If you’ve never used home heating oil, or have moved into a different property that uses home heating oil, you might be wondering how much you’ll need. No two homes will have identical usage, but we can help you understand how much heating oil you will need to meet your usage.
What is the average home heating oil usage?
The average UK home will use around 2,000 litres of heating oil per year. This is equal to around 21,000 kWh of energy. If you have moved into a house that uses home heating oil, be sure to ask the previous owners for an estimate on how much heating oil they have used. It can also be helpful to ask your neighbours, as it’s likely that they will also be using heating oil for their homes.
Most domestic heating oil tanks will have a capacity of around 1,000-1,500 litres, but how quickly this is used up varies from household to household. Some factors to consider when working out how much heating oil to order are:
- How big is the house?
- How often will you use the heating in the house, and how many rooms need to be heated?
- How well insulated is the house?
- How efficient is the boiler?
What is the daily home heating oil usage?
The average daily heating oil usage is around 5.5 litres; this varies depending on your usage requirements and the time of year. You are more likely to use less heating oil in the summer months, however, to avoid running out in the peak winter period it can work out cheaper and easier to purchase the heating oil you’ll need to keep your home warm during the winter in advance.
What is the average cost of using home heating oil?
The cost of home heating oil fluctuates daily, and so it is difficult to pinpoint an average price. Crude oil prices, change in demand, availability, and tax & duty rates will all have an impact on the cost of heating oil. You can check our online heating oil quote engine to see the most up to date prices.
You can spread the cost of your home heating oil with our Pay Monthly Plan to avoid large one-off payments, and you can arrange planned deliveries to make sure you don’t run out.
How do I make sure I don’t run out?
The best way to make sure you’re never left without heating oil is to regularly check your fuel tank levels. By joining our Priority Club, you will receive an OilFoxTM smart monitor which allows you to check how much heating oil you’ve got left from anywhere using the mobile app. You can also set up automatic alerts to let our depot know you’re running low so that we can get a delivery out to you before you run out.