Energy usage too high

Cirrus1

Replying to Mstty  
Dec 21 4794 kWh
Jan 22 5794 kWh

This summer I had a lot of work done to the CH system and replaced all the radiators and trvs so I could zone effectively. Ironically, I am using much less gas but paying so very much more. (Used 72 cubic meters of gas less this November compared with last November).

dunstonh

What you're describing sounds more like a business than the large detached house we're comparing the consumption to.

Not a business.  Just a typical rural property.   Nearly every house in our parish is similar in size and acreage.   The problem when people say 4 bedroom houses is that could mean anything in terms of size or use.     Hence the need for context and knowing what your individual use is and not to be tied to mean or median. 

Ally_E.

markin said:

Ally_E. said:

macman said:

10,812kWh is enormous for a property with oil CH and DHW. It's 2 to 3 times what I would expect, assuming no electric car or UFH.
As far as the OP's electricity is concerned, my money is on the UFH being the culprit. Immersion heater left on maybe?
As regards the gas, the first thing to review is the insulation. Loft insulated to the right depth, double glazing, cavity wall insulation? 32,684kWh of gas is massive, so I'm thinking maybe this is a listed property without double glazing or cavity walls? Really need more info from the OP.
Or could this be our old friend the imperial to metric meter change not accounted for?
OP, has the gas meter been changed during your ownership?

The property really doesn't need to be listed to use that much energy. To maintain 20C through the day in a 1930s detached house is exactly how much gas would be needed based on my street's consumption. 

A random 4 bed 1950's house 148sqm with cavity walls filled, DG, TRV's, Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation, Is a EPC D68  Dated 2013 and 14% led bulbs.
 

Type of heating	Estimated energy used
Space heating	17856 kWh per year
Water heating	2322 kWh per year

The primary energy use for this property per year is 178 kilowatt hours per square metre (kWh/m2)


What are the EPC's of your houses like?

https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/find-a-certificate/search-by-postcode

Not quite the same is it? 1930s vs 1950s, solid wall vs cavity wall 

markin

Ally_E. said:

markin said:

Ally_E. said:

macman said:

10,812kWh is enormous for a property with oil CH and DHW. It's 2 to 3 times what I would expect, assuming no electric car or UFH.
As far as the OP's electricity is concerned, my money is on the UFH being the culprit. Immersion heater left on maybe?
As regards the gas, the first thing to review is the insulation. Loft insulated to the right depth, double glazing, cavity wall insulation? 32,684kWh of gas is massive, so I'm thinking maybe this is a listed property without double glazing or cavity walls? Really need more info from the OP.
Or could this be our old friend the imperial to metric meter change not accounted for?
OP, has the gas meter been changed during your ownership?

The property really doesn't need to be listed to use that much energy. To maintain 20C through the day in a 1930s detached house is exactly how much gas would be needed based on my street's consumption. 

A random 4 bed 1950's house 148sqm with cavity walls filled, DG, TRV's, Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation, Is a EPC D68  Dated 2013 and 14% led bulbs.
 

Type of heating	Estimated energy used
Space heating	17856 kWh per year
Water heating	2322 kWh per year

The primary energy use for this property per year is 178 kilowatt hours per square metre (kWh/m2)


What are the EPC's of your houses like?

https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/find-a-certificate/search-by-postcode

Not quite the same is it? 1930s vs 1950s, solid wall vs cavity wall 

1930's should be 50mm cavity i believe. It wasn't said its a solid wall house.