The annual cost of taking hot baths is predicted to rise by almost 90% to £1,023 this year, a water company has said. Households spent 80% more boiling their kettles last year while the yearly cost of using a dishwasher went up from £133 in 2021 to £237 in 2022, according to the research from Yorkshire Water.
The company said that although water rates have stayed the same over the last year, the cost of using it in the home has gone up due to gas and electricity prices rocketing. Their calculations found that running a bath is the most expensive domestic use of water, costing £542.88 in 2022, a 79% rise since 2021 (£303.70).
Following closely behind is using a dishwasher, costing £236.60 in 2022, up from £132.68 in 2021. Using a washing machine cost £222.77 in 2022 – an annual increase of 95%. It cost households £18.69 to boil their kettles in 2022 compared with £10.37 in 2021 – an 80% increase, the research said.
