Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales. It publishes information each year on estimates of average household consumption by company area, but not by region.
Ofwat also collects information on the amount of water available for use by all customers, but not for household customers alone.
The following table shows, by company area, the average consumption in litres for each person each day, and water available for use in megalitres each day.
More information can be found in Ofwat's annual ‘Security of supply, leakage and water efficiency’ report. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House.
Water available for use (Ml/d) 2005-06 Average household per capita consumption (l/h/d) 2005-06 Water and sewerage companies Anglian 1,394 144 Dwr Cymru 1,359 150 Northumbrian—North East 886 148 Northumbrian—Essex and Suffolk 407 160 Severn Trent 2,052 132 South West 483 154 Southern 754 153 Thames 2,786 164 United Utilities 2,038 142 Wessex 424 151 Yorkshire 1,386 145 Water only companies Bournemouth and West Hampshire 211 158 Bristol 329 155 Cambridge 95 148 Dee Valley 78 146 Folkestone and Dover 42 153 Mid Kent 179 165 Portsmouth 243 160 South East 357 166 South Staffordshire 377 148 Sutton and East Surrey 195 171 Tendring Hundred 42 124 Three Valleys 965 177
Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales. It collects information each year from companies on the amount of water consumed by household and non-household customers.
The following tables show total water delivered to household and non-household customers for each year since 1992 in megalitres per day.
Megalitres per day 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Households 7,987 8,120 8,313 8,815 8,600 8,464 8,281 Non households 4,508 4,261 4,217 4,317 4,263 4,047 3,926 Total 12,495 12,380 12,531 13,133 12,863 12,511 12,208
1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Households 8,431 8,464 8,627 8,643 8,872 8,700 8,726 Non households 3,939 3,871 3,871 3,825 3,831 3,756 3,683 Total 12,370 12,335 12,498 12,468 12,703 12,456 12,409
More information can be found in Ofwat's annual ‘Security of supply, leakage and water efficiency’ report. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House.