Metered charges 2025/26
Our metered charges for 2025/2026
Assessed charges - when we're unable to fit a water meter
If you live in a household premises and you have applied to have a meter fitted free of charge (including altered household premises) but a meter cannot be installed, an assessed charge is available. It is a fixed annual amount varying according to the type of premises, except where only one person lives at the premises:
| Type of premises | Water | Sewerage | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single person household (not applicable to any premises which have a swimming pool that automatically refills and can hold more than 10,000 litres) | £143.57 | £252.01 | £395.58 |
| Detached (includes houses, link detached houses and bungalows)* | £353.49 | £402.79 | £756.28 |
| Semi-detached (includes houses and semi-detached bungalows)* | £313.52 | £374.19 | £687.71 |
| Other household premises (includes flats and terraced houses)* | £233.44 | £317.03 | £550.47 |
|
Larger premises - a premises which either:
|
£683.66 | £638.64 | £1,322.30 |
| Single pensioner household* | £132.01 | £244.35 | £376.36 |
| Two pensioner occupiers* | £217.68 | £305.74 | £523.42 |
*excludes premises which meet the larger premises criteria
If premises are not connected to the public sewer system for surface water drainage, either directly or indirectly, the sewerage charge for each type of premises will be reduced by £100.49.
Changes in assessed charges tariffs 2025/2026 (including inflation of 3.5%)
| 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessed charge total: single person | £311.09 | £395.58 | £84.49 |
| Assessed charge total: detached | £599.44 | £756.28 | £156.84 |
| Assessed charge total: semi detached | £548.72 | £687.71 | £138.99 |
| Assessed charge total: other | £435.79 | £550.47 | £114.68 |
| Assessed charge total: larger households | £1,051.27 | £1,322.30 | £271.03 |
| Assessed charge total: pensioner (single occupier) | £296.89 | £376.36 | £79.47 |
| Assessed charge total: pensioner (two occupiers) | £413.35 | £523.42 | £110.07 |
| Assessed charge water: single person | £113.91 | £143.57 | £29.66 |
| Assessed charge water: detached | £284.90 | £353.49 | £68.59 |
| Assessed charge water: semi detached | £254.79 | £313.52 | £58.73 |
| Assessed charge water: other | £187.84 | £233.44 | £45.60 |
| Assessed charge water: larger households | £552.85 | £683.66 | £130.81 |
| Assessed charge water: pensioner (single occupier) | £105.71 | £132.01 | £26.30 |
| Assessed charge water: pensioner (two occupiers) | £174.69 | £217.68 | £42.99 |
| Assessed charge sewerage: single person | £197.18 | £252.01 | £54.83 |
| Assessed charge sewerage: detached | £314.54 | £402.79 | £88.25 |
| Assessed charge sewerage: semi detached | £293.93 | £374.19 | £80.26 |
| Assessed charge sewerage: other | £247.95 | £317.03 | £69.08 |
| Assessed charge sewerage: larger households | £498.42 | £638.64 | £140.22 |
| Assessed charge sewerage: pensioner (single occupier) | £191.18 | £244.35 | £53.17 |
| Assessed charge sewerage: pensioner (two occupiers) | £238.66 | £305.74 | £67.08 |
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