Average UK Gas Bills by Supplier and Household Size
The table below gives an indication of what you would expect to pay for your Gas bills in the UK. We have tried to show you how the typical Gas bill varies with type and size of house. To help us do this please submit your own utility pricing.
| Type of property | Average Price | 1 bedroom | 2 bedroom | 3 bedroom | 4 bedroom | 5 bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £551 | £420 | £593 | £795 | £756 | £802 |
| Terraced | £697 | £316 | £604 | £749 | £857 | £936 |
| Semi-detached | £758 | £300 | £603 | £764 | £846 | £984 |
| Bungalow | £791 | - | £635 | £846 | £1152 | - |
| Detached | £821 | - | £660 | £794 | £786 | £1037 |
Below is a second table which gives an indication of how the average price of a gas bill per bedroom varies with different utility providers. For example if a property has 4 bedrooms and the annual gas bill is £1000 then the average price per bedroom would be £250.
| Gas Supplier | Average Gas Bill per bedroom | Sample Size |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Electric | £243 | 53 |
| Scottish Power | £248 | 68 |
| Powergen | £255 | 81 |
| Npower | £265 | 137 |
| EDF Energy | £274 | 71 |
| British Gas | £286 | 505 |
| Dwr Cymru | £480 | 1 |
If we forget about the outlying prices (highest and lowest) you can see that there is up to, based on our prices, £30-40 saving that could be made per bedroom of the house if you changed supplier. This data doesn't take into account variation in usage and the average is based upon all our data, rather than this weeks or months.
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. These sites will let you see whether you can get a reduced gas bill.
Here are some links to external pages of companies that provide gas to our homes. Some (most) of them allow you to switch supplier or at least get an online quote for your gas bill.
EON - Allows you to search for a quote for switching supplier to them of course!
British Gas - This is the main gas 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 gas supplier with them.
Npower - Here you can switch supplier or simply get a quote or view their gas 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
Basically if you watch any adverts on TV for 5 minutes you will see a promotion for a company trying to get you to leave the company you've been with for many years to save £50 per year at the expense of some (plenty sometimes) of hassle in filling out forms and making sure the old company no longer bills you. I'm sure many people switch hassle free but I wasn't one of them.
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Date Added: Tuesday 8th September 2009
"i nearly had heart attack when my gas bills went from £27 per month to £95 but the worse was yet to come, after agreeing £60 per month I received another bill saying it would be £170 per month. Considering I hardly use the oven, and had lived here for 10 years I couldn't see why the prices would shoot up so steeply. EDF energy maintains there is nothing wrong with the meter. I'm not so sure. "
Marie Lebrasse
Date Added: Wednesday 5th August 2009
"Clearly states annual (YEARLY) above table and figures look right. Thanks for the work on this site. "
Daz
Date Added: Wednesday 1st April 2009
"Can any of you read?! - it quite clearly says annual...honestly..."
Dave, Blackpool
Date Added: Tuesday 17th March 2009
"I\'m being held to ransom by Flogas who supply LPG - I have my heating on for 7 - 10 hours a week because I have an open fire and I still pay nearly £800 a year for a 2 bed semi ! ! Flogas keep saying they are \'looking\' to reduce their prices - but guess what ? They still haven\'nt! ! Do Not buy a property that relies solely on LPG - it will cost you a fortune!"
S. Joyce
Date Added: Monday 16th March 2009
"According to the top table a 2 bed detached will use 33% more gas than a 4 bed detached. I think you need to revise the figures, they don't look credible. (Admin: Statistics - do you know many 2 bedroom detached properties? I will look at it)"
Steve L
Date Added: Wednesday 11th March 2009
"a very useful page but the table gave no indication as to whether the prices were for a quarter or a year. having just installed central heating i have no idea what to expect."
a simpson
Date Added: Saturday 7th March 2009
"This is a great site, but agreeing with the comment below. I assume the figures are ANNUAL?"
Tom
Date Added: Friday 13th February 2009
"Thanks, this was really helpful! My best, C."
Chasimir
Date Added: Tuesday 27th January 2009
"OK. So its £X but you dont say for what period. Weekly? Quartarly? Annually? Come on!!"
Mike R