Energy cost for 1 Bed flat

I am trying to get on the property ladder and am wondering if people with 1 Bed flats could give me an indication of how much they pay for gas & electricity monthly (before the cost of living crisis and now)

Many thanks 

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  • Really difficult to generalise..whether you're out at work or home. 
    I'm 70 yr old..moved into a 1 bed flat 6 years ago. 
    Paid £33 a month for duel fuel..gas central heating..electric cooker. 
    At the moment I pay £67...in October will be around £85
  • GingerTim
    GingerTim Posts: 2,508 Forumite
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    So many variables at play here, including the property in question, comfort levels, insulation, etc.

    For what it's worth, I pay c. £360 electric/year, and c. £400/year heating and hot water on a communal system. But my 1 bed is a new build and very well-insulated.


  • I live in a two bed, all electric, based on October prices my costs will be around £134 pcm when averaged over the year. However it is very well insulated and I put the heating on no more than twenty times last winter. I also have a high end PC and do video editing and some work in UE so that mean the PC is drawing 500w+ when doing that kind of work. 
  • PennyForThem_2
    PennyForThem_2 Posts: 1,036 Forumite
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    edited 23 September 2022 at 12:45PM
    Just to show how difficult it is to 'price' I am a single in  a 4 bed detached wall cavity/loft insulated 4 bed house and on a fixed tarrif at moment pay £66 per month and am in credit £170.  Gas/Electric with Octopus - Octopus 24M Fixed April 2021 v1

    Annual usage Elec:  1602.0 kWh
    Annual usage Gas:   7974 kWh

    Both estimated but won't change much as Gas thermo will be 14degrees in winter - I keep me warm not rooms (min heating to rooms) and got wood burning stove (£300 = wood as fuel)

  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 12,983 Forumite
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    edited 23 September 2022 at 1:01PM
    I live in a 1 bed, very well insulated flat.  All electric with an air source pump heating and water system.
    I use around 3400 kwh per year.
    I am on a fixed tariff until March 24 and pay £50 a month.
    I was very lucky and took a long fix in July 2021
  • KxMx
    KxMx Posts: 10,981 Forumite
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    edited 23 September 2022 at 1:23PM
    I don't pay via DD but quarterly bills. 

    I've only been in my one bed flat since June, but I'm averaging £11 per week for G& E currently, obviously low from summer usage. 
    Electric cooker/ shower, gas heating & hot water, one washing load a week.

    With the new rates, starting to use heating and more lights plus changing to 2x washing loads a week + spin cycles, I am expecting that to go up quite a bit. 
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    A one b/r flat is much more likely to have all-electric heating than gas CH and DHW. Unless it's on E7, that's the most expensive way to heat and hot water.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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