£27 month for 1 bed flat, just me, on a meter!
I would agree with banana - 2 weeks without water 2 years ago here due to the floods was not pleasant. Much rather do without electricity.
But Severn Trent Water should have paid us compensation, yet they got around it on a technicality. And now my water bill seems excessive. Not happy
LAME! Didn't consider having to pay for water, forgot it was included in my current rent!
How do water companies work? You stuck with one? Or is it like Gas/Electricity you can choose the most competitive?
£36 per month on a meter for two of us out all day
last year was £56 month....since dont put shower on as powerfull
The value of water - bit of a live topic in the industry right now. The Mythe floods raised awareness for a service that's seen as a given but is highly appreciated when it's not there.
Interesting to see ooOOoo's view - power vs water (and other trade-offs) in terms of essential services, and other demands on people's wallets, is something we're trying to understand via a lot of customer research.
I grew up in countries where the water (and power, and fuel) supply was intermittent, and when it did come out of the tap it wasn't potable. And that's a whole lot better than having to carry containers of water taken from a river downstream of untreated outfalls.
So perhaps it's no surprise I ended up doing what I do now 
Big fan of WaterAid.
Ours came in at £350-ish for the year (paying DD) we’re in Reading supplied by Thames water…
My parents in Dorset, supplied by Wessex water (I think?) reckoned theirs is over double that £700+, so they’re getting a meter.. They are “empty nesters” now so their water use is way down on what it would have been 15 years ago…
The theory being you will only save money going on a meter if you don’t actually use lots of water, we piss the stuff away, so sticking to local rates isn’t such a bad option for us right now…
£350 pa water + sewage United Utilities unmetered.
I've never considered this to be excessive for clean drinking water and my sh*te flushed away.
Metering and taking responsibility for one's usage is where it needs to be at, however.
£120-/Quarter - but we are in teh most expensive area for water SW 
Ahem, just over £800/year for the coming year - got the bill last week. 
I'd say water is by far the best value for money utility there is; if you look at what people spend on mobile phone bills or what gas and electric cost its a bargain really.
Given that parts of the uk get less rainfall per capita than places like madrid or istanbul as drain said water is undervalued really
What an average water bill?
Actually Volvic is pretty middle of the road, and my name's not Bill! Ho Ho, couldn't resist.
Anyway, in answer to the question, 2 of us in the house, 2 showers a day, 3 dishwashers a week, 4 clothes washes a week, car and bike wash every weekend. About £30 a month including standing charges on a meter.
Just got my bill for 2010/11 £294.73 for water & sewerage. Water alone is £136.34 Not on a meter, live alone, well with the dog- he gets through a couple of litres a day. Mine seems a lot, I can get a meter cant be any worse off. 
Hi Rob2! <waves>
Minor thread hijack - S2R? 
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