AGA Running Costs
The AGA's gentle warmth in the spring / autumn (and some British summers) may mean reduced overall heating costs for the whole house - you'll use your central heating less by heating the main living area with the ambient warmth from the AGA.
It's also possible with modern AGA 7 Series and Total Control AGAs to run the cooker at lower temperatures (or even be off) for parts of the day when they're not in use. (eR7 and Total Control are programmable, R7 and Dual Control have manual controls.)
This reduces the warmth to the room, fuel consumption and running costs.
By how much?
Well, it's difficult to say - there are so many variables (and it just wouldn't be practical to test each one and report the results): it depends on how the cooker is set and used as to how much of a saving you'll make. Generally, the lower the setting and the longer it is at the lower setting then the lower the fuel consumption.
The table below shows the running costs for an AGA based on the settings described (figures from AGA, some in-house testing and some independently verified by 'KIWA').
We've also shown the costs for the AGA 7 Series (the new evolution of what was the AGA Total Control and Dual Control models), 3 Series and AGA 60 when set at various lower settings and only turned up to cook when needed. (Cooking AGA's 'Standard menu', which is shown separately below - AGA had the cookers tested by an indepedent testing company and these are the consumption figures they reported back when using the menu.)
Please note that costs are based on the prices shown - this might be higher or lower depending on what you pay for your fuel. They also don't include any maintenance or servicing (oil - six-monthly, gas - annually, 13amp electric, Total Control and Dual Control - 30 monthly. The AGA 7 Series and Economy 7 models are 'as and when needed').
Weekly Running Costs - AGA Cookers
Autumn 2023 - **NOTE**: Since fuel costs are extremely volatile at the moment, for an up to date costing please use the fuel consumption figures and then refer to your supplier's bill for the current price you're paying per kWh of fuel. (Multiply price x consumption for the weekly figure.)
(Fuel only - excludes servicing / maintenance)
Figures from AGA's testing, some in-house and some by 'KIWA'.
The quoted fuel consumpton figures assume the oven doors and hotplate lids are closed, and do not include cooking.
Fuel / Model | 2 Oven | 3 Oven | 4 Oven | Cost/unit |
Traditional (R5) Models | ||||
Natural Gas |
£29.75 425 kWh |
£29.75 425 kWh |
£36.89 527 kWh |
7p / kWh |
E7 Electric | £48.27 224 kWh |
n/a | £59.05 274 kWh |
21.55p / kWh |
13amp Electric | £59.40 220 kWh |
£64.80 240 kWh |
£72.90 270 kWh |
27p / kWh |
Oil | £25.60 40 Litres |
n/a | £32.64 51 Litres |
64p / litre |
LPG | £48.00 60 Litres |
£48.00 60 Litres |
£60.40 75.5 Litres |
80p / litre |
AGA 7 Series R7 (Dual Control) | ||||
R7 (Dual Control) (Ovens at '3/4', hotplates off) |
n/a | £28.35 105 kWh |
n/a | 27p / kWh |
R7 (Dual Control) (Ovens at 'full', hotplates off) |
n/a | £38.61 143 kWh |
n/a | 27p / kWh |
R7 (Dual Control) (3/4 setting + Menu) |
n/a | £34.83 129 kWh |
n/a | 27p / kWh |
AGA 7 Series eR7 (Total Control) | ||||
eR7 (Total Control) (Ovens at Slumber, hotplates off) |
n/a | £14.58 54 kWh |
n/a | 27p / kWh |
eR7 (Total Control) (Ovens at full heat, hotplates off) |
n/a | £29.97 111 kWh |
n/a | 27p / kWh |
eR7 (Total Control) (Slumber + Menu) |
n/a | £19.98 74 kWh |
n/a | 27p / kWh |
eR7 (Total Control) (Menu only, off when not in use) |
n/a | £9.45 35 kWh |
n/a | 27p / kWh |
Hotplates for 7 Series (and Dual / Total Control), AGA 60 AGA R3 Series and AGA eR3 Series | ||||
Boiling Plate | 0.54 kW/h (15p per hour / £3.50 per day) | 27p / kWh | ||
