GerryBooth 10 #1 Posted March 12, 2019 I have just received my annual water and sewerage bill for the year at £757 for a Band B 3 bedroom semi. How does this compare to someone in a Band B semi on a water meter? We are a retired couple with a shower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared 258 #2 Posted March 12, 2019 Probably a touch more, you should be able to get it under 50 quid a month fairly easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stillf 11 #3 Posted March 12, 2019 AFAIK it doesn't make a difference what type of house you have it depends on usage. You could put your details in on this page and see what sort of price you get https://www.ccwater.org.uk/watermetercalculator/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ghozer 109 #4 Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) That page is terribly inaccurate, it says I should be on £180 / year - when i'm more like £35 / month Edited March 12, 2019 by Ghozer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
babydave8 10 #5 Posted March 12, 2019 i am on the water metre i pay £15 a month i showerevery day and use washer 3 times a week hope this helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
euclid 10 #6 Posted March 12, 2019 2 hours ago, GerryBooth said: I have just received my annual water and sewerage bill for the year at £757 for a Band B 3 bedroom semi. How does this compare to someone in a Band B semi on a water meter? We are a retired couple with a shower. The water /sewerage bill used to be based...maybe still is.....on the rateable/rentable value of the property,on my previous home long ago i paid more water/sewerage rates than my neighbour because my home had a large extension/detached garage whereas his did not..very annoying i know but that's the way it went......my present home is Detached, Band E,two showers/toilets +1 bath and my last bill for the quarter (Jan 2019) was £75.00,works out around £300 a year give or take,three in the home,so plenty of water used for utilities,plus the washing machine never seems to stop......don't forget water is measured by cubic metre...1 cubic metre= 1,000 litres..(220 gallons),Yorkshire Water fitted meter's for free with an option to opt out..dunno if they still do but you would be probably better off with one.Hate to think what i would be paying on the old system.Look how many cubic metres you have used on your bill,it may give you some idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
iansheff 82 #7 Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, euclid said: The water /sewerage bill used to be based...maybe still is.....on the rateable/rentable value of the property,on my previous home long ago i paid more water/sewerage rates than my neighbour because my home had a large extension/detached garage whereas his did not..very annoying i know but that's the way it went......my present home is Detached, Band E,two showers/toilets +1 bath and my last bill for the quarter (Jan 2019) was £75.00,works out around £300 a year give or take,three in the home,so plenty of water used for utilities,plus the washing machine never seems to stop......don't forget water is measured by cubic metre...1 cubic metre= 1,000 litres..(220 gallons),Yorkshire Water fitted meter's for free with an option to opt out..dunno if they still do but you would be probably better off with one.Hate to think what i would be paying on the old system.Look how many cubic metres you have used on your bill,it may give you some idea. I would imagine they still do but you can't change your mind after a certain time, think it is a year, after that the meter stays. I think I saved about £200 a year going over to a meter. I pay more for the waste water than what I use, my water is supplied by ST but my waste is dealt with by YW. Edited March 12, 2019 by iansheff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
charliewag 17 #8 Posted March 12, 2019 Switching to a meter three years ago has nearly halved my water bill which was based on the rateable value of the house. I now pay just over thirty pounds a month whereas the old payment would be well over six hundred. There are three adults living in the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
GerryBooth 10 #9 Posted March 12, 2019 I will try and ask my neighbour who is a couple with a baby. We are a shower each a day and at least 4 washes on eco mode. Maybe a car wash a fortnight and I water the lawn in hot weather. Hopefully it will be cheaper on a meter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared 258 #10 Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) You know you can just ring up the water company and ask them to reduce the monthly bill right?? Edited March 13, 2019 by geared Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
yorkyboyuk20 10 #11 Posted March 13, 2019 got a water meter installed £49 for first quarter bill,i live alone in a 1 bed bungalow,before i was paying council £8.85p per week for water Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bendix 10 #12 Posted March 13, 2019 I can't get a water meter installed in my place (Band C in Nether Edge) so YW charges me a flat fee of £18 a month. Seems reasonable to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...