What temparature is your house?

When the heating is on we keep the house at about 20 degrees centigrade. The heating goes off at night. We have a triple window living room which becomes very warm when the sun shines and so we’ll turn the heating down or off on sunny days.

Just checked ,downstairs is sitting at 12 ,
upstairs is slightly warmer at 13 .
We didn't go above 13 degrees all day yesterday .

Its an attempt to see how we tolerate the cold should next winter see more massive rises.I never have heating on in daytime ever,I dont really feel the cold but my OH ramps it up when he comes in so our bills at the moment are around the £350 a month mark .
We're in a 5 bed ,3 bath ,2 large public room detached ,in the West of Scotland .

We have zoned heating so temperatures are different in both areas. In the living area, when we sit down for the evening, it used to be at 21.5, now reduced it to 20 and don't notice the difference. In the bedrooms, same temperature, but only for one hour in the morning, one hour in the evening. Four bed bungalow.

Usually about 19 when the heating is on.

Just come in thermostat said 17 as heating has been off for a few hours just boosted it for a couple of hours
Tend to keep it 18 to 20 depending on weather. If house gets too cold takes a while to warm up

I keep the room I am in at about 20; the radiators in all the other rooms are off. I basically live in my kitchen/diner (which faces south and is very warm) and only occasionally go in the living room, where the radiator is off, unless I am sitting in there.

I put the bedroom radiator on for 15 minutes before I go to bed to take the chill off.

20 C when the heating is on, 7 - 9 a.m. and 6 - 9.30 p.m. Our bungalow was modernised about 8 years ago which included insulation, it retains the heat well.

No idea.

I have a very old thermo switch and the numbers have worn off.

Reasonably low, I'm sure, because I can't stand being too hot.

Thermostat set for 21, upstairs only our bedroom and the main bathroom radiators are on and our ensuite window is tilted open.

I set the heating to about 19 if and when I switch it on. If it is freezing I might bump it up to 21. But that won't be happening much anymore. And the heating will only be on if it is bone rattlingly cold. My DGS has acclimatised to living in a cold house, poor lad.

I tend to sit in my bed in the evenings and either work or watch my laptop. With duvets, blankets and a fluffy dressing gown, it's possible to be warm without heating.

Thermostat is set for 20 - that’s one thing I won’t economise on. I have Bronchiectasis and need to be warm …

Today my thermostat is on 13* it’s not come on all day if I’m cold later I’ll turn it up to 17* for a couple of hours. I don’t like it hot in the house. It’s off at night. I live in a 2 bed semi it’s quite well insulated.

I have heart and lung problems. I can't live in a home with low temperatures, I have no choice.

Iam surprised at how low a temperature some of you manage to live with. I am so envious.

This a from Age UK's website.

There are a number of reasons for cold related illness and mortality from poorly insulated homes to sustained low indoor temperatures(7). Living room temperatures should ideally be kept at 70F (21C) and above whereas bedroom temperatures should be kept at a minimum of 64F (18C).(8) However, Age UK's research(9) shows that over 80% of older people didn't know the ideal living room and bedroom temperatures.

However, for most this is not affordable.

My thermostat is set at 18C. I have a staircase going from the living room upstairs so the heat rises.

If it is going to be -3C or colder during the night I may leave my heating on very low around 5C because it is cheaper to run the heating than find and pay for an emergency plumber if pipes freeze.

I live in a 1980s well insulated house but the living room is always cold which is great when we have a heatwave.

Ours is on 22C for about 3 hours in the evening. After reading comments here, I’m going to turn it down gradually to see how we get on. Hate being cold.

No clue, the heating is turned off 24/7 and always has been since I moved in. It's very well insulated and it's rare any of us feel cold. We don't wear extra clothes or anything just dress normally. I do put the heating on if it feels cold but that's usually about 7 days a year.

It’s 21deg in my kitchen/family room right now and I’m a bit chilly. It’ll be warm later as most of my family will be here and twelve bodies generate a lot of heat!

My thermostat is set at 16 degrees. My body temperature has always been low around 36.2, I think I'm an Arctic mammal.

Our two thermostats are set immovably at 18.5. The heating comes on morning and evening. 6.00am - 9.30am, 4.00pm - 10.00pm

If the temperature in the house falls to 16, we put the heating back on. If the external temperature looks at being 5 degrees or less we light the wood-burning stove.

We never have heating in at night. We have an electric blanket that we will put on for 30 mintes and that is all we need.

We have thermostatic radiator valves on every radiator, this is turned down to 1 and the door kept shut in rooms we do not use regularly.

We have followed this regime for decades now. it means we rarely need to think or look at the heating controls.

We have a hoiday programme on our thermostat and we switch over to that when we go away for more than a day. This setting means the heating only comes on if the ambient temperature drops below 15 degrees and doesn't heat the empty house above that temperature.

I think the Age Concern temperatures are at aimed at old and infirm/inactive people who spend most of their time just sitting.

Well today we are on constant 19

My thermostat is set at 16° during the day and 10 at night. It rarely comes on during the night.
I always dress warmly in thermal t shirt and thick jumper and feel warm enough.

Our underfloor heating downstairs is on 24 hours at 21°. No heating upstairs apart from rare use of aircon / heating inverter. We light the woodburner on cold days (like today) and the vents from the chimney heat upstairs.
It is all reasonably economical which is good because DH has arthritis and needs warmth to avoid pain. Our electricity bill has only gone up 4%.

Sitting by my gas fire the temperature is 15* but the rest of the house is 10*
In the coldest days of winter in the kitchen my olive oil in the bottles goes semi solid
I don’t think it would suit any of you 22* people but I m fine with it it’s what I m used to
I m certainly not a hot blooded person and like my thick jumper on and at night in bed I sleep on a soft blanket with two hot water bottles ( top and bottom) and two duvets but I m snug as a bug in a rug
I don’t have a car so walk or cycle so not used to heated vehicles and of course I do dip in the North Sea during winter too
I m not unhealthy and think people who live in hot houses need it higher and higher
I couldn’t afford to have central heating put in my big old Victorian house and no way could I run it so what you haven’t got you don’t miss I did find it very cold when I first came back from 3 years living in the tropics ?

We keep it around 18 to 20 degrees, 15 at night when really cold.

I’ve never found wearing more makes any difference. If the house is cold....so are we.

Some builder friends of ours always say if your house is cold all the time, you’ll get a different set of problems. Damp, mould etc. I’m allergic to mould!