Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales. It approves companies' charges schemes each year and provides detailed information in its water and sewerage charges report. Ofwat will publish its 2007-08 report on 16 May.
The volumetric rate for metered customers is calculated on the basis of cost per cubic metre. The following tables summarise the charges that are levied by water companies for 2007-08 on households both with and without water meters.
Fixed water charge (£/year) Rateable value water charge (p/£RV) Average water bill in 2007-08 (£) Fixed sewerage charge (£/year) Rateable value sewerage charge (p/£RV) Average sewerage bill in 2007-08 (£) Water and sewerage companies Anglian: — — 189 141.89 45.01 228 Anglian 118.93 42.05 — — — — Hartlepool 116.81 — — — — — Dwr Cymru 106.27 60.56 171 135.42 82.56 230 Northumbrian: — — — 95.40 46.35 163 North East 68.40 41.23 129 — — — Essex and Suffolk: 39.00 — 180 — — — Essex — 57.92 — — — — Suffolk — 101.79 — — — — Severn Trent: — — 145 — — 139 Zone 1 — 85.47 — — 80.15 — Zone 2 — 76.92 — — 67.50 — Zone 3 — 74.59 — — 71.12 — Zone 4 — 77.93 — — 77.11 — Zone 5 — 89.60 — — 89.97 — Zone 6 — 93.20 — — 87.13 — Zone 7 — 93.84 — — 84.91 — Zone 8 — 74.59 — — 70.62 — South West 93.50 99.12 242 82.50 223.58 408 Southern 29.54 48.00 121 56.28 89.60 228 Thames: 25.00 — 172 32.00 — 109 Area 1 — 58.34 — — 30.65 — Area 2 — 59.39 — — 31.77 — Area 3 — 44.64 — — 19.95 — Area 4 — 53.45 — — 28.65 — Area 5 — 68.66 — — 37.55 — Area 6 — 59.55 — — 31.07 — Area 7 — 81.81 — — 43.67 — United Utilities 47.00 68.60 156 — 114.50 185 Wessex 7.00 113.34 201 7.00 108.56 198 Yorkshire: — — 151 35.81 104.00 168 Yorkshire 31.87 95.70 — — — — York 25.01 54.50 — — — — Water only companies Bournemouth and W Hampshire 21.50 60.64 147 — — — Bristol 22.00 69.30 148 — — — Cambridge 23.40 45.00 123 — — — Cholderton 36.00 68.06 180 — — — Dee Valley: — — 131 — — — Chester 30.32 45.03 — — — — Wrexham 76.84 48.08 — — — — Folkestone and Dover 43.00 93.82 199 — — — Mid Kent 51.00 65.09 170 — — — Portsmouth 20.00 31.10 85 — — — South East: 20.00 — 179 — — — Eastbourne — 90.66 — — — — Mid Southern — 52.47 — — — — Mid-Sussex — 96.50 — — — — West Kent — 84.50 — — — — South Staffordshire — 55.36 115 — — — Sutton and East Surrey: — — 168 — — — Croydon 37.00 35.75 — — — — Northern Area 144.14 — — — — — Southern Area 37.00 60.72 — — — — Tendring Hundred 33.00 86.32 194 — — — Three Valleys — — 158 — — — Three Valleys 34.20 — — — — — Colne Valley — 43.44 — — — — Lee Valley — 53.35 — — — — Rickmansworth — 42.34 — — — — North Surrey 34.20 44.61 — — — —
Standing water charge (£/year) Volumetric water charge (p/m3) Average water bill in 2007-08 Standing sewerage charge (£year) Volumetric sewerage charge (p/m3) Average sewerage bill in 2007-08 Anglian — — 132 — — 167 Anglian Standard 24.00 115.14 — 67.00 112.04 — SoLow 0.00 147.14 — 0.00 201.38 — Aquacare Plus 64.00 61.80 — 111 .00 53.38 — Hartlepool Standard 24.00 82.09 — — — — SoLow 0.00 114.09 — — — — Aquacare Plus 50.00 47.42 — — — — Dwr Cymru 29.00 122.60 113 65.00 131.30 156 Northumbrian 28.80 — — 64.20 81.61 139 North East — 85.39 110 — — — Essex and Suffolk — — 132 — — — Essex — 93.64 — — — — Suffolk — 127.31 — — — — Severn Trent 20.95 115.07 134 11.05 78.99 135 South West 27.60 145.03 160 12.12 256.02 218 Southern 26.44 81.80 112 47.30 128.95 179 Thames 24.00 99.18 146 43.00 48.57 108 United Utilities 27.00 121.80 148 77.00 96.50 169 Wessex 17.00 148.25 153 36.00 133.96 162 Yorkshire — — 125 35.81 111.25 137 Yorkshire 25.84 109.20 — — — — York 22.79 61.10 — — — — Water only companies Bournemouth and W Hampshire 21.50 93.79 121 — — Bristol 30.00 98.22 126 — — — Cambridge 25.50 75.50 102 — — — Cholderton 25.00 112.51 116 — — — Dee Valley 24.00 — 101 — — — Chester — 78.08 — — — — Wrexham — 84.52 — — — — Folkestone and Dover 27.68 122.88 148 — — — Mid Kent — — 131 — — — Standard 23.40 95.07 — — — — Low User 0.00 126.27 — — — — Helpu/Medico 57.54 61.22 — — — — Portsmouth 24.00 57.50 87 — — — South East 16.12 — 144 — — — Eastbourne — 140.60 — — — — Mid Southern — 79.96 — — — — Mid-Sussex — 146.93 — — — — West Kent — 117.43 — — — — South Staffordshire 25.34 78.08 107 — — — Sutton and East Surrey 24.20 — 122 — — — Northern Area — 79.20 — — — — Southern Area — 102.65 — — — — Tendring Hundred 23.40 145.79 145 — — — Three Valleys 26.00 84.41 135 — — —