Splashing out for a hot bath

IF YOU prefer having a bath over a shower, be prepared to splash the cash this year.

The cost of taking a hot bath will almost double in 2023.

Yorkshire Water claims the annual average price per household is set to hit £1,023 and families should use showers instead to make savings.

Running a bath was the most costly domestic use of water, according to the firm’s study – which found running baths rose from an average of £303.70 a year in 2021 to £542.88 in 2022.

And energy tariff rises due in April will raise this to £1,023, the Teapot Index study suggests.