Metered Charges 2026-27
As a metered household customer, you will be billed directly by Scottish Water for the water and waste water services we provide to your home. When we send your bill it may consist of the following elements, depending on which Scottish Water services you have:
- Annual Fixed Charges
- Volumetric Charges
- Property Drainage Charges
If your home has a water meter, the metered charges from 1 April 2026 until 31 March 2027 are:
Annual Fixed Charges
The annual fixed charge is based on the size of the meter serving your house or property. Standard metered household supplies should only require a 15 mm or a 20 mm water meter unless there are unusually high water-use requirements.
| Fixed Charges | Water | Waste Water |
| £/meter | £/meter | |
| Up to 20 mm | £226.79 | £232.92 |
| 25/30 mm | £673.00 | £691.00 |
| 40 mm | £1,907.00 | £1,959.00 |
| 50 mm | £4,239.00 | £4,356.00 |
Volumetric Charges
These water and waste water charges are each based on the size of your meter and the volume of water recorded on the meter serving your property.
| Volumetric Water Charges | £/m3 |
| For the first 25 m3 - up to 20 mm meters only | £3.5611 |
| For volumes after the first 25 m3 - up to 20 mm only | £1.2903 |
| Volume charge for larger meters | £1.2903 |
| Volumetric Waste Water Charges | £/m3 |
| For the first 23.75 m3 - up to 20 mm meters only | £4.6043 |
| For volumes after the first 23.75 m3 - up to 20 mm only | £2.1774 |
| Volume charge for larger meters | £2.1774 |
Property Drainage Charges
These charges are based on the Council Tax Band for your home/property.
| Council Tax Band | Property Drainage |
| A | £93.36 |
| B | £108.92 |
| C | £124.48 |
| D | £140.04 |
| E | £171.16 |
| F | £202.28 |
| G | £233.40 |
| H | £280.08 |
If rainwater drains to the public sewer from your property, then Property Drainage Charges will apply.
Where Scottish Water deals with no Property Drainage from any part of the property, no Property Drainage Charges will be applied.
