Annual bill
Average annual water and sewerage charges across England and Wales households
- £1.29
- per day
England and Wales, Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
This compares to the average gas and electricity bill of £2,500 (Source, Ofgem, 26 January 2023, average for a typical dual fuel customer paying by direct debit on a standard variable tariff from the large legacy suppliers, as at November 2022)
Annual water and sewerage bills
Water and sewerage bills vary across the country. Most customers receive a combined water and sewerage bill – but in some parts of the country, customers get their water from one company and their sewerage service from another and may receive separate bills.
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- Maintaining the network of reservoirs, treatment works, pumping stations and pipes
- Gathering and collecting the water from rivers and reservoirs or pumping it from underground rocks
- Storing the water ready to be treated
- Treating, cleaning and distributing water to properties
What's Included
- Building and maintaining sewer pipes
- Pumping sewage to treatment works
- Various stages and methods of treatment
- Flowing cleaned and treated wastewater back into rivers and the sea
- Converting solid material from sewage into gas for energy
Source: Water UK; England and Wales, forecast average bill for Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
Average annual water and sewerage bills
Annual water bills
Water bills vary across the country. Most customers receive a combined water and sewerage bill – but in some parts of the country customers get their water from one company and their sewerage service from another and may receive separate bills.
Close PanelAnnual sewerage bills
Sewerage bills vary across the country. Most customers receive a combined water and sewerage bill – but in some parts of the country customers get their water from one company and their sewerage service from another and may receive separate bills.
Close PanelAnnual water bills
Water bills vary across the country. Most customers receive a combined water and sewerage bill – but in some parts of the country customers get their water from one company and their sewerage service from another and may receive separate bills.
Close PanelAnnual sewerage bills
Sewerage bills vary across the country. Most customers receive a combined water and sewerage bill – but in some parts of the country customers get their water from one company and their sewerage service from another and may receive separate bills.
Close PanelWater companies can't just set whatever bills they like - they have to follow strict rules set by the regulator, Ofwat, to make sure that bills are fair and provide value for money. And if companies don't deliver on their promises, Ofwat can step in and take action.
Water and sewerage charges are set in five year periods. Companies are required to increase or reduce their charges depending on how much money Ofwat has determined they need to deliver their services.
Links to company specific information
Click on the logos below to find out more about water company bills. Please note that you may not be able to click directly back to Discover Water from the external sites.
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Affinity Water
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Anglian Water
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Bournemouth Water
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Bristol Water
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Cambridge Water
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Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
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Essex & Suffolk Water
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Hafren Dyfrdwy
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Northumbrian Water
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Portsmouth Water
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SES Water
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Severn Trent Water
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South East Water
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South Staffs Water
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South West Water
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Southern Water
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Thames Water
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United Utilities
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Wessex Water
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Yorkshire Water
