Last updated: 10th January 2025
Gas & Electricity prices per kWh hour vary across the UK depending on your location.
The UK’s energy market is pretty complicated, with prices going up and down because of different things like where you live, how energy gets to your home, and how much people are willing to sell it for.
For example, some areas might have better access to energy sources or cheaper ways to deliver energy to homes, reducing energy costs. On the other hand, if it’s harder to get energy to a place, it might cost more.
Here, we’ve looked at the average gas and electricity prices per kWh across various locations in the UK.
- The overall average across the UK for electricity is 24.86p per kWh
- The average for gas is 6.34p per kWh
Below, you can see these averages broken down by region.
What is the average Gas price per kWh?
Using data from the January 2025 price cap, below is the average price per kWh across 14 regions in the UK for gas.
The East Midlands has the cheapest average gas price in the country, at 6.19p per kWh, with Southern Western at the top end of the scale, at 6.62p per kWh, which is 7% higher.
| Region | Unit rate January to March 2025 |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | 6.19 pence per kWh |
| Northern Scotland | 6.25 pence per kWh |
| Southern Scotland | 6.25 pence per kWh |
| North West | 6.26 pence per kWh |
| Eastern | 6.26 pence per kWh |
| South East | 6.27 pence per kWh |
| Midlands | 6.30 pence per kWh |
| Yorkshire | 6.31 pence per kWh |
| North Wales and Mersey | 6.31 pence per kWh |
| Northern | 6.32 pence per kWh |
| Great Britain average | 6.34 pence per kWh |
| London | 6.41 pence per kWh |
| Southern | 6.42 pence per kWh |
| South Wales | 6.54 pence per kWh |
| Southern Western | 6.62 pence per kWh |
What is the average Electricity price per kWh?
You’ll see from the table below the average electricity unit rate (price per kWh) for 14 regions across the UK. These rates were again last updated in January 2025.
The Northern region has the cheapest average electricity price at 23.51p per kWh, with London at the over end of the scale at 26.06p per kWh. That is 11% higher.
| Region | Unit rate January to March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Northern | 23.51 pence per kWh |
| Yorkshire | 23.86 pence per kWh |
| East Midlands | 24.12 pence per kWh |
| Midlands | 24.19 pence per kWh |
| Southern Scotland | 24.31 pence per kWh |
| Southern Western | 24.53 pence per kWh |
| South Wales | 24.85 pence per kWh |
| Great Britain average | 24.86 pence per kWh |
| Southern | 24.98 pence per kWh |
| Northern Scotland | 25.28 pence per kWh |
| North West | 25.36 pence per kWh |
| Eastern | 25.57 pence per kWh |
| South East | 25.60 pence per kWh |
| North Wales and Mersey | 25.76 pence per kWh |
| London | 26.06 pence per kWh |
What about standing charges?
Your energy bill is made up of two main parts: your unit rate and your standing charge. Both of these vary by your location.
Your standing charge is a daily rate you pay, no matter how much gas or electricity you use. It is used to help fund government schemes, like the Warm Home Discount and pay for the cost of failed suppliers.
We have a separate article that looks at suppliers with the cheapest standing charges.
What is a kilowatt hour (kwh?)
One kWh equates to 1,000 watts. Every appliance throughout your home is measured in watts. Every energy provider charges per kWh. For example, if you were to leave on a 100-watt lightbulb, it would take 10 hours for it to use 1000 watts or 1 kWh of power.
You can find the wattage of every appliance throughout your home by checking the packaging or label. Watts essentially measures the rate at which energy flows through an electrical item.
Calculate your energy bill for a different location
Using our energy bill calculator, you can input the above prices per kWh hour alongside your usage to see how much you could pay for your energy if you lived in a different area of the country.
In our latest guide, you can also find the cheapest energy supplier available right now.
