Electricity prices in Bath

Households in Bath pay 33.7p/kWh (The United Kingdom average), about £70 a month for 2,500 kWh a year.

Electricity price
33.7p/kWh
The United Kingdom average · Oct–Dec 2026
Average monthly bill
£70
2,500 kWh a year
Electricity today · Agile L: South Western England
55.9p/kWh
Average · Consumer price including taxes and charges.
Small business
28.6p/kWh
The United Kingdom average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
1,500 kWh a year£42£506
2,500 kWh a year£70£843
3,500 kWh a year£98£1,181
4,500 kWh a year£126£1,518

At 33.7p/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (Oct–Dec 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Electricity prices in Agile L: South Western England today

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Cheapest hours highlighted. Times in local time.
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HourPrice
041.9p/kWh
139.9p/kWh
238.8p/kWh
338.5p/kWh
438.4p/kWh
540.5p/kWh
649.5p/kWh
764.1p/kWh
865.8p/kWh
964.8p/kWh
1061.8p/kWh
1161.0p/kWh
1263.9p/kWh
1366.8p/kWh
1467.4p/kWh
1567.3p/kWh
1681.9p/kWh
1782.8p/kWh
1880.7p/kWh
1960.7p/kWh
2051.1p/kWh
2142.4p/kWh
2236.6p/kWh
2334.6p/kWh

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Business electricity in Bath

Small businesses (20–500 MWh a year) pay 28.6p/kWh and industry (2–20 GWh) 25.2p/kWh, excluding VAT (The United Kingdom average).

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Home running costs in Bath

In Bath, running an 80 m² home costs on average £127 a month excluding rent – 2% cheaper than the UK average.

Monthly running cost
£127
excluding rent · 80 m²
Versus the United Kingdom average
−2%
The United Kingdom average: £130
Rank in the United Kingdom
667 of 1,721
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
£1,657
average monthly rent, 2 bedrooms · regional average

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 80 m², 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent£70£56–
With rent£70£56£1,530

Bath compared with the average for the United Kingdom

  • Bath
  • The United Kingdom average
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ValueBathThe United Kingdom average
Electricity£70£70
Heating£56£59
Total£127£130

Your biggest saving opportunity

At today's prices a heat pump would cost about £177 a year more than a gas boiler in Bath; check the incentives available before deciding.

Running your washing machine, dishwasher and car charging in the cheapest hours instead of the evening peak saves about 31.8p/kWh per kWh moved (Agile L: South Western England).

Gas boiler vs heat pump calculator · Monthly home running cost calculator

Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan342
Feb310
Mar301
Apr230
May164
Jun87
Jul47
Aug47
Sept89
Oct172
Nov258
Dec325

Heating with a gas boiler: about 7,598 kWh a year at 8.9p/kWh.

Solar potential in Bath

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,017 kWh a year here. (£343 per year)

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How we calculate this

Electricity: household price per kWh including taxes and fixed charges (Oct–Dec 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the area × floor area × building factor 0.04 kWh per m² per degree day, priced with the gas boiler cost. Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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