Dorset home energy costs

January 2026

The average yearly heating cost per home was £701 in the last 10 years in Dorset county. This is by £6.0 less than the average cost in England and Wales in the same period. On average, the heating cost could be reduced by 25.7% to £521.

Dorset homes by heating cost per square meters

Heating cost per 10m² per year	Dorset	England & Wales
█ £0-£39.99	14.0%	14.0%
█ £40+	15.9%	12.2%
█ £55+	20.4%	18.1%
█ £70+	20.4%	21.4%
█ £90+	15.4%	18.5%
█ £120+	13.9%	15.8%

Dorset homes by hot water cost per square meters

Hot water cost per 10m² per year	Dorset	England & Wales
█ £0-£9.99	14.1%	14.1%
█ £10.0+	14.5%	16.1%
█ £12.5+	14.7%	15.7%
█ £15.0+	19.3%	18.4%
█ £20.0+	17.4%	16.6%
█ £30.0+	20.0%	19.0%

Dorset homes by lighting cost per square meters

Lighting cost per 10m² per year	Dorset	England & Wales
█ £0-£4.99	1.7%	1.5%
█ £5+	14.1%	14.6%
█ £7+	20.2%	20.7%
█ £8.50+	20.2%	19.7%
█ £10.00+	22.6%	22.6%
█ £12.50+	21.2%	20.8%

Dorset homes by heating cost per room

Heating cost per habitable room	Dorset	England & Wales
█ £0-£99.99	16.5%	14.7%
█ £100+	15.8%	15.3%
█ £125+	15.5%	15.6%
█ £150+	22.3%	23.4%
█ £200+	12.3%	13.2%
█ £250+	17.6%	17.8%

Dorset homes by hot water cost per room

Hot water cost per habitable room	Dorset	England & Wales
█ £0-£18.99	7.8%	10.7%
█ £19+	15.1%	18.7%
█ £25+	19.5%	18.3%
█ £32+	22.5%	20.6%
█ £45+	12.9%	12.0%
█ £60+	22.3%	19.7%

Dorset homes by lighting cost per room

Lighting cost per habitable room	Dorset	England & Wales
█ £0-£10.99	2.8%	3.9%
█ £11+	9.7%	12.0%
█ £14+	15.8%	17.7%
█ £17+	17.1%	17.8%
█ £20+	19.0%	18.4%
█ £24+	35.5%	30.2%

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