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The price comparison company uSwitch has reported today that households today (1st April) face a new postcode lottery – this time on water charges. While the average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales will fall by £2.58 or 0.76%, some areas will be seeing hikes of up to £11 or 3.5%:

Cash strapped consumers will today be breathing a small sigh of relief after news that water bills will be falling this year by 0.76% or £2.58 on average. The amount may seem like a drop in the ocean, but will still be a welcome respite for stretched household budgets. However, not all consumers will be getting a reduction, warns uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service – in some areas people will be seeing their bills going up instead.

This postcode lottery on water prices means that while some households will effectively be enjoying a price cut this year, others will be seeing a price hike. Households served by Northumbrian Water are set to be hit hardest with a £11 or 3.5% increase. In contrast, United Utilities customers will get to enjoy the biggest reduction of £16 or 4.3%.

The average unmetered bill will now be £361 a year, while the average metered bill will work out at £305 a year. This means that households switching to a water meter could save £56 a year on average as a result. According to Ofwat, 35% of households are now on a meter and it expects this to increase to 38% by March 2011[1]. Unlike other utilities such as energy, consumers can not choose water and sewerage companies so moving to a water meter offers the only opportunity to cut costs.

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