Simmering Plate | 0.24 kW/h (6.5p per hour / £1.55 per day) | 27p / kWh | ||
Hotcupboard for 7 Series (and Dual / Total Control) Five Oven Models | ||||
Slow-cooking and plate-warming ovens | 0.32 kW/h (8.5p per hour / £2.07 per day) | 27p / kWh | ||
AGA 60 and eR3 Series | Cost per Week | Heat to room | Cost per unit | |
AGA eR3 Series and AGA 60 (both cast-iron ovens on full) |
£22.14 82 kWh |
0.5kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA eR3 Series and AGA 60 (Roast oven only) |
£17.01 63 kWh |
0.375kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA eR3 Series and AGA 60 (Bake oven only) |
£13.50 50 kWh |
0.3kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA eR3 Series and AGA 60 (Simmer oven only) |
£5.54 20.5 kWh |
0.12kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA eR3 Series and AGA 60 (Off + Menu) |
Independent testing underway, results here when available. | |||
AGA R3 Series | Cost per Week | Heat to room | Cost per unit | |
AGA R3 Series ('e' Setting [both ovens on, upper 'bake' and lower 'simmer']) |
£19.95 73.9kWh |
0.44kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA R3 Series (Upper Oven - Roast Setting) |
£19.84 73.5 kWh |
0.44kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA R3 Series (Lower oven - Bake Setting) |
£19.41 71.9 kWh |
0.42kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA R3 Series (Lower oven - Simmer Setting) |
£9.72 36 kWh |
0.2kW | 27p / kWh | |
AGA R3 Series (Warming Oven) |
£4.59 17 kWh |
0.1kW | 27p / kWh |
Autumn 2023 NOTE: Since fuel costs are extremely volatile at the moment, for an up to date costing please use the fuel consumption figures and then refer to your supplier's bill for the current price you're paying per kWh of fuel. (Multiply price x consumption for the weekly figure.)
Prices updated Autumn 2023, the electricity price is (approximately) the OFGEM Price-cap maximum; you may well be paying less. Oil and LPG are from local suppliers.
Prices don't include servicing - this adds to the overall running cost (6 monthly for oil AGAs, 12 monthly for gas and a safety check every 30 months for electric). See AGA Servicing for more information.
Fuel consumption figures are those produced / published by AGA in past and present brochures. We've found them to be quite accurate but we can't guarantee that they are definitive.
Models with an internal hot water boiler (where possible, they're not available with all cookers) will use approximately 50% more fuel than the non-boiler models shown here.
Meals for a week, family of two adults and two children (assumes breakfast and lunch Monday to Friday are not cooked).
Day | Meal | Food Cooked | Zones Used (Normal Setting) |
Monday | Dinner | Left over meat, jacket potatoes and veg. | Boiling Plate, Roasting oven |
Tuesday | Dinner | Chicken Enchiladas | Boiling Plate, Roasting Oven |
Wednesday | Dinner | Pizza and oven chips | Roasting oven |
Thursday | Dinner | Pasta with Chicken Sauce | Boiling Plate, Simmering Plate, Roasting Oven |
Friday | Dinner | Shepherd's Pie and veg. | Boiling Plate, Baking oven |
Saturday | Breakfast | Cooked breakfast + kettle | Boiling Plate |
Saturday | Lunch | Soup + Kettle | Boiling Plate, Simmering Plate |
Saturday | Dinner | Curry, rice, naan bread | Boiling Plate, Simmering oven |
Sunday | Breakfast | Croissants + kettle | Boiling Plate, Roasting oven |
Sunday | Lunch | Roast Dinner | Boiling Plate, Simmering Plate, Roasting Oven |
Sunday | Dinner | Cheese on toast + kettle | Boiling Plate, Roasting oven |
PLEASE NOTE: Actual energy consumptions will vary greatly dependent on demand, weight of food cooked and even how 'well done' the food is required to be. The boiling of kettles on the hotspots will also affect total energy used, but the weekly menu covers limited boiling of a kettle.