As the cost-of-living crisis bites, and households look for any opportunity to cut the bills, we are all reassessing what devices need to be plugged in.
And now a new study has revealed the biggest energy eating appliances in your Kitchen. Fridge freezers top the list by a mile, but most of us would struggle to turn that lifeline off. According to electronics provider Freemans, we fork out on average £42,68 a month - which makes up most of our kitchen's bills.
The survey found on average we spend £73.91 a month on appliances in our kitchen. The next biggest outgoing was dishwashers, costing us £10.30 followed by our ovens.
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These three appliances alone set households back £65 per month, and around £788 a year. Using each of these costly appliances daily means that you could be facing a total monthly cost of up to £109., which equals a whopping £1,312 a year.
Around the rest of your home
As a result of many UK households working from home, a desktop computer tops the list as the most expensive appliance found in the bedroom. With a monthly cost of £11.70, households are paying up to £140.40 a year just by using this appliance.
On the other hand, staying cool in the summer can come at a relatively cheap cost, as a table fan comes in as the least expensive bedroom appliance at just £0.04 a month.
Arguably the most used appliances in the household, white goods can take up a large chunk of our monthly electricity usage.
A washing machine tops the list as the most expensive utility appliance, contributing £6.86 to our monthly electricity bill. The monthly cost of a tumble dryer appears lower at £3.47 but running this alongside a washing machine means that on average, the UK is spending up to £123.97 per year, solely on laundry.
A heated towel rack is named the most expensive bathroom appliance, costing households £8.74, totalling a staggering £104.88 per year.
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