number of people: 2 adults, 1 child
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £240 dual fuel. £175 credit on account.
Lifestyle factors: I'm at work all day. DH works from home 3-4 days per week.

I set the direct debit at £240 myself. E.ON Next only wanted £70 pm based on a projected annual spend of £3306. Even with account credit and the £400 government subsidy, that would've left us with at least an £1891 deficit!

Please double check your energy company's direct debit calculations and amend your direct debit if necessary. I'm pretty clued up due to working in the energy industry but there are people who would take that £70 pm at face value and wouldn't question it.

2 bed ground floor apartment, built 16 years ago
Just me
£100pm (on the new rates)
WFH FT

Accommodation type: old 3 bed farmhouse, and all the issues that go with that!
Number of people: 3. DH, me and 1yo
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £240
Lifestyle factors: DH never here, me and DS always here (SAHM)… use the tumble dryer much more than I should 😳 equally tho, the house is poorly insulated, draughty and has a heating system from ancient times (albeit that’s only on when absolutely necessary as it is so terribly inefficient)

Basically the same.
We have our tv running most of the time 3 days a week, multiple devices charging daily, at least 2 loads daily on washing machine, 2 dishwasher loads and a shower each.

I live in a 2 bed flat, with two floors. Ex council flat built in the 80s. One adult £128

Sorry should say 3 days in the office the rest usually at home bar a few hours

Accommodation type: 3 bed semi
Number of people: 2, Adult and teen
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £98 from new price cap
Lifestyle factors: I go out to work, DS at college

Accommodation type: 3 bed mid-terrace
Number of people: 3 (2 adults, 1 infant)
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £95.85
Lifestyle factors: 1 adult and baby home most of the time

Accommodation type: 3 bed edwardian semi
Number of people: 3, 2 adults, 1 primary school child
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £243 from new price cap
Lifestyle factors: 2 adults working from home.
Dishwasher is on twice a day. Washing machine every day. Have tried to stop using tumble dryer so much. Maybe once a week now. But currently on non-stop as we have a threadworms outbreak 😩so towels and bedding etc being washed daily. Have £400 credit from the summer. Heating not on yet but I am freezing so it will be going on soon.

6 bed detached 30 years old
1 adult at home during the day and 2 dc
Monthly cost of gas / electricity £356

This is based on last years usage. I’ll be using the oven less and hopefully getting extra insulation in the loft - if I can get someone to do it

Accommodation type: 3-bed semi, about 70 years old.
Number of people: 2 adults
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £98
Lifestyle factors: Me home most of the time, him out most of the time.

Just did our meter readings for last month and it came out at £98. However our DD is set at £184 and when I looked at changing it Bulb is telling me the minimum is £227 to ensure we don’t get into debt.

5 bed newish build, I WFH, £120

Accommodation 5 bed new build

Number of people: 3 adults 4 children.

Monthly cost of gas andelectric: £680

Lifestyle factors: 2 people home all day. Rest at work/school.

Accommodation: Converted bungalow with dormers and extension - 4 bed but we use all rooms for different purposes
No of residents: Two permanent, DD home from uni at times
New Monthly DD: £69pm
Lifestyle: On average house is empty two hours a day including weekends

Two bed converted flat - 300 years old, sash windows, cannot double glaze
Two adults, I'm here all day wfh. DD wfh one day a week
Combined cost gas/electricity about £75 per month
Lifestyle - DD and I are very conscious of cost - from many years of insecurity about me being sole parent and only source of income.

Accommodation type: 3 bed 30s semi

Number of people: 2 adults

Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £100 (ovo wants £120 but I want to use the credit we have first)

Lifestyle factors: one WFH, I work 3/4 long days for the NHS so home approx 3/4 days a week.

Shit. We are spending more than most!

3 bed end of terrace. 4 people. £224. All out at work apart from one day. No tumble drier.

Accommodation type: 2 bed mid terrace. early 80s. Wooden doors and windows were replaced with uPVC a few years ago.

Number of people: 1 adult and 1 teenager

Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: Combined gas and elec with Scottish Power. From 1st Oct £162.18 (up from £71.02 in July, then £123 in Aug). nb. I was on a fixed tariff until end June.

Lifestyle factors: I WHF full time. No dishwasher, rarely use tumble drier. Have recently had bathroom refitted including power shower which uses A LOT of hot water (god it's wonderful though).

I just tried to log into my account, but there's a queue to just log in, and I'm 1619th! I wanted to see how much credit I have.

4 bed detached (15yr old build)
2 adults & 1 child
Gas & Elec £64 DD pm - actual monthly bill currently £48

Sorry should've added to pop:

I WFH
Washing machine on at least 3 times a week
... I don't own an air fryer 😆

Accommodation type: Mid terrace, four bedrooms, g2 listed.
Number of people: Five
Monthly cost of gas and/or electric: £140, they tried to get me to reduce it to £114 but I kept it at £140, currently £800 in credit.
Lifestyle factors: People are in the house all day and evenings.

Supplier: With GEUK fixed until Spring 2023, but the price cap doesn't apply as it's 100% renewable gas and electricity.