How much does everyone pay for gas & electric?

bigmomma051204

Hi - I hugely dislike how much i am paying to British Gas each month..and it occurred to me, i havent a CLUE whether it is the average or not! Just an "Out of interest" post, really! :money:

So, i am in a 3 bedroom house with 2 adults and one child (7years). We don't use any more electric or gas than i would assume "normal" families of this size use.... My bill for September which will be going out (boo hoo!) very soon is £65 per month Gas and then £45 per month Electric. Does this sound about right to others in similar situations??

:cool::cool: God i am going to be BROKE :eek:

Also, we can't as we understand it change suppliers as we are in a privately rented property...we were told by landlady that she was the only one who could make that decision so no chance of jumping to another provider who may be cheaper :mad:

UncleZen

Well, to give an accurate answer one would need to know how many KWh's of gas and elec you use.

bigmomma051204

As i mentioned - i am not in need of an accurate answer... more a general idea of how much other people in similar situations (ie members of household and size house) are paying out. I really don't want specific answers with calculations etc etc - just wondered really

hayleythedaisy

Last winter ours was £120 a month for Gas, and £33 for electric. However we'd only just moved in and had a boiler that's 31 years old, as well as no insulation and holes in walls. Since March we've averaged £12 a month gas and £27 a month electric. (We've blocked holes, improved insulation, fitted a combi boiler and 2 new radiators.)
That's for a 3 bed semi, 2 adults, probably about average users.

HappyMJ

The average is 16,500kWh per year of gas and 3,300kWh per year of electric. You have a family in a 3 bedroom house so I'd say that is quite average. A single person in a flat would use much less. A detached 5 bedroom house with 6 people would use a lot more. An new build with lots of insulation would then use less again and an old stone cottage would use more. You would use more than average in Scotland and less in London.

If you don't want an accurate answer the answer I'll give you is "that's about right."

hayleythedaisy

Also, although your landlord has ultimate say who you use, if you point out her choice is increasing your bills excessively she'd be either mean or stupid not to let you switch. And while I've rented I've changed providers without the landlords permission, (naughty I know, I'm not recommending getting into trouble!) the landlord didn't even realise who it was supposed to be with!

Solstice_Twilight

Two adults at home. We're with British Gas and live in a late Victorian townhouse with three bedrooms & central heating. Windows are double glazed, but a couple of them are draughty, so not particularly energy efficient! Our electricity comes in at about £35 a month and the gas at £45 per month, and we pay roughly the same amount all year round as summer balances out the winter. We tend to have a couple of things running 24/7 (fridge/freezer, cordless telephones, bedroom clock and my uni laptop is always plugged in and charging) but other than that, we try to switch everything off at the plug when it's not in use. At one point we were racking up a massive electricity and gas bill, as OH was out of work, so the central heating was on all day in winter (we normally run it from 6 - 8am and then from 4-9pm, and let it go on a little later on particularly cold evenings and weekends), and the electricity one person can use just having a PC on all day, watching TV, putting an extra load through the dishwasher and boiling the kettle was quite frightening!

cooking-mama

3 bed,semi detached,2 adults,+ 2 teenagers=£70 gas and £44 electricity monthly DD...new values on EDF fixed 2014.(EDF only wanted £66 a month for gas,but im worried this is too low,so asked them to set DD at £70)..British gas was around £80+ for gas and £45 for electricity,thats why i switched

uptomyeyeballs

7,740 kWh Gas, 2,400 kWh hours Electric in a two bedroom terrace equates to £50/month for me.

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JSF23

The 12 months July to July I used

7,221 kwh Elec

23,499 kwh Gas

3 bed semi, 2 adults, 3 kids. Numerous TV's, PC's, Xbox's. Dishwasher and tumble dryer don't help.

I currently pay £125 p/m on Eon saveonline 3. I'll probably need to increase to £140 following price hikes.

Swipe

I use 2700kWh electric annually (£270). I pay £30 month. No gas and spend between £60 - £90 a year on coal for my stove. Single person at work all day, 3 bed detached bungalow in rural location.