House is 13 - 16 degrees and it's actually okay.

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I've always had the heating come on at 18 degrees in winter, and have had it at 18 - 20 in the house generally at this time of year (small Victorian 2-up/2-down cottage), but obviously this year that's not financially possible, but I'm surprised at how okay it's been so far.

I work from home, am using a heated throw (this makes ALL the difference) or hot water bottle, but downstairs is about 14 - 15 degrees during the day, upstairs cooler, and it's been fine. We're lucky enough to have a woodburning stove for the evenings.

I'm drying the windows upstairs and the bathroom walls with a towel most day though. Definitely more condensation than before. I have a dehumidifier which I've lent to someone for this week, but will have back next week.

Anyone else tentatively okay with a lot less heating so far?

(I'm in the South East, btw. I don't think the house has ever dropped below 9 - 10 degrees inside.)

My house is at 15 and I'm freezing! However, I need to get on top of 'heating the person' and I know as a student I was fine colder when I had a hot water bottle, clearly got soft over the years.

I was frozen earlier too until I remembered the blanket! I'm wearing a uniqlo thick thermal top under a wool jumper, a pair of cords and Uggs.

Yes our house sits at around 13.5-15 degrees and I don’t actually find it that cold. If I do start to feel chilly then I pop the heating on for an hour but it absolutely doesn’t need to be at the 20 degrees I had the thermostat set too last year!

20 degrees if you are old, ill, unable to move about etc etc.

For the average person, I think there's a lot to be said for 18 and putting a jumper on and remembering to move a bit. If you want to walk around in a vest top - no, it won't be warm enough.

I’m sorry heating the person doesn’t prevent you getting Ill. You will still be breathing in the cold damp air and that’s what causes respiratory Illness.

I'm ok with less heating but would be very unhappy if I didn't have the option of having it on for a few hours every day. I work in a room which is around 15 degrees and am fine in my oodie.

But it makes me very conscious of the amount of energy we wasted heating the house in previous years, yes.

The mould and damp is a nuisance though.

I also feel fine at 13 which is what my house is in the evenings but the air does become damp and my clothes felt damp coming out of the chest of drawers the other day so I put it on to heat the house through from time to time more than me feeling cold.