Agree - Fathers house has 6 bedrooms, is an irregular shape (big wall area for
the accommodation, old house, poor insulation, no wall insulation, Aga on for 6
months, and he uses about 1200 litres a year. Its generally comfortable, though
not "hot" inside.
Nick



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1000 litres of oil every 6 weeks does seem highly excessive.

Not particularly, in a big house in a cold late winter.


Piffle.

We have a big, exposed house and get through about 1300 litres a *year*.

Big and exposed are relative terms.

Most peole I know in similar sized houses (about the size of 3 or 4 so
called 'family' 4 bed houses) burn the same sort of fuel rates as I do.