What is a 'normal' rate for a couple to be paying monthly in a 2 bed small house?

PrincessJR

Hi,

We move into our first home (me and my boyf) tomorrow and have no real idea how much is too much to pay for elec and gas.

Any ideas?

We both work full time so no-one will be in on weekdays, it would just be evenings and weekends.

Im assuming we are classed as low users??

What are others paying?

Thanks guys

Cardew

That really is a 'how long is a piece of string' question. as it depends on so many factors.

How big/modern is the property? how good is the insulation, how warm you like rooms, how much time you spend in property, what type of heating, what type of boiler, what electrical appliances, baths/showersetc etc.

Assuming the property is not too big your annual bills could be anywhere from £500 to £1,000; probably towards the lower end of that scale.

Terrylw1

Hi,

You need to know someone in a similiar situation to really know that. Either way, once you are in - you will be using it and will gets bills to show you this.

If you don't want to wait and just want a good idea, try this:

- take a reading at the same time of the day for 7 days. This will give you a typical weeks usage showing which days you may use the most

- then you can either add the total units together (or deduct day 1 from day 7's reading) and divide by 7. This gives you a general daily average. Or, you could skip this and just add the 7 days together to get a weekly total

- then times by 90 days to get a quarter. If you had a weekly total per above, just then times by 12 to get a quarter

Then you just need to know your Supplier and what your unit charges are. So, then you times your units by your unit prices and you have a standard quarter, plus add any standing charges if they are on your tariff.

This is way that your Supplier does a quick check on your consumption if you have a query over your usage.

Of course, if you do this in a summer quarter, it will come out too low. If done in winter, too high. Doing it now may be more accurate as we are in between the seasons.

At least it gives you an idea though.

Remember, take your readings on the day you move in or your Supplier will estimate then which could make your bill higher if they do it to low (making you pay for a previous occupants usage in the process)

skintas_2

i live in a 2 bed flat, me, oh and 2 kids. i pay £54 a month with n power...... i have a tumble dryer and washing machine... i havent had the heating on yet.......

taxi73

Hi there...there are 3 of us in our 2 bed house and we are paying £45.50 p/m in total for gas and electric with Scottish power it was £64. p/m but we are nearly £200 in credit so they have reduced it...we use energy saving bulbs and have all appliances and gas central heating...