How much would it cost?

sara86pink

I'm moving to a 2 bed ground floor flat on 17th July (wooo! so excited!!!!)

Thing is, I'm desperate to know how much money I'm going to be left with after bills to put towards debt. I know ideally wait until the first bills and all that, but I'm so impatient!

I'm really bad at guessing figures so am asking for any help if anyone would know roughly how much a month its going to cost us?

The facts: 2 bed ground floor flat in Bournemouth, rent £650/month, double glazing, gas central heating, council tax band B. Both me and OH work full time so will only be in evenings and over the weekend.

Obviously we will be making sure we turn all our appliances off and get energy saving lightbulbs etc

Thanks!

KimYeovil

Average couple, average house, so average cost will be about £75 per month for a direct debit online tariff or £100 per month for a quarterly billed tariff.

Of course, that is just a starting estimate. You can easily spend less than that, specially with no children. You can also easily spend more than that. But if you are sensible and not energy hungry those should be upper bounds rather than middle ones.

Stick your postcode with 20500 kWh gas and 3300 kWh electricity in the comparison calculators to check the best tariffs in your region.

And, of course, once you move in sit down and work out how to check your meter and estimate the cost of your useage. And don't forget winter.

elliethecat

Hi

I have a two-bedroomed modern flat with double glazing and gas central heating. Although I work full time I work shifts so am only out of the flat for 3/4 days per week. I currently have a duel-fuel tariff with EDF and pay £47 per month by direct debit. I took out this tariff last October and, so far at least, the monthly payment is covering my costs.