Monthly Electric Cost question

StartingFresh_2

Good afternoon,

Sorry if this question has been asked a million times before but could someone give me an indication of the average electric cost a month?

The property I am looking to move into is a 1 bed flat with double glazing. Its all electric and the heating is on Econ 7 night storage heaters. The property is in SWales.

I work 70% of the time from home so would have phone, a laptop and a printer running (the printer is only on when I need it). So if I understood information here in the forums correctly, I would be billed heavy for my use during the day?

I have no previous consumptions to compare as I was living with my ex in a 3 bedroom house with GFCH.

Thanks for your help

Swipe

The monthly cost will depend on the number of storage heaters the flat has but if you have two you are probably looking roughly at a fixed monthly fee of around £55. Obviously you will build up credit over the spring, summer and autumn when your heating isn't in use. My parents have an all electric bungalow and they have a monthly DD of £90 which was based on the previous 12 months' consumption.

McKneff

Am i right in thinking that storage heaters are notoriously expensive to run?

I cant see a computer being on all day would be expensive to run.
phone - negligible
Printer - negligible.

Why dont you have a word with neighbours to give you some idea.

Cardew

I suspect £80 to £100 a month over the year might be a ballpark figure.

StartingFresh_2

Thanks for everyone's reply. The electric is metered rather than DD, would that make a difference?:)

JennyR68

What do you mean by metered? Pre payment meter? Or pay bills when arrive rather than by DD?

With DD you get a discount, I get 6% off my electric, and you pay regular amount each month which is easier to budget for some.

StartingFresh_2

JennyR68 wrote: »

What do you mean by metered? Pre payment meter? Or pay bills when arrive rather than by DD?

With DD you get a discount, I get 6% off my electric, and you pay regular amount each month which is easier to budget for some.

The LL only stated that its a key meter, so I am assuming its pre-payment? I can't go and speak to the neighbours as I am currently living 190miles away from the property so I am just trying to gather as much info as possible to see if this is a viable property for me.

Fire_Fox

StartingFresh wrote: »

Good afternoon,

Sorry if this question has been asked a million times before but could someone give me an indication of the average electric cost a month?

The property I am looking to move into is a 1 bed flat with double glazing. Its all electric and the heating is on Econ 7 night storage heaters. The property is in SWales.

I work 70% of the time from home so would have phone, a laptop and a printer running (the printer is only on when I need it). So if I understood information here in the forums correctly, I would be billed heavy for my use during the day?

I have no previous consumptions to compare as I was living with my ex in a 3 bedroom house with GFCH.

Thanks for your help

I live in an all electric flat and pay £30-40 a month year round BUT I use barely any heating (14C last winter! :eek:) and am equally careful with hot water. It is not unusual to pay £100 a month during winter for an all electric flat - how long 'winter' lasts is down to your usage. As you can see from these rough figures heating is by far the biggest user of energy, your lappy, lighting and phone are negligible unless you have large numbers of halogen lamps. Storage heaters are not as expensive to run as most other forms of electric heating, and probably ideal for you being home a great deal. However your prepay meter may be more expensive than a credit meter so it is worth shopping around.

I recommend getting organised before next winter hits - consider an electric underblanket for your bed and heated throw for the sofa (both cost pennies to run :money:) and heavy curtains/ blackout or thermal blinds at the windows. I wear a cheap fleece plus thin bodywarmer around the house when it is frosty, these keep you toasty without restricting movement.

One other problem you may experience is condensation in winter. Most flats need to have the windows opened regularly year round and you may not wish to do this if you are working from home. May be worth considering a dehumidifier, this can also be used to dry your laundry faster than air drying - cheaper to run than a tumble dryer too.

PNPSUKNET

I say £80, if you had gas it would be £30 elec, £50 gas