2bed flat, 2 people, how much for bills?

ricardao

Good afternoon all,

I’m new to the forum, so first of all apologies if I posted this in the wrong place.

I’m after some advice regarding bills and how much I can expect to pay. I’ve only ever paid rents inclusive of bills so am clueless.

I will be sharing a 2-bed flat in London (Tower Hamlets) with my sister, who is a full-time student, so I’ve been told this will entitle me to a 25% reduction on council tax but would like to confirm this.

Secondly, I wanted to ask people if they don’t mind sharing what they pay bills wise (particularly people who are in a similar living situation to mine and a similar part of the country, but obviously anyone who can shed light on it give me your thoughts!)

I especially wanted to hear about what people pay per month in-
- water
- electricity
- gas
- contents insurance.

As these are the ones I have had difficulty pinpointing but also any others you wish to share feel free to give me an idea!

Cheers in advance for any advice you can offer :beer:

Ricardao

SammyS1987

Hi Ricardao,

It depends in the person I suppose, my first flat mate an I paid £300 a month between us and that was a little to much. You do also get 25% of your council tax as you are a full-time student, or if you lived on your own no council tax at all!

The second person I lived with basically left the heating on all the time and the bills went sky high. So it all depends on how much things are used.

Jowo_2

My energy bill for 2 bed flat with gas central heating and gas cooker is £70 per month. Really depends on consumption and energy efficiency of the property.

You should be able to find out the cost of the water bill by contacting Thames Water - likely to be £20-30 a month.

<sebb>

My bills for a two bed shared flat in London were approximately:

Water - £150 a year, paid twice a year (ie £75 every 6 months)
Electricty approx £35-40 per month
Gas approx £35-40 per month
Contents insurance approx £130 per annum.

ricardao

sebb, jowo and sammy, really appreciate your tips,
and thanks very much for the speedy reply!

Fire_Fox

Do not assume a flat will have a gas supply, many are electric only which is far more expensive per KWH than gas.