Energy price cap: Which neighbourhood has the most expensive bills in the city?

Households are facing an enormous 80 per cent rise in energy costs this October but what could it mean for bills in your area?

The rise in the energy cap announced by Ofgem on Friday (August 26) follows a 54 per cent jump in April, and a 12 per cent rise in the previous October. Charities are warning that 8.9 million households in the UK could be in fuel poverty this winter, with families no longer choosing between heating and eating, but unable to afford both.

Thomas Lawson, chief executive of national poverty charity Turn2us said: “Today’s meteoric rise in the energy cap will cripple those of us in the UK already struggling to stay afloat. This is no longer a choice between heating and eating, but not being able to afford either. This is as big an emergency as the impact of Covid and needs a similarly confident government response.”