Severn Trent water bill rise

aginwalla

I’m not on a meter have 4 people in house with 3 bedrooms and one bathroom. My bill has gone up by nearly 18% but average rise is 7% for Severn Trent . How can it be so high. I’m sure year before 23/24 it went up by 14%. Do they know how much I am using 

TadleyBaggie

aginwalla said:

 Do they know how much I am using 

If you have no meter, they have no idea how much you are actually using. So the amount they a billing you will be based on the council tax band that the house is in.

Hoenir

Having a water meter for over 30 years in every house I've lived in has saved me a fortune. 

Swipe

aginwalla said:

I’m not on a meter have 4 people in house with 3 bedrooms and one bathroom. My bill has gone up by nearly 18% but average rise is 7% for Severn Trent . How can it be so high. I’m sure year before 23/24 it went up by 14%. Do they know how much I am using 

The rises are always higher for non-metered properties. That's just the way it is, I'm afraid.

Oldwrinklies

Unhappy wrinkles 
We are now in 2025, 😞 Had my water bill this morning 😞😞 obviously it has gone up was, £622.01 last year now £806.41. This is an increase of nearly 30%. Two pensioners in house both over 70 how is this right. Also I’m sure Severn Trent are charging us twice for waste water. 

maj1987

If you check on their web page it tells you what prices are increasing by for 2025/26 unmetered it’s going up by 23%

https://www.stwater.co.uk/my-account/our-charges/

GingerTim

Oldwrinklies said:

Unhappy wrinkles 
We are now in 2025, 😞 Had my water bill this morning 😞😞 obviously it has gone up was, £622.01 last year now £806.41. This is an increase of nearly 30%. Two pensioners in house both over 70 how is this right. Also I’m sure Severn Trent are charging us twice for waste water. 

Do you have a water meter? You would almost certainly save a lot of money.

freesha

TadleyBaggie said:

aginwalla said:

 Do they know how much I am using 

If you have no meter, they have no idea how much you are actually using. So the amount they a billing you will be based on the council tax band that the house is in.

RV bills are NOT based on CT bands. They are based on the rateable value of the property.

freesha

Oldwrinklies said:

Unhappy wrinkles 
We are now in 2025, 😞 Had my water bill this morning 😞😞 obviously it has gone up was, £622.01 last year now £806.41. This is an increase of nearly 30%. Two pensioners in house both over 70 how is this right. Also I’m sure Severn Trent are charging us twice for waste water. 

Why haven't you applied for a meter?

Robin9

Oldwrinklies said:

Unhappy wrinkles 
We are now in 2025, 😞 Had my water bill this morning 😞😞 obviously it has gone up was, £622.01 last year now £806.41. This is an increase of nearly 30%. Two pensioners in house both over 70 how is this right. Also I’m sure Severn Trent are charging us twice for waste water. 

@Oldwrinklies    ring ST today and see what savings you will make

We are 2 "Wrinkles" over 70 -  on a meter with ST.  Bill expected to be £500 .