What temparature is your house?

Mine’s set at 17 deg but I usually have my multi fuel stove on in the sitting room which airs the house through (Victorian 3 storey end terrace). If I’m in the kitchen at the back I’ll just put a little fan heater on for 10 mins. My dad has his set at 22 deg and I frequently have to go and stand outside - boiling jam temperature we call it ?

I keep mine at 20c. It’s important to remember that temperatures under 16c can lead to hypothermia, and it’s not just body temperature that’s affected. Breathing in cold air is irritating to the respiratory system.

18. I am comfortable with that. I live in a Victorian property but it's insulated as much as I can. Any hotter and yes I feel stifled.

We just heat the rooms we're in. We have convector and fan heaters (no central heating) and when we go into a room if it's cold we turn whatever heating device is in there on, then off when we leave the room. We have some of those heated throws and if I am going to be sitting on a sofa for a while I put that on instead of the heater.

We have cool bedrooms and rarely put the heating on in them. The thermostat is set at 18 for the other areas and we feel warm enough. We put layers on, then take them off if necessary. Our house is almost 20 years old, an inner 4 bed townhouse so we do not lose heat each side. We are definitely keeping things on an even keel but refuse to be cold or hungry, other luxuries would go first such as eating out or new clothes.

I also have arthritis and I don’t have my heating on and I use a electric throw so saves loads. I don’t have a upstairs I’m in a bungalow. I only have a walk in shower and have bath if stop in hotels etc

When we had our boiler replaced a couple of years ago, we had a smart thermostat installed. We keep the thermostat in the lounge, where we are most of the time during the day, set to 19.5 deg. 7am-10pm. The room faces south, so gets quite warm in the sun, but the heating automatically doesn’t come on unless it gets below the set temperature, so we don’t need to fiddle with it except if we are going away and don’t need it. You can even set it from a smart phone if you want so you can tell it to come on before you are back.

We always have our house a little cooler than most and if we feel the cold, we try adding an extra layer before we turn it up. I always boil in other people's houses. To be honest the worst thing is not the ambient temperature but the little draughts get me! I also think the trick is not to let yourself get too cold because it is harder to get warm again.
I don't wish to belittle the energy crisis at all but I do notice that a lot of the younger generation aren't wonderful about switching of lights, unplugging things, closing doors, baring their midriff, etc. I think there is a lot they could do to reduce the impact of the increased costs without cutting into their food money. We have all become so used to our home comforts that I think we have forgotten how the large parts of the world live. If there is anything positive about this, possibly having to use less energy could be better for the planet although I expect this is cold comfort with all the things that are increasing in price.

21 degrees by the thermostat and we sometimes light the woodburner. Neither of us like being cold. We've saved by starting the CH an hour later in the mornings and it's off overnight. We put two duvets on the bed if needed. It's a partially insulated solid walled house but the cost of comprehensive insulation just isn't worth the payback. Nor is installing a heat pump regardless of what the Greens say.

It works out cheaper to keep heating on all the time, just using the thermostat to regulate. Heating coming on and off all the time makes your boiler work harder, therefore wearing out quicker. It may be slightly less cost, but you’ve spent time trying to get the house warm again, so don’t benefit.

When I got married...my Uncle gave us two pieces of advice.

1. Never do business with family/ friends.
2. Keep your heating on all the time in the winter.

It’s all relative.

franbern you should listen to your daughter if you are elderly (I’m not elderly at 76?) and with health issues.

She is absolutely correct. This extreme rise in fuel costs and the inability for millions to pay, is going to kill without a doubt.

At the moment our thermostat/control thingy says 15.5 - which is better than the last few very cold days, when it’s been 14.5 in the morning.
We’re not putting the heating on until around 3-3.30 lately, off at about 10. Target temp is 20.

I’m well wrapped up in layers, with my lovely sheepskin house boots on, and TBH it’s not bothered me so far. If I’m sitting for any length of time I’ll have a nice cosy throw on my lap and round my legs, though.

I am amazed as to how many people on here actually keep their heating on virtually all the time.

It that suits their life style and they can afford the bills then that is their choice.

I am fortunate that my flat is quite warm, very warm when the sun shines through the large windows. My heating has actually been switched off at thermostat for the past three weeks. In the evenings when I am watching tv, I have on my warm fleece dressing gown and a knitted throw. I note that even the temperature gauge rarely goes below 18*.

