Every degree you turn your home thermostat down could save you around £80 to £85 a year on your heating bill.

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A dripping tap can waste at least 5,500 litres of water a year. If this is hot water you’re also wasting the energy used to heat it. Get leaking taps fixed promptly.

Washing a small load of clothes? Check you washing machine’s settings to see if you can use the “half load” programme to save water and energy.

Make sure your pans fully cover the rings on your hob to use all of the heat being provided. Use the right sized ring for the pan you are heating.

Switch off radiators in any rooms you are not using regularly and keep internal doors shut to save energy.