Find your energy region
These are Ofgem's capped rates for the 14 energy regions of Great Britain — England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has a separate energy market and a separate regulator, so it is not covered here.
The postcode suggestion works from the letters at the start of your postcode, so it is a suggestion rather than a certainty — a few postcode areas straddle two regions. Please confirm it against the region named on your bill.
Choose a region above to see its capped electricity and gas rates for 2 published cap periods.
Why the capped rates differ by region
Great Britain is divided into 14 energy regions. Ofgem sets a separate cap on the unit rate and daily standing charge in each one, so two households on the same standard variable tariff pay different rates depending on where they live.
Ofgem states that the standing charge in your region depends on:
- how many people live in your region
- how much energy is used in your region on average
- the amount of energy the supplier needs to buy
- the cost of building and improving the energy network
The cap limits the rates you can be charged. It does not cap your total bill — what you pay still depends on how much energy you use.
Source: Ofgem — energy price cap unit rates and standing charges . See what we record about this dataset
Energy prices in every UK city we cover
Estimated typical dual-fuel bill per region, from Ofgem's capped Direct Debit rates for 1 October to 31 December 2026 and Ofgem's typical household use. Every city in a region shares that region's rates.
North Western England — £1,684/yr
North Eastern England — £1,722/yr
Yorkshire — £1,724/yr
Southern England — £1,719/yr
Southern Scotland — £1,734/yr
Merseyside and Northern Wales — £1,805/yr
London — £1,706/yr
South Eastern England — £1,735/yr
Eastern England — £1,713/yr
East Midlands — £1,672/yr
West Midlands — £1,708/yr
Download the regional comparison
Every capped rate for all 14 energy regions of Great Britain, for 1 July to 30 September 2026 and 1 October to 31 December 2026, with an annualised cost for each region on Ofgem's own benchmark household (2,700 kWh electricity and 11,500 kWh gas a year). The files are built from the same figures shown above, with the source, dates, payment method, meter type and VAT treatment carried inside them.
Scope: Direct Debit, standard variable tariff, single-rate electricity meter and gas meter. The report does not cover fixed tariffs, prepayment, standard credit or Economy 7. Free to cite.