UK Electricity Bills

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The following table estimates how the price of an annual electricity bill varies with type and size of property. So, a 1 bedroom flat will have a lower bill (typically, but will depend on usage of course) than a 4 bedroom detached house. The prices are based upon whatprice user feedback and to help us do this please submit your own electricity bill costs.

Below is another table which, based upon visitor feedback, shows how the average price of a electricity bill per bedroom varies with supplier. For example if a house had 3 bedrooms and the yearly electricity bill is £600 then the average price per bedroom would be £200.

Looking at the mid-range prices you can see that there appears to be up to £70 difference between suppliers per room. This data does not take into account usage or current discounts as it is based upon all the data we have. The more data we receive the better the estimate of the prices.

Both the above tables of utility prices are based on Whatprice user surveys and give an indication only of the cost. There are many, many websites out there that will allow you to see how much you could save by changing supplier.

Electricity Supplier Resources 

Here are some links to external pages of suppliers that sell electricity to our homes. We don't get paid for these links (hmmn there's an idea), they are hopefully just useful resources. Some (most) of them allow you to switch supplier or at least get an online quote for your electricity bill.

Ecotricity - Supply electricity via renewable energy sources the main one being windfarms

Powergen - Allows you to search for a quote for switching supplier to them of course!

British Gas - This is the main electricity products page and lets you see their current offers.

Scottish Power - This is the gas and electricity offers site and here you can get a quote for switching electricity supplier with them.

Npower - Here you can switch supplier or simply get a quote or view their electriicity discounts through paying by direct debit.

Southern Electric - Look at their prices or get a quote

EDF Energy -  From this page you can compare prices or switch suppliers

Giving all the hassle of searching through the individual companies for the best prices you can see why there are so many places to allegedly find the best deal. Here are some of the biggest.

BBC - Some background about switching suppliers from the 'trusted source' at the BBC

Uswitch - Switch everything from car insurance to your wife (well not yet but it will come...)

Simplyswitch - Some non-obvious graphical icons for a menu system but the same basic functionality

Moneysupermarket - Initially started out with loans and credit cards now branching out

SwitchwithWHICH - ooh catchy! Using their brand recognition to good advantage

It is now easier to switch your electricity supply than ever before, but it can still be a hassle. Key issues to watch out for are making sure that your old and new supplier agree a switch over date and stick to it ensuring that it really has switched and you haven't simply agreed to pay two suppliers for one lot of electricity.