Every degree you turn your home thermostat down could save you around £80 to £85 a year on your heating bill.

Insulate hot water pipes along their full length. Don’t waste the energy you have used to heat your hot water.

Spending one minute less in the shower each day will save up to £8 a year off your energy bills, per person. With a water meter this could save a further £11 off annual water and sewerage bills. If everyone in a four-person household did this it would lead to a total saving of £75 a year.

Switch off radiators in any rooms you are not using regularly and keep internal doors shut to save energy.

Use the sun to reduce your heating bills. Leave internal doors open to rooms which trap the sun so the heat can spread to other areas.

Cavity wall insulation can help prevent heat loss through your walls. Consider getting this retro-fitted if you still have uninsulated walls.

A dripping tap can waste at least 5,500 litres of water a year. If this is hot water you’re also wasting the energy used to heat it. Get leaking taps fixed promptly.

Keeping extract fans and vents clean and clear from obstruction reduces energy use and makes then work more efficiently.

Remember to turn off the tap while brushing your teeth – a running tap wastes over 6 litres per minute.

Using lids on your pans when cooking will save energy and help heat the contents quicker.