single person bills amount help

RelievedSheff

SallyDucati said:

davidmcn said:

Utility bills are going to vary quite a bit depending on the size/type of property, how it's heated, local climate, how many hours you're at home etc.

My gas and electric bills reduced by 1/3 when moving from a 2 bed ground floor flat in a 50s block to a new build 3 bed house.  It's surprising how much difference it can make.

Agreed. Our gas and electric bill has almost halved moving from a 2 bed 1930's semi into a 3 bed detached new build.

[Deleted User]

I live in a 2 bed flat alone in Sussex. 
Water is included in my maintenance payments (Not sure if you're getting a house or flat, but maintenance is my 2nd biggest bill after mortgage!)
Electric- Average of about £50.00
CT- £135.00
Contents Insurance- £7.00

annetheman

ascdef12345 said:

Hello, this is my first post here and I'm just looking for some help please. I'm in a position to buy my first house however I want to ensure that I can afford everything. I've never lived alone so I have very little idea of how much bills will cost. I've lived at home and we've always had lodgers/students so it's hard to gauge an amount.

How much are bills roughly for a single person household? I'm only looking at the gas/electric/water prices

TIA

I can tell you mine if it helps - single person in a 1 bed 1950s-built flat, 4 rooms, gas central heating, double glazing, EPC rating C (middle of the road).
Monthly:

Council tax (with 25% discount) = £99
Water (unmetered, assessed) = £20
Sky fibre optic broadband + phone = £33
Gas & electricity combined = £48 average for winter and summer (OVO)
TV license = £0 
Pet & contents insurance = £14
Maintenance charge = £0 (aren't the LLs supposed to pay that?! I've never paid that)


Hope that helps!

Robin9

Make sure you have an Emergency Fund - £1000 +  (for those failures of washing machines, cooker, car repairs)

MovingForwards

Council tax will be on their website.
Water will be on their website.
Internet / TV packages cost will be on their website.
TV licence will be on their website.

To give you an idea of other bills:
£170 for CT, over 10 months
£- water included in CT
£22.99pm Plusnet (was £40ish)
£? Gas (was £16ish at last flat, was £18ish at one before) waiting on supplier to sort building mix up *
£? Electric (was £7ish PW at last flat, was £? at one before) waiting on supplier to sort building mix up *
£0 TV licence as no mainstream TV
£8.99pm Netflix
£230ish py house insurance (buildings and contents)
£100pm food

Current flat = 100+ years old

Previous flat = 50ish years old
One before = 10ish years old
All were 2 bed flats in Scotland, 2 people.

* How so cheap?
Switching things off / unplugging when not in use.
Putting a jumper / cardigan / blanket over me when cold and not putting the heating on until too cold when wrapped up, only having it on for an hour when it was on.
Always with the big suppliers too.

FreeBear

Monthly bills here -

CTX - £140 (with a single person discount, this would be £105)

Gas/leccy - £60

Coal & wood for heating in winter - £300ish

Broandband - £27

TV licence - £0 - Use a streaming service instead for £9/mo

Water - £12

House insurance - £17

Food - £100 to £150 depending on how much cat food is needed.

General maintenance and repairs to the building including decorating - You really don't want to know.

theoretica

Just to add, that despite the temptation to do everything at once, I suggest really trying to minimise the future commitments you make in the first few months in your new home until you have a good idea what your unavoidable bills are - for instance talking out as basic a broadband service as possible, most companies are happy for you to upgrade.  Don't commit to monthly payments for a sofa until you are settled and know they won't cause you budget problems later. 

bouicca21

1960s built 3 bed flat in London, £120 council tax (single person discount), water (assessed not metered) £19, gas/electric £40, basic broadband £20, sim only phone £6.

RelievedSheff

MovingForwards said:

Council tax will be on their website.
Water will be on their website.
Internet / TV packages cost will be on their website.
TV licence will be on their website.

To give you an idea of other bills:
£170 for CT, over 10 months
£- water included in CT
£22.99pm Plusnet (was £40ish)
£? Gas (was £16ish at last flat, was £18ish at one before) waiting on supplier to sort building mix up *
£? Electric (was £7ish PW at last flat, was £? at one before) waiting on supplier to sort building mix up *
£0 TV licence as no mainstream TV
£8.99pm Netflix
£230ish py house insurance (buildings and contents)
£100pm food

Current flat = 100+ years old

Previous flat = 50ish years old
One before = 10ish years old
All were 2 bed flats in Scotland, 2 people.

* How so cheap?
Switching things off / unplugging when not in use.
Putting a jumper / cardigan / blanket over me when cold and not putting the heating on until too cold when wrapped up, only having it on for an hour when it was on.
Always with the big suppliers too.

and not eating by the sounds of things if you can feed two people on £100 a month !!

macman

Water bills vary by about 250% depending on region, so whatever someone posts on here will have no relevance without knowing your region.
If you live at home then presumably you are contributing to the bills, so ask your parents what they are paying in total-I'm sure they will know.
Energy costs will largely be determined by fuel type: all electric properties are more expensive to heat and hot water, even with E7.