average household bills in south east london

alexnicol1979

Hi folks, could anyone tell me what their average monthly household bills are in the south east london area ? My girlfriend and I will be moving down there in august and need to work out our finances.

Thanks, Alex

Gingernutmeg

It really depends on the kind of property you're living in, and the borough. I live in SE London in a small 2 bed house and I can give you a rough idea of my bills. Water is about £20 a month, council tax (band b) is £110 per month over 10 months, and gas and electricity obviously varies - our last quarterly bill was about £200 but that was a winter bill, we're hoping this one will be a lot cheaper. On top of that we have the phone an internet, about £30 for both (we can't get the 'best' deals because of problems with our phone line) and tv licence. Those and rent are our main outgoings so at a rough guess I'd budget about £250 a month for bills.

Ceamonster

I live in SE London too. My monthly bills are as follows:

Mortgage for 1 bed flat: £700
Council tax (think it's also Band : £110
Travel card zones 1-4: £139 (extortionate!)
Phone: £15 approx
Broadband: £18 approx
Utilities: £30 approx (doesn't include water which I pay as a yearly amount in full, same with TV licence)

What with food, petrol, car insurance etc, I don't see much change from a grand...