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Postcode area UB

Who supplies the UB postcode area?

Electricity distributor, gas network and water wholesaler for UB — the fixed infrastructure companies for this postcode area, and how they differ from the supplier on your bill.

Electricity distributor

The UB postcode area is served by Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (Southern England), MPAN distributor ID 20. This is the company that owns the wires and substations here and responds to power cuts — call 105, free, from any phone. It is not who you pay for electricity.The UB (Uxbridge) postcode area, in outer west London, is generally SSEN Southern England territory rather than UK Power Networks — confirm from your MPAN.

Gas network

UB is served by Cadent Gas (North London). If you smell gas, leave the property and call 0800 111 999, the National Gas Emergency Service, free and staffed 24 hours a day, the same number regardless of which network covers your address.

Water wholesaler

Thames Water is the water and wastewater wholesaler for UB. Household customers cannot switch wholesaler; non-household (business) customers can switch retailer under the Open Water market while Thames Water remains the fixed network operator underneath. Leak line: 0800 714 614. Emergency