To ask what your gas and electric costs are each month?

[CaptainBenson]

I'm just curious really!

Mine is £99 combined direct debit per month based on estimated use and I'm in credit which is handy for over the winter.

3 bed house, two adults, one child.

I'm just wondering if what I'm paying is about average.

I pay £153 pm all year so I build up credit for winter. 3 bed detached well insulated and new combi boiler Me and adult son. I’m 66 next month, retired so at home more than most probably. I put the heating on when I need it these days so mine may be higher but it’s affordable and luckily I don’t need the WFA.

i built up unnecessary credit of £250 earlier this year which I requested back. Currently acquired £325 in credit which if I don’t use I will request a refund again in April

700 a month. Huge high ceiling rooms, elderly parents who need the heating on 24/7.

£195 a month, 4 bed detached new build (5 years old), 2 adults, 2 kids. 1 adult predominantly works from home. Electric car.

No doubt some houses are more efficient than others but it’s the posters with £50 DD’s a month.
For me like I said I pay £30 on standing charges so that would leave £20 a month, £5 a week on gas and electricity, which seems far too good to be true unless there in a smallish flat. Or they have a provider with much cheaper standing charges and unit price, if so please let me know who and I will be looking into changing.

Completely depends on the time of year.

June for example;
Electric £40
Gas £20

October (generally mid autumn and throughout winter)
Electric £60
Gas £100

*Edit to add, 4 bed, 3 story terraced house, no insulation whatsoever, extremely cold, lots of damp so dehumidifier running 24/7 from September - March, family of 4, two adults, two children 3 & 6. One stay at home parent so someone is home 24/7

4 bed detached , lots of credit , I pay £150 which is a massive overpayment but a reasonable amount . We are well insulated , heating is on whenever it’s required , tumble dryer used all year , someone at home all day . I don’t like being cold

No it doesn't show anything. It's lost connection so can't get any readings at all from it. I could go rooting around in the cupboards and get a manual reading, but tbh I lost interest after a few months of calling up to be told they had no engineers, or they wouldn't come out until it hadn't been working for more than 6 months.

Do you have a smart meter? I have one for electricity (with Octopus). I can check my daily usage on an app and it’s interesting to see when it peaks. The obvious things are oven, washer and dishwasher and it just makes me a bit more thoughtful about how and when I use them

£125/m for both. Based on actual usage.

3 bed with one adult and two kids

I've absolutely no idea without looking up! How do people just remember this stuff off the top of their head? I know my mortgage amount (to the nearest hundred quid) but that's it.

I did look it up on my Octopus app. I give monthly readings and then they give me my usage and up to date balance.

I spend £80 per month on electric and exactly the same on gas £20 most of the year and £60 in winter. For a 2 bed flat!😳 How do you only spend that in a 5 bed house

I tend to know all my bill amounts to the nearest pound as I don't have a lot of disposable income after they all come out. 🤷

I put a meter reading in each month so that I know they have an up to date usage amount to calculate with.

This thread has made me think. We are careful in some ways eg we turn most stuff off at the wall, don't have a dishwasher, don't use the oven every day, but equally I use a tumble drier once or twice a week, adult son does a lot of gaming and TV, I'm usually home etc.

I'm happy ISH with what I pay but was just curious how much it varies.

To the person asking why does it matter how many are in the household. It maybe doesn't matter for switching the heating on (but it might if one member is an infant or elderly), but it will surely affect how often you're cooking, doing laundry, etc.

It's really interesting to see all the comments so thabks again to those who have replied.

£167 electricity only (heat pump) but that includes 2 EV car charging, so nearer £120 for the house.

3 bed ancient thatched cottage, 2 adults, 1DC

£265 a month. Larger than average 3 bedroom house.

I use whatever energy I what. Being cold is unacceptable to me and I’m fortunate I can afford the bill.

I can list all of our bills off the top of my head. It’s just something that I know. Same as the day they are paid too.

I’ve just got that sort of brain.

£240 4 bed semi - 2 adults and it’s bloody freezing!!

£120 combined with Octopus and I’m about £500 in credit
3 bed semi with 2 non bedroom sharing adults and passing visitors so all 3 beds need heating on

£100 per month. £500 in credit. We have solar and a battery.

Our dd has just gone up to £870 per month 😦 I am horrified. But we were in debit so that will pay it off but then I reckon circa £500-600 per month

That’s exactly what I was thinking!

I know all the figures because I just changed providers a month ago in advance of the cap going up 10% in October. So it's all fresh.

^^That was in reply to the earlier pp asking about how people know their usage. Just realised it looked like I was congratulating myself about considering the standing charges 🤣

Haha!! I think I might be😆

£80.54 a month, currently £165 in credit.

There's just me in a 2-bed semi (gas CH and cooking), but I WFH and really feel the cold, so have the heating on for at least an hour or two in the morning and evening, and will have it on most of the day once the weather gets cooler.

I’ve always been told that it’s anything that creates heat that uses the most energy. So I’m careful with the kettle (not fill more than needed) and heating. Use low temp on washing machine and dishwasher. Use air fryer rather than oven most of the time. Do have the dryer on most days, but it’s heat pump which is slightly better energy wise.