Whilst water is expensive, at least it does not require much thought as you will not have a choice of supplier. Occasionally landlords will pay the water for you but normally you are looking at around £100 per person a year. However this will vary enormously from house to house. You should contact your water supplier as soon as you move in. Ask your landlord who deals with the water and the sewerage as you will probably have to deal with two separate companies. Convenient isn't it.
Tenants in Scotland will normally receive their water and sewerage bills with their council tax bills. This is convenient even if the prices tend to be higher than down south.
In the event that the property uses a sceptic tank as opposed to the mains sewerage you will avoid having to pay the sewerage bill to the water company, but you will probably be responsible for getting the tank emptied. Again, ask your landlord.
Supplier Contact Details
Anglian Water Services Ltd (part of awg plc)
Anglian House
Ambury Road
Huntingdon
Cambs PE29 3NZ
Phone: +44 (0)1480 323 000
Fax: +44 (0)1480 323 115
Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water plc
George Jessel House
Francis Avenue
Bournemouth
Dorset BH11 8NB
Phone: +44 (0)1202 591 111
Fax: +44 (0)1202 597 022
Bristol Water plc
PO Box 218
Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7AU
Phone: +44 (0)117 966 5881
Fax: +44 (0)117 963 4576
Cambridge Water plc
41 Rustat Road
Cambridge CB1 3QS
Phone: +44 (0)1223 403 000
Fax: +44 (0)1223 214 052
Cholderton & District Water Company
Estate Office
Cholderton
Salisbury
Wiltshire SP4 0DR
Phone: +44 (0)1980 629 203
Fax: +44 (0)1980 629 307
Dee Valley Water plc
Packsaddle
Wrexham Road
Rhostyllen
Wrexham LL14 4EH
Phone: +44 (0)1978 846 946
Fax: +44 (0)1978 846 888
Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig / Welsh Water
Pentwyn Road,
Nelson
Treharris
Mid Glamorgan CF46 6LY
Phone: +44 (0)1443 452300
Fax: +44 (0)1443 452809
Essex & Suffolk Water plc (subsidiary of Northumbrian Water Ltd)
Hall Street
Chelmsford
Essex CM2 OHH
Phone: +44 (0)1245 491234
Fax: +44 (0)1245 212345
Folkestone & Dover Water Services Ltd
Cherry Garden Lane
Folkestone
Kent CT19 4QB
Phone: +44 (0)1303 298800
Fax: +44 (0)1303 276712
Mid Kent Water plc
Snodland
Kent ME6 5AH
Phone: +44 (0)1634 873 111
Fax: +44 (0)1634 242 764
Northern Ireland Water Service
Northland House
3 Frederick Street
Belfast BT1 2NR
Phone: +44 (0)2890 244 711
Fax: + 44 (0)2890 354 888
Northumbrian Water Ltd
Abbey Road
Pity Me
Durham DH1 5FJ
Phone: +44 (0)191 383 2222
Fax: +44 (0)191 384 1920
Portsmouth Water plc
PO Box 8
West Street, Havant
Hampshire PO9 1LG
Phone: +44 (0)2392 499 888
Fax: +44 (0)2392 453 632
Minicom: +44 (0)345 585873
Scottish Water
26 Castle Drive
Carnegie Campus
Dunfirmline KY11 8GG
Phone: +44 (0)1383 848200
Fax: +44 (0)1328 622090
Severn Trent plc
2297 Coventry Road
Birmingham B26 3PU
Phone: +44 (0)121 722 4000
Fax: +44 (0)121 722 4800
South East Water plc
3 Church Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex RH16 3NY
Phone: +44 (0)1444 448 200
Fax: +44 (0)1444 413 200
South Staffordshire Water plc
Green Lane
Walsall
West Midlands WS2 7PD
Phone: +44 (0)1922 638 282
Fax: +44 (0)1922 723 631
Minicom: +44 (0)1922 618 025
South West Water Ltd
Peninsula House
Rydon Lane
Exeter EX2 7HR
Phone: +44 (0)1392 446 688
Fax: +44 (0)1392 434 966
Southern Water
Southern House
Yeoman Road
Worthing
West Sussex BN13 3NX
Phone: +44 (0)1903 264 444
Fax: +44 (0)1903 262 185
Sutton and East Surrey Water plc
London Road
Redhill
Surrey RH1 1LY
Phone: +44 (0)1737 772 000
Fax: +44 (0)1737 766 807
Tendring Hundred Water Services Ltd
Mill Hill
Manningtree
Essex CO11 2AZ
Phone: +44 (0)1206 399 200
Fax: +44 (0)1206 399 210
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
14 Cavendish Place
London WIM ONU
Phone: +44 (0)20 7636 8686
Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 6752
Minicom: +44 (0)8457 200 899
Three Valleys Water plc
PO Box 48
Bishops Rise
Hatfield
Hertfordshire AL10 9HL
Phone: +44 (0)1707 268 111
Fax: +44 (0)1707 277 333
United Utilities Water plc
Dawson House
Liverpool Road
Great Sankey
Warrington WA5 3LW
Phone: +44 (0)1925 234 000
Fax: +44 (0)1925 233 360
Wessex Water Services Ltd
Claverton Down
Bath
BA2 7WW
Phone: +44 (0)1225 526000
Fax: +44 (0)1225 528000
Yorkshire Water Services Ltd
Western House
Western Way
Halifax Road
Bradford BD6 2LZ
Phone: +44 (0)1274 600 111
Fax: +44 (0)1274 608 608
Island water authorities
Council of the Isle of Scilly
Town Hall
St Mary’s
Isles of Scilly TR21 OLW
Phone: +44 (0)1720 422 902
Fax: +44 (0)1720 422202
Isle of Man Water Authority
Drill House
Tromode Road
Isle of Man IM2 5PA
Phone: +44 (0)1624 624 414
Fax: +44 (0)1624 695 596
The Jersey New Waterworks Company Limited
Mulcaster House
Westmount Road
St Helier
Jersey JE1 1DG
Phone: +44 (0)1534 509999
Fax: +44 (0)1534 509666
The States of Guernsey Water Board
PO Box 30 South Esplanade
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 3AS
Phone: +44 (0)1481 724 552
Fax: +44 (0)1481 715 094
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