Just had a massive shock!!!

Electricity costs about 5 times mains gas per kWh (unit of energy).

I don't know how delivered LPG compares but surely not 5 times mains gas?

Are they free to a good ohm?

That suggestion was met with some powerful resistance

OP's sums don't seem correct ,0.84p per KWh ?   The average cost is about 17p ish although it's not easy to work out with the standing charges and tariffs that charge first so many units at one price thbut 250 units or 250 KWh are never  the price mentioned .The reasoning that gas is 5 times the cost of electricity is incorrect as well ,electric oil heaters are close to 100 percent efficient ,gas boilers can never be close to that . The houses insulation is also important ,also where boiler is situated ,pipe runs and insulation ,if the underfloor area is draughty and pipe runs long the overall efficiency will be poor but the biggest single factor not mentioned is outside temp ,windchill and of course inside stat temp setting . Too many variables I'm play to make a call .

Just to make everyone jealous, as I have said before the only time I switch my electric fan heater on is in the depths of winter.  I think last winter I used about a couple of hours of electric fan heating.  A grand sum of about 34p for the year! I do have 'proper' central heating but I never now switch it on. 

The reason why is because I live in a modern block built just over three years ago and equipped with all the new fangled insulation I expect.  It helps that I am on the second floor surrounded by eight flats, so their central heating  keeps me warm!  Indeed, apart from winter, I have to have my windows open continuously because it is so warm, especially at night.

Do you keep every room warm? I only put heating on for the first time this winter today!
I wear a jumper, I don't keep unoccupied rooms warmer than they need to be (why would you), keep windows shut in winter, thick curtains, heating bills aren't bad.

It doesn't really matter if an electric heater has oil in it or not it's going to give out the same amount of heat, the only benefit really is evening out the output in a small room OR if the oil has enough heat storage (I quite doubt this) to take heat overnight on an economy power tariff and give it out during the day.

Six of them! It sounds like you really are keeping your entire house warm on electric, that's always going to be the most expensive way, next to burning banknotes, might as well follow a moneytree tip!

(is he still around, not seen him for ages)

buy  a wooly jumper and a few more pairs of socks imo

Another tip, is your hot water REALLY hot? If you've an immersion heater and either it's set too high, or the thermostat is gone, it could be sitting burning virtually 3kw 24/7.

Turn everything off until meter no longer moves, then turn things on to see what is using the electricity. It should be obvious.

Ok, a bit of an update....

0.84p per Kwh is a figure as quoted on several internet sites.

Yesterday I managed to speak to n-power, and I was told that the typical consumption of these rads is 0.34p per hour.
So, considering I have six it soon multiplies to long money!

I own the apartment, which is self contained, with private entry, and is approx 40% of the lower ground floor of 'The Hall', and with cellars to the remainder.

It is "Regency" and part of a large country estate, and plus six substantial three storey properties in 'The Mews'.

There is bulk LPG storage in the grounds of 'The Hall', which also serves my place, and three of the mews houses, with the remainder being on oil.

My boiler is a 'Combi' and is in my garage, and all pipework is well insulated.

I have only one outside wall, which is circa 60 cms thick, and four large, double glazed windows 165 x 110 cms.

My bath is enormous but I'm not one for lying in the bath, so shower most of the time.

I admit to liking to be comfortable, and usually wear just shorts and a T shirt in the house.

Central heating isn't efficient, heating just parts of the house, as it has to work harder, because heat is lost to the unheated rooms!
Ok, I have some set to a slightly lower temperature, as a token.

So that's me!!

Here's a thought. How about air conditioning with a heat pump? Expensive and messy to install, and you get potentially unsightly pipework and outdoor units, but you get much more heat per kW consumed than electrical resistance heating. I believe by a factor of 3 or more?

With the added bonus of you get cooling on hot summer days/nights.

bill for all year including electric for cooking etc came to £12 a week

£600/year!

Me £360/annum  For electric and gas. Central heating on as much as I want.

Modern efficient boiler, LED lights, good insulation and it helps to have windows facing South. Last week about 10c outside, I had the window open and was sunbathing on the Sofa.

Think some mugs were in charge of sorting the gas out to still be under contract for 18 months at that price.