Average

[supapapa]

What is the average house price
" council tax bill
" water bill
in Wales please?

[boxtops]

Here's the council tax info http://wales.gov.uk/t...v2011/110324/?lang=en

but I don't know what you mean by average, it all depends on size of house etc.

[supapapa]

Boxtops
My house is below the average for Wales but my water is above average, does this commute

[Buenchico]

House prices here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk...ions/html/region4.stm

Welsh Council Tax averages for 2011-2012:
Band A: £775
Band B: £904
Band C: £1033
Band D: £1162
Band E: £1420
Band F: £1678
Band G: £1937
Band H: £2324
Source for Band D:
http://wales.gov.uk/t...v2011/110324/?lang=en
with the other figures worked out by me (based upon the standard formulae)

From Welsh Water (November 2010):
"The average household bill for Welsh Water’s customers was £398 which is £4 lower than the previous year. Over the next five years, Welsh Water’s average household bill will fall by around £30 in real terms as a result of further improvements in both operational and financial efficiency"
http://www.dwrcymru.c...ments/interim2010.asp

Chris

[Buenchico]

An obvious question:
Have you got a water meter?

[annadomino]

Perhaps you bathe more than your neighbours :)
And I am NOT being flippant.

[supapapa]

Thanks Chris
my point is my house is in band B with D being the average but my water bill is£520 with £300 and something being the average.

[supapapa]

No water meter

[Buenchico]

That probably explains why your bill is above the average then!
(Only this week Anglian Water have reduced my monthly direct debit from £7 to £3 because I was paying too much for my metered water).

[ABerrant]

Sterling work as we expect Chris, however it should be pointed out that Wales had a Council Tax revaluation in 2005 which saw the introduction of Band I (set at 21 on the proportional scale where D=9) so the list you provided requires an addendum.

Band I: £2711

[factor-fiction]

These figures have me scratching my head.

I'm in Council Tax band D in England and my council tax is 50% more than the Welsh average for the same band. Perhaps councils in Wales get more financial support.

My water rates are DOUBLE the average band D figure for Wales. My water rates went up by more than 10% a year for around six consecutive years. i questioned the increase it every year and even wrote to my MP. All I got each time was a bland statement that on average water rates had only gone up by around 5% but actual increases per household varied according to the council tax band. I pressed futher but nobody would ever address my question of why band D was getting hit proportionally more for water charges year on year. In the end I gave up asking.

We will move to a water meter now as the young factors have recently left the nest so a meter will save money I'm sure. I'm not sure it will be as low as Buenchico pays though.

[bednobs]

wales has a lot more water than england :)
you know what the tourist board says
Wales: not ALWAYS raining