Average energy bill 3 bed semi

[newyorky09]

I’ve just gone on a price comparison website to find out what our energy bill might be when our current tariff ends end of may. We currently pay £150 a month (average 3 bed semi heating on for about 2 hours a day, no tumble dryer). It’s saying the cheapest option is going to be £398 a month . I knew it would be higher but not by that much! I am very concerned now and wondering what the average bill is for others living in a similar house who have recently changed tariffs? Thanks

You are maybe better to just go onto the standard variable rate rather than lock into an expensive fixed tariff. Which energy supplier is it? You should be able to find what their SVR tariff is for your area

We currently pay about £40 in summer months and £100-£120 in winter months (that’s gas and electric combined). We don’t have a direct debit as they wanted to bill us way more than we knew we generally use, I submit monthly meter readings and they are always 10-20% less than they have estimated. It’s a large 3 bed but we are warm people so only have the heating on a max 2 hours a day Nov-March, don’t have a tumble dryer, are good at turning things off at the plus etc. got an email from our supplier the other day and they estimate our bills are going to go up by around £80 a month, so nearly double.

Thanks for replying. We are with soenergy
At the moment. I just went on a price comparison website and put in our current annual usage. I’ll have a look at SVR for so energy

www.so.energy/so-out-of-contract-tariff/

Price in £ really doesn't tell you much. Someone could have poor insulation, the thermostat at 20c or no heating on at all.
You need the usage in kwh to compare.
The SVR is covered by the price cap, fixes are not. Most fixes are way above the SVR now due to this - so while you can fix for peace of mind in October you are likely to be paying much more between now and then, so it may not be worth fixing when you divide the cost over say 12 months compared to the price cap.

We are in a small three bed semi but there are only two of us. Gas heating, hob, and hot water. On variable we were paying £62, recently fixed at £109, I worked out it would have been under £100 on variable next month, but then would rise again in October.

We use about 1270kwh elec, 6800kwh gas pa.

So for example my estimated annual usage based on last year is 2,562 kWh electricity and 11,307kWh gas.

In August 2021 I was paying around £85/month on a fixed deal. A few months later my energy company went bust and I was moved to Shell who were asking for £120/month. With the April price cap increase this will change to £180/month.

This is for a 3 bed semi, old house but new windows, boiler & loft insulation, with 2 adults working from home.

My energy usage hasn't changed (well it should have gone down a little bit as we've turned heating and hot water down a bit) - what has changed is the tariff prices.

People who are still on a good fix (whose energy company didn't go under!) will probably be paying a lot less for the same amount of fuel, so don't feel bad if someone says they are only paying £90 a month

Current fixes on comparison sites are hugely expensive and unlikely to be worth signing up to.

What others pay tells you very little as everyone has different usage patterns, heating systems and insulation.

Unless your current supplier offers a decent loyalty fix, doing nothing and moving to the price cap is likely to be the best option. You can work out the cost of this using your usage as prices are published online.

But whatever you do, always compare the unit rates and daily standing charge not monthly payment as on it's own it doesn't necessarily reflect the cost of your supply.

We are now on the SVR, MSE had advice only to switch if you could find a rate about 25% above the April price cap. It's on my to do list because I think the October hike will be huge.