UK Average Water Bills by Number of Bedrooms and Provider
Presented below is a table which gives an idea, based upon a survey of Whatprice visitors, how much you would expect to pay for your water bill or rates depending on the size and type of property you live in. The amount of each bill depends on the usage (in the case of a water meter) and one would expect that a bigger property with more bedrooms would have more occupants and hence have a higher water bill.
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| Type of property | Average Price | 1 bedroom | 2 bedroom | 3 bedroom | 4 bedroom | 5 bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 5 Water Supplier Thames Water | £1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Wessex Water | £231 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Yorshire Water | £250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 1 Water Supplier Southern Water | £258 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Bungalow How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Anglian Water | £300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier North West Water | £300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Thames Water | £329 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Wessex Water | £358 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 1 Water Supplier Yorshire Water | £369 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 1 Water Supplier Severn Trent Water | £370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Anglian Water | £374 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flat | £380 | £336 | £419 | £478 | £389 | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Yorshire Water | £400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Anglian Water | £400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 1 Water Supplier Thames Water | £405 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Bungalow How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Severn Trent Water | £410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Yorshire Water | £416 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Severn Trent Water | £420 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terraced | £422 | £289 | £406 | £436 | £493 | £555 |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Severn Trent Water | £449 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Semi-detached | £457 | £361 | £403 | £471 | £466 | £570 |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 1 Water Supplier Anglian Water | £469 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier North West Water | £470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Thames Water | £472 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 5 Water Supplier Severn Trent Water | £474 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bungalow | £478 | £320 | £461 | £504 | £578 | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Southern Water | £491 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Southern Water | £500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 4 Water Supplier Wessex Water | £503 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Detached | £519 | £180 | £519 | £484 | £544 | £576 |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 4 Water Supplier Anglian Water | £520 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 1 Water Supplier North West Water | £577 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier Severn Trent Water | £582 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 5 Water Supplier Anglian Water | £594 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Bungalow How many bedrooms does your house have? 3 Water Supplier North West Water | £595 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 4 Water Supplier Southern Water | £612 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 4 Water Supplier Severn Trent Water | £620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier South West Water | £624 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 4 Water Supplier Yorshire Water | £650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 4 Water Supplier Thames Water | £684 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? House How many bedrooms does your house have? 4 Water Supplier South West Water | £700 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Type of property? Flat How many bedrooms does your house have? 2 Water Supplier Southern Water | £750 | - | - | - | - | - |
Below is another table which shows, based upon visitor feedback, how the average price of a water rates or bill per bedroom varies with supplier. For example, if a flat has 2 bedrooms and the yearly water bill is £300 then the average price per bedroom would be £150.
| Water Supplier | AverageWater Bill per bedroom | Sample Size |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | ||
| Npower | £140 | 1 |
| EDF Energy | £143 | 4 |
| Northumbrian Water | £150 | 62 |
| Scottish Power | £163 | 4 |
| Ecotricity | £167 | 1 |
| North West Water | £188 | 175 |
| Wessex Water | £188 | 89 |
| Yorshire Water | £189 | 158 |
| Severn Trent Water | £191 | 256 |
| Anglian Water | £194 | 262 |
| Thames Water | £211 | 274 |
| Dwr Cymru | £217 | 88 |
| Southern Water | £218 | 153 |
| South West Water | £243 | 99 |
| Powergen | £263 | 2 |
| British Gas | £301 | 3 |
| Southern Electric | £330 | 3 |
Examining around the median of the prices, it can be seen that there is little difference between suppliers with a spread of about £20-40 per room per year. Actual values may vary though depending on the sample size. 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.
Water Company Resources
Here are some links to the main suppliers of water into our homes. It is possible to switch water supplier but typically you will find less competition in your area than for example for electricity or gas.
Anglian Water - Rates and charges
Wessex Water - Their 2007/2008 rates
Dwr Cymru - A pdf document with their charges for metered and unmetered water supply.
Yorkshire Water - Couldn't find the listing of charges!
Thames Water - God why can't these sites put their charges in a single location. This one is buried in another fairly long pdf...
Severn Trent Water - Again the charges are in 3 pdf files. Maybe its really complicated to work out how much water costs?
Southern Water - I'm beginning to think the water companies are all owned by one super company who provides them with a website template into which you MUST store your charges in a pdf file of no less than 10 pages and bury it within the site?
Unlike the other two utilities there is only one company that I could find as of August 2007 that allows you to compare water companies for best deals and that is
Uswitch - Yes, the one of the TV.
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Date Added: Tuesday 29th December 2009
"A couple of years ago i argued with our water supplier over a bill and they put us on a standard monthly charge of £16 per person, regardless of size of property. I use this as a guide when comparing our bills now. "
PR
Date Added: Monday 30th November 2009
"I found the data very interesting but perhaps you could explain on the page why the "rate per bedroom" table gives an answer double that of the "rate per house" table (or at least it does for a 5 bed house)? "
Ian R
Date Added: Friday 27th November 2009
"I live on the North coast of Cornwall, and as far as I know SWW have the highest prices in the country, why? "
Mike
Date Added: Wednesday 28th October 2009
"Live in Brighton with wife and three grown up kids and my metered Water bill is over £100 a month. This is without washing the car and watering the garden. Lets introduce meters in every house. And yes we are careful with how we all use water."
Jock
Date Added: Thursday 17th September 2009
"if you want a tv liceince you know the price, why are water companies allowed to completly hide the price of water"
rod
Date Added: Tuesday 4th August 2009
"I think the number of people living in a property not number of bedrooms is a major factor of how much water is used. "
steve
Date Added: Saturday 13th June 2009
"460 a year for water (we recently moved to a 3 bed semi-detached) seems extortionate to me"
Hans
Date Added: Thursday 2nd April 2009
"I dream of the day I pay £534 for mywater £970 is mad. I tried a meter and that was more."
Barry pollard
Date Added: Friday 31st October 2008
"Is there any information on Studio flats."
J Hoskin-Goode
Date Added: Tuesday 17th June 2008
"No comparisons given for United Utilities in Merseyside against other rival water suppliers. ???"
Phil McConnon
Date Added: Monday 21st April 2008
"I'll have a look but it'll be down to a small sample size. there aren't many 1 bedroom semi's or indeed detached properties."
Admin
Date Added: Saturday 15th March 2008
"Average cost table seems to be wrong for semi detached houses. 1 beds seem to be the most expensive the more beds you have the less it is."
Richard Jones