Anybody live alone? Utility cost?

[ZER0]

Hi,

A bit random, but I'm looking at maybe renting a 1 bed flat in Northamptonshire and want to work out a rough idea of the monthly cost.

I know what the rent will be, contents insurance is about £7, council tax will be around £130.

But have no idea what approx cost will be for gas, electric and water. Can anyone give me an idea please. I work full time, so out during the day etc

Thanks

[454697819]

what services are there to the flat -

Electric oven , hob, heating or is it part Gas? combi or non combi boiler - etc?

You should also be entitled to a 25% discount on the council tax with the single user discount.

[ophic]

switch sites like uswitch.com can estimate your usage.

[ZER0]

It's hard to say exactly as there are a few I may look at. They all seem to be quite similar though; majority have combi boiler, electric oven, gas or electric hob, gas central heating.

That's interesting about the council tax, every little helps. And I'll have a look at Uswitch too. Thanks

[Cymraeg_Atodeg]

When I had my house in Bulwark it was £595 for rent, £105 for Council Tax (25% reduction due to single occupant,) £60 gas/electric bill (combined) and £40 for water as I was not on a meter and my landlord wouldn't let me fit one.

[DarrenSV650S]

I'm in a 1 bed flat. Don't get electric heating whatever you do. I was £600 for the 4 months over xmas this year. For my old flat, which had gas and lecky, from Dec to Feb, gas was £115, lecky was £95.

[andrewsmith]

We're paying around 45 a month for gas and electricity in a large ex council flat

Council tax for us 109 as it's band a and is cheap compared to other areas

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[L3nny]

Gas and electric shouldn't be more than £50, if it's reasonably modern and efficient.

[Specialone]

I pay £110 a month for my gas and electric, traditional 3 bed semi with solid walls.

[swaffle]

i live in a 3 bedroom house, fairly newish (97) combi boiler, 8:30 - 5 Mon - Fri for work. I generaly pay abour 60 - 80 for gas and elec and have a direct debit of around 25 quid for water, which seems to cover it (water is metered).

[ZER0]

Thanks for the replies.

Looking at what you've stated, if I allow £100 a month for gas, electric and water that should pretty much cover it. I knew no one could give an exact, but a ball park figure helps a lot. Thanks

[L3nny]

If you wanted to pay a set monthly direct debit gas and electric, which normally works out the cheapest in the long run, you'll likley be put on a charge which is way more than you'll use.

When I moved into my house I think it was about £120 a month, after 6 months this was lowered to £18 as I had been overpaying so much.

It's now leveled off at £51.

[andrewsmith]

I would look to apply for a water meter if the property does not have one. It'll save you money even of they don't fit one

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[Heorot]

A dual fuel deal with direct debits is usually the cheapest. You will overpay initially but if you finish the deal, you will get the excess back.

[ClunkintheUK]

As for one end of the scale. Last time I lived alone, worked 9-5, etc, I had a combi boiler gass hob and oven (used 4 times in 18 months). But I was 5th floor (top) flat, right up in the roof space. My gas came to 10 a month, leccy was about 20, water about 15. I never turned the heating off due to bills, only due to being too warm. But then being up in the roof space, I basically got heated by the flats below, and my flat was a smaller volume for the heat to dump itself into. I would say that mine would have been about your lower limit.