I detest any heating in bedrooms whilst I am trying to sleep. Went back into my normal short sleeved cotton nighties a few weeks back and only have on my bed a 4.5 tog duvet. I am very snug in bed.

However, when my daughter visits me, I always turn the heating on - at 20* - not just for her personal benefit, but otherwise I get a long lecture from her about the dangers of old people (like me) not noticing the cold etc. etc.

18 degrees - 7-9.30am and 5.30-9pm. All radiators have thermostats, so occasionally boost them up

All rooms in our house have their own thermostat/ heaters.

Rooms are kept around 20 degrees. A little cooler during the day, a little warmer before bed. All have their own set programmable schedule.

If it happens to go below preset temp, heating turns on again until the room is where it should be.

In summer rooms are set the same, but heating very rarely comes on

Our heating goes on at 7.30 at 20 and goes off at 21.30. It doesn't mean the radiators are on all the time only when the temp drops. If it's very cold I increase downstairs to 21/22 for an hour or two. Heating is a priority for us we both have the cold and my arthritis is made much worse by being cold. We have been advised that leaving the heating on in this way is more cost effective than heating it up sporadically from being very cold. It is a new boiler and radiators with individual thermostats which we regulate according to room usage.

We dress for the seasons. The thermostat is on 17-18 degrees during the day when we’re usually moving around, this is a warm bungalow and it’s rare for the heating to come on at that setting unless it’s very cold outside.

Once we sit down to relax the heating is increased to 19-20 if we feel cold. It’s never on over night as we don’t need it. Worsening arthritis and fibromyalgia make being cold very difficult for me, Mr C’s heart condition means he needs to be reasonably warm. Our current fixed rate tariff is affordable, next year frankly worries me.

Our central heating is on at a steady 18-19 degrees, but when it's particularly cold we put it up to 20-22.

20c comes on 7.30am to 10pm turned off overnight.

. 18. On at 6.30 - 10 then 4 - 10

I like to keep the thermostat at 18°c. but DH is a hot chap and turns it down to 16°, he also leaves every door in the house open! It drives me mad. I was taught to close the door behind me when I entered or left a room. When it's really cold we light the wood burner as we have a big living room with only one radiator.

I just think you get used to the cold after a while...
I can't stand being too hot. If I'm in an overheated house, I start to feel ill.

My heating comes on at 7.00 am and goes off at 10.00pm, was set at 20 degrees last year but I turned it down to 19 degrees this winter and a couple of weeks ago I lowered it to 18 degrees. I give the heating a boost in the afternoon or evening if I am in, I use the nose test - if my nose is cold, I turn the heating up!

Over night it is set at 10 degrees but I don’t think it has ever come on.

I heat all the rooms in my house and leaves doors open allowing air to circulate as I had serious damp problems when I first moved in as the old boiler was not powerful enough for the number of radiators and took ages to heat up. My house ( three bed dormer bungalow) was build on marshy farm land. With a new boiler I added an extra radiator in the lounge as there is no fire in there and it never felt warm. It does not get any direct sun either. Now my house heats up really quickly and I no longer have damp problems so I am happy. And my visiting children no longer complain about being cold!

In the summer, I turn the thermostat down to 15 degrees but it never comes on until the autumn. I am on a fixed tariff so my dual energy bills have remained at £98 a month and won’t change until November. I’m thinking my bills will double then - or even worse but as I have very bad arthritis, heating is one area I cannot do without.

Our target temperature is 19 degrees, if we get cold we increase it but not very often. 21 degrees would be too hot for us. The heating is programmed to go off at 10pm and only comes on overnight if it drops right down below the frost setting. The heating comes on at 7am for a couple of hours then back on again at 12:30pm. We have an electric fire in the lounge but very rarely switch it on.

I’m afraid I really can’t stand being cold, so the heating (timed), comes on when the temperature drops enough for it to kick in. I occasionally use the boost facility if it becomes really cold.
The problem is, that if your rooms are set at very low temperatures for lengthy periods, there is a risk to your overall health and well being. In addition, there could be other problems developing in a permanently cold house - damp and mould, which would become expensive to fix and also lead to health issues.
I really couldn’t stand living in a home that is permanently showing 12 to 13 degrees in the colder months.