Latest news (Bills)

Bournemouth Water continues support for customers through cost-of-living crisis by lowering bills

Bournemouth Water has today announced that the average household bill for water services for 2023/24 will be lower than last year.

02/02/2023

We tackle some of the water-saving myths floating about.

Every year we ask our customers to save 5 litres of water, and every year you all surprise us with your ingenious ways to save water. We’re incredibly proud of those of you who take up the challenge again and again. But there are also many misconceptions about why we ask you all to save water. “We live on an island, a very rainy...

17/06/2022

Bournemouth Water announces average bills will be lower in 2022 than 10 years ago

Today, Bournemouth Water, has announced its average household bill for 2022/23. The average annual bill for water services will be lower than it was 10 years ago.

04/02/2022

BOURNEMOUTH WATER – PIONEERS OF A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH CUSTOMERS – ANNOUNCES THAT AVERAGE BILLS WILL FALL IN 2021

Shaped by customers for customers, Bournemouth Water’s pioneering WaterShare+ scheme was launched at the end of 2020, giving customers a greater say and stake in the business.

03/02/2021

Average Bournemouth Water bill falls

Bournemouth Water’s average household customer bill for 2020/21 will be £8 less than the current year.

06/02/2020

Keeping bills down

Bournemouth Water’s average household customer bill for 2019/20 will be £10 lower than six years ago. 

06/02/2019

GREEN LIGHT FOR BOURNEMOUTH WATER’S ‘NEW DEAL’

Plans to improve services for Bournemouth Water customers today got the thumbs up from industry regulator Ofwat, who said the plan “set a new standard for the sector”.  Customers can look forward to lower water bills, extra investment, a unique share offering and more control, under a 2020-25 business plan developed by South West...

31/01/2019

BOURNEMOUTH WATER PLEDGES LOWER BILLS, EXTRA INVESTMENT & NEW REWARD SCHEME FOR CUSTOMERS IN RADICAL ‘NEW DEAL’

Bills to be lower by 2025 than in 2015 Triple the current investment, including two new water treatment works New innovative customer reward scheme shareholding

03/09/2018

Social Market Foundation Report on cost of water nationalisation – Bournemouth Water statement

A spokesperson for South West Water, which owns Bournemouth Water, said:  “This is the second authoritative report from a respected think tank highlighting the massive cost to the taxpayer if the water industry was to be nationalised.  It questions whether the necessary future investment in water infrastructure would be publicly and...

05/02/2018

Keeping bills down

Bournemouth Water’s average household customer bill for 2018/19 will be £6 lower than it was seven years ago From 1 April 2018 the company’s average water bill will be £142, one of the lowest in the industry.

01/02/2018

Keeping bills down

Set at £138 for 2017/18, this latest bill reduction follows a series of price freezes, price cuts and lower than inflation increases in recent years.   

01/02/2017

Bournemouth Water continues to keep prices down

Bournemouth Water published its annual water prices today, which sees the average household customer bill set at £136 for 2016/17, £11 less than it was five years ago.

03/02/2016