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The 50 cities with the lowest home running costs in the United Kingdom

Monthly running cost of an 80 m² home: electricity and heating at current prices, excluding rent. Lower is better.

Lowest
£112
Median
£129
Highest
£154
1,107 Cities

Top 15

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CitiesMonthly running cost
Penzance£112
Helston£112
Camborne£112
Redruth£114
Falmouth£114
Sandown£115
Ryde£115
Newport£115
Selsey£115
Poole£115
Christchurch£115
Bournemouth£115
Swanage£115
Weymouth£116
Dorchester£116
RankCitiesRegionMonthly running cost
1PenzanceCornwall£112
2HelstonCornwall£112
3CamborneCornwall£112
4RedruthCornwall£114
5FalmouthCornwall£114
6SandownIsle of Wight£115
7RydeIsle of Wight£115
8NewportIsle of Wight£115
9SelseyWest Sussex£115
10PooleBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council£115
11ChristchurchBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council£115
12BournemouthBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council£115
13SwanageDorset£115
14WeymouthDorset£116
15DorchesterDorset£116
16PortlandDorset£116
17TruroCornwall£116
18St AustellCornwall£116
19NewquayCornwall£116
20Milford HavenPembrokeshire£117
21SidmouthDevon£118
22BridportDorset£118
23HytheKent£119
24FolkestoneKent£119
25DoverKent£119
26DealKent£119
27AshfordKent£119
28WhitstableKent£120
29SheernessKent£120
30Saint PetersKent£120
31RamsgateKent£120
32MargateKent£120
33Herne BayKent£120
34FavershamKent£120
35CanterburyKent£120
36BroadstairsKent£120
37Saint Leonards-on-SeaEast Sussex£122
38HastingsEast Sussex£122
39HailshamEast Sussex£122
40EastbourneEast Sussex£122
41Bexhill-on-SeaEast Sussex£122
42TonbridgeKent£122
43Royal Tunbridge WellsKent£122
44SaltashCornwall£122
45TeignmouthDevon£122
46TavistockDevon£122
47Newton AbbotDevon£122
48KingsteigntonDevon£122
49IvybridgeDevon£122
50ExmouthDevon£122

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Most expensive cities to run a home in the United Kingdom
  1. Fort William£154
  2. Perth£151
  3. Hawick£147
Cities with the highest heating need in the United Kingdom
  1. Fort William3,537
  2. Perth3,378
  3. Hawick3,242
Best cities for solar panels in the United Kingdom
  1. Weymouth1,173 kWh/kWp
  2. Dorchester1,173 kWh/kWp
  3. Portland1,173 kWh/kWp
Cities with the cheapest rents in the United Kingdom
  1. Hartlepool£512
  2. Carlisle£562
  3. Stranraer£562