Approximate utility costs for a 2 bed apartment

[BloomingGoodTea]

Hi,

I am thinking of ending my marriage (have been a while tbh) and started looking at renting an apartment until the house sold. Can anyone give me a rough idea of what bills are per month for a 2 bed apartment if I am the only adult? I am used to paying bills on a 4 bed detached house.
We are mortgage free and DH has just inherited his parents house so I would imagine he will move into that once he realises I’m serious.
Just wanted to find out approximate costs!

Or, even a two bed house/cottage!

We are two adults and two children in a two bedroom flat;

Council tax: £140
Electricity: £100 ish
WiFi: £20
Water: £33

We don't have any gas, everything is electric. Rent where we are for a two bed flat is around £1000 plus a month but obviously that depends hugely on where you are

We pay £76 for gas and electric in an extended 2 bed semi. Well insulated, not particularly careful, but that's based on being out at work, if my WFH extends into winter, I'd expect it to go up by maybe £10/20 pm. A modern apartment I'd expect to be slightly less as should be very well insulated and fewer outside walls than a house.

You can look up council tax on your council's website for any address, don't forget you get 25% discount if you're the only adult. Ours is around £100 pm, but that's a band A property.

I'd say rent and food/general spending would make up the biggest proportion of your costs, rather than utility bills - council tax, water, gas and electric and broadband are likely to come to around £3-400 pm.

Obviously rent varies enormously across the country and how much you spend on groceries, food and drink out of the house and things like clothes/beauty treatments. Some people spend three or four times what others spend or more, so if you live in an expensive area or spend highly on food or personal stuff, it's likely to have a far bigger impact on your budget than variation of a few tens of pounds on your gas bill.

If you rent you will probably need

Deposit
Agency fees
Contents insurance
Possibly TV licence
Other bills council tax, water, electric, gas
Transport
Food
Mobile phone
Redirection of post fee
Moving costs
Furniture, soft furnishings, kitchen stuff
Some rentals have no white goods, so you may need oven, washing machine, fridge

If you rent a flat, there may be a " service charge" for communal areas inside & outside. You would not need to pay this if you rented a house