How much is your water bill?

Fuzz · 15 Dec 2016 at 17:18

Shampoo said:
If you're really 49 I wouldn't be bragging about still living with mum & dad.

43, I still live at home.

Oh and I don't get a water bill, the estate pays for it

FurryLemon · 15 Dec 2016 at 19:49

Think we average out around 40 a month for 3 adults. Doesn't include sewage though, as no mains sewage were we live. Everyone has septic tanks.

koolpc · 15 Dec 2016 at 19:53

On a water meter and only been in new house for 10 weeks so yet to see!

Scania · 15 Dec 2016 at 20:32

£350 per year, 7 Trent water just me and my daughter (although my partner and her lad stay over some weekends)

Undecided if I get a meter or not, I like to jet wash my patio area frequently as my dogs use it as their toilet and I also jet wash the car although that's infrequent....

Buffman · 15 Dec 2016 at 21:57

My water meter suggest that in the 2 months owning my property (not yet moved in as lots of DIY) that I'd used 3000L of water?

Seems high to me?

I haven't been able to read my water meter yet as I don't know where it is, apparently it's in the road however (Severn trent water) ...

Shoza · 15 Dec 2016 at 22:25

£55 a month on rates. Only two of us in the house so should really switch but hear horror stories about water meters.

SpeedFreak · 15 Dec 2016 at 22:29

Shoza said:
£55 a month on rates. Only two of us in the house so should really switch but hear horror stories about water meters.

Well we pay £27 per month metered for a family of five so from my perspective your are already experiencing a horror story.

Big Spender · 16 Dec 2016 at 11:09

Diagro said:
My half year Bills for water are more than £150..!

And to top it off we don't get that hard water crap that limescales up everything!

Lopéz · 16 Dec 2016 at 11:12

Just had a June - December bill from ST Water which was £55. Just me.

Countcussy · 16 Dec 2016 at 11:18

3 bed, end terrace, new build, metered. £21 per month. 2 adults and a 3yo.

FWIW, our old 2 bed terrace, non metered was over £30.

ttaskmaster · 16 Dec 2016 at 11:38

The Craig said:
My water meter suggest that in the 2 months owning my property (not yet moved in as lots of DIY) that I'd used 3000L of water?
Seems high to me?

The average person uses 160L of water per day.
160 x 30 = 4,800.
If you've only used 3,000L in 2 months, or even per month, that's pretty good going.

If you've not even moved in and started using the taps, then there may be a problem.
What sort of DIY? Mixing lots of cement, or hosing things down, landscaping maybe?

Ace Modder · 14 Feb 2017 at 16:06

our new annual bill has come: £468.50 (unmetered)

They are useless:

Previous account activity Balance at last bill £452.68

Payment received on 29 June 2016 £45.25 cr
Payment received on 29 July 2016 £45.27 cr
Payment received on 30 August 2016 £45.27 cr
Payment received on 29 September 2016 £45.27 cr
Payment received on 31 October 2016 £45.27 cr
Payment received on 29 November 2016 £45.27 cr
Payment received on 29 December 2016 £45.27 cr
Payment received on 30 January 2017 £45.27 cr
Balance before this bill £90.54

So now for the next 12 months I owe £559.04
I have direct debit setup, so I don't know why it was short this year.

dirtychinchilla · 14 Feb 2017 at 16:16

£31/mo always. And it has proven to be pretty accurate. 2 bed house with 2 people in.

pepp77 · 14 Feb 2017 at 16:24

Diddums said:
My wife and I in a flat. Thames Water just bumped our monthly price from £40 to £65 a month. Just wondering what others pay relative to us. If it's justified then fine but it's a considerable jump.

EDIT: Please also add how many people live in your house.

Thames Water myself here, 3 bedroom house with 2 occupants. £25.74 a month

wez130 · 14 Feb 2017 at 16:41

Just got my 2017 bill, £23 for the first month then £28 a month for the next 9 months

rodders · 14 Feb 2017 at 18:18

SpeedFreak said:
Well we pay £27 per month metered for a family of five so from my perspective your are already experiencing a horror story.

How many m3 a month do you use, must be really low.

trackrat · 14 Feb 2017 at 18:46

On a water meter, 3 bed detached, one person, £18 a month.

UTmaniac · 15 Feb 2017 at 08:37

From memory, I seem to recall our last statement's breakdown showing that a majority of the charges were due to waste water, which got me thinking and I've yet to put my theory to the test...

All the time I've kept fish tanks indoors, I've emptied their waste water down the loo, or into the bath (using ~30l jerry cans).

My theory is, if I carried the jerry cans of waste water outside and poured them down a grid on the road, my recorded waste water data would drop and consequently my bill.

Jez · 15 Feb 2017 at 08:38

UTmaniac said:
From memory, I seem to recall our last statement's breakdown showing that a majority of the charges were due to waste water, which got me thinking and I've yet to put my theory to the test...

All the time I've kept fish tanks indoors, I've emptied their waste water down the loo, or into the bath (using ~30l jerry cans).

My theory is, if I carried the jerry cans of waste water outside and poured them down a grid on the road, my recorded waste water data would drop and consequently my bill.

Waste water is not metered, your meter is on your supply pipe

UTmaniac · 15 Feb 2017 at 08:43

Jez said:
Waste water is not metered, your meter is on your supply pipe

I will try and hunt down my Southern Water bill, because the way it read to me, suggested they were charging me less for consumed water and more for the waste water. But I could be and probably am mistaken.