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Rebecca Knight

Is it cheaper to leave your heating on all day? The official answer plus the exceptions you need to know about

Hallway with blue and white tiled floor, a red round mirror on the wall and a blue radiator.

The cold always seems to hit hardest in January, and with ice and snow weather warnings out for most of the UK 2025 looks set to be no different. This is also the time of year when the debate over whether it's cheaper to leave your heating on all day starts to do the rounds.

You'll note the use of the word debate. If you've been wondering if it is cheaper to leave your heating on all day, even at a low temperature there are many arguments for and against whether it really is the most efficient way to heat a house. Because houses vary so much, from the heating system to the insulation, there are so many exceptions to the rule. So many in fact that a lot of the energy suppliers we contacted for a comment refused to answer as heating is so subjective.

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