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Needtorelax1 · 26/10/2025 12:24

Hmm any advice welcome! I’m just unsure if I will be a low or medium usage household? I am moving into a 2 bed bungalow with loft room. Just me and my daughter and she will be with me every other week? Any advice welcome! I am very careful when I’m on my own! Xx

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childofthe607080s · 26/10/2025 12:33

Heating / I assuming gas here - it will depend on how warm you need the house and how well insulated it is but generally a bungalow will have higher heating costs than the equivalent sized house. A loft room in particular can be very cold unless it was done very thoughtfully

electrics - only you can say - if you wash everything after half a days wear and tumble dry everything and have big TVs and games computers on a lot that will be more than average but you could be low for electric

Doorlockhandle321 · 26/10/2025 12:37

That will depend on lots of things for example is the staircase open, is it insulated well, how old is it?
Can you look at the epc? That will give you an idea of usage.
Its also down to if you turn things off at the socket, how long you have the heating on, do you use a tumble dryer, are you in the house much, how do you cook?

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