Estimating utility bills for a student terraced house

Bubbshjs

My daughter is a student and has just moved into her first student house. She and her house-mates are refusing to run the heating because they are scared they won't be able to afford it. I'm sure that, as they are paying a lot less this year than for uni accommodation, they must be able to afford to run the heating at a low level, so I'm looking for some help with estimating what their bills might be please.

There are five of them living in a mid terrace (Victorian I think) with replacement double-glazed windows and doors. No idea on the level of insulation in walls or roof or even if there is any loft space left as two of the bedrooms are in the loft. There's a single storey rear extension housing the kitchen, a bathroom and a separate toilet. The front room has been converted into a bedroom, 2 more on the first floor and two in the loft space.

Heating is gas radiators and the boiler looks fairly new. Cooking is gas too. Three of the students are girls (hairdryers/straighteners etc) but the boys are pretty image conscious too so lots of showers I suspect. They don't cook together. Water rates are included in the rent.

Any figures/thoughts so I can be reasonably sure I'm not advising them to spend too much money would be great please - thanks.

Lokolo

Mine was £125 a month but a 5 bed victorian type terrace. £85 for Gas and £40 for electric. It was about right.

Bubbshjs

Lokolo wrote: »

Mine was £125 a month but a 5 bed victorian type terrace. £85 for Gas and £40 for electric. It was about right.

Thanks, that's helpful. What sort of temperature did you keep the house/how much did you run the heating for that money please?

Lokolo

We were resonably tight but there were days when it was too cold not to have it on at maximum temp for a good day to warm the house up.

We did also keep the heating on over Christmas 24/7 but on a low temp just to stop pipes freezing up.