Prices have gone up, let’s bring your bills down
Discover our top tips on how you can keep your home warm while reducing your energy usage and lowering your bills.
1. Cover the cracks
Lower your bills by around £80* a year by draught-proofing. One of the quickest and most cost-effective ways of stopping heat escaping is to reduce heat loss from gaps, holes, or cracks, from gaps in the windows and doors through to open chimneys, and even floorboards.
*Estimated GB figure sourced from EST January 2025.
Source: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/hub/quick-tips-to-save-energy
2. Shower smart
You may love a long soak, but showers use less water than baths, so pick the energy saving option and take a shower. Plus, by keeping your shower to 4 minutes, an average household can save up to £60* a year.
*Estimated GB figure sourced from EST January 2025.
Source: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/hub/quick-tips-to-save-energy/
3. Reduce your flow temperature
If you have a combi boiler and you're looking to reduce your energy consumption, one of the things you can do is reduce the flow temperature from the boiler to your radiators.
4. Get smart
Take control of your home heating and save on your bills. By using a full set of heating controls, including programmer, room thermostat, and thermostatic radiator valves you can save up to £110* a year.
*Estimated GB figure sourced from EST January 2025.
Source: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/take-control-your-heating-home
5. Be washing wise
You can save roughly £24 a year* by reducing your washes to one run per week on a 30-degree cycle. For extra savings of around £50 a year*, avoid tumble drying.
*Estimated GB figure sourced from EST January 2025.
Source: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/hub/quick-tips-to-save-energy/
6. Turn down the dial
Do you battle over the thermostat? Time to give in! Turning your heating down by 1°C can save you around £85* a year on your bills.
*Estimated GB figure sourced from EST January 2025.
Source: https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/take-control-your-heating-home
7. Upgrade to save
Did you know that you can save up to £490 a year* on your gas bills by replacing an old G-rated boiler with a new energy efficient A-rated boiler, if you have a detached house. Find out about more property types on EST's website.
*Estimated GB figure sourced from EST January 2025.
8. Bleed your radiators
Regularly bleeding your radiators is key to ensure your heating is working at full efficiency and keeping your house warm. Watch our handy video on how to bleed radiators.
Save money with a new boiler installation
You can save up to £490* a year on your gas bills by replacing an old G-rated boiler with a new energy efficient A-rated boiler.
Find a new boiler*Fuel bill savings based on a gas-heated home in Great Britain, when replacing an old gas boiler with a new A-rated condensing boiler with a programmer, room thermostat and thermostatic radiator controls (TRVs). Savings for Great Britain are based on an electricity price of 24.5 p/kWh and a gas price of 6.29 p/kWh, calculated from a weighted average of projected, current and recent energy price caps.