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how much do you pay for your water bill

18 replies

RumMum · 12/02/2009 20:45

I pay £55 per month... I've just taken over all the household bills and wondered if this was average?

also do you have a water meter? did you find it cheaper? its going to be me and 2 pre teens...

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DebsCee · 12/02/2009 20:52

We pay about £90 a bill, think that's twice a year. That's for me, DH and 2 under 5. We have a water meter and we aren't especially frugal about water usage.

Friend changed to a meter last year and says it has saved them lots, but I think you need to be a little more cautious with usage until you get a feel for it, which is no bad thing.

DanJARMouse · 12/02/2009 20:55

Family of 5, 2 adults, 3 kids.

£28 per month.

No water meter.... and dont want one - certainly wouldnt be cheaper for us.

When the annual statement comes in we are never in the red with them.

Timeisablindguide · 12/02/2009 20:57

We have a water meter - pay around £30 p.mth and that's for family of 4. Checked with our water co and our usage is below what an average family of just 3 would use, so am happy with that!

LIZS · 12/02/2009 20:59

£18 pcm on a meter, so just over £210 pa,which leaves us a bit in credit at end of the year. 4 bed house, 2 adults and 2 kids

BonjourTristesse · 12/02/2009 21:00

nothing

it comes down the hill from a spring (in a pipe, naturally, no buckets are involved)

Stinkyfeet · 12/02/2009 21:00

£14 per month - on a meter. 2 adults, 2 dc (5 and 2).

RumMum · 12/02/2009 21:03

wow... it seems like a metre is cheaper...

did you have to request a metre put in or did your water board contact you?

keep them coming...

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Jas · 12/02/2009 21:03

£94 twice a year. No meter. Just as well, as for 5 of us I'm sure it would be more

TrillianAstra · 12/02/2009 21:04

£25 per month. We do have a meter but it only gets read twice a year (not since we moved in). I expect it'll go down when they read it.

duckyfuzz · 12/02/2009 21:05

22.69 a month on a meter, 2 adults 2 DCs

CrackerNut · 12/02/2009 21:07

Water meter here, 1 adult and 3 kids. Last bill was about £66 for 3mths.

DorisIsAPinkDragon · 12/02/2009 21:07

£53.58 for 10 months or 535.53 per year!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Live in the south west so have been paying to keep the seas clean!!!!!

Will soon be a family of five so meter unlikely to be cheaper. Short of moving up north ( anywhere above Bristol I think) am stuck with this ridiculous amount

TrillianAstra · 12/02/2009 21:09

The rule of thumb is that if you have as many people as bedrooms or fewer people than bedrooms then you should get a meter.

I think water charges vary massively between areas. A lot of our charge is atually for taking away dirty water rather than supplying clean water.

jazzandh · 13/02/2009 10:08

£40 a month on a meter. 2 adults 1 child. I'm at home all day so more toilet flushing etc. We clean 2 cars with a hose each week (although the hose isn't left running) and have a power shower (which guzzles water - so is now restricted by me to half flow!) We probably have 4 short (ie less than 3 minute) showers each day. Dishwasher on once.
Washing machine on once!

Sorry - I got quite obsessive about this last year when my bill was larger than anyone elses - so had to analyse it!

lou33 · 13/02/2009 10:09

about 95-100 quid every 6 months, ona meter, me and 4 kids

MascaraOHara · 13/02/2009 10:10

£29 per month. on a meter. works out about right.. only me and dd

am with Anglian Water though and they are notoriously expensive

mamas12 · 13/02/2009 10:58

mine is £42 per month! Help I'm in south west wales is this normal because my last last house was only £36 and it was significantly bigger ???

RumMum · 14/02/2009 20:36

thanks everyone... it seems my £55 is way above average, I'll make inquiry's (sp) about getting a meter....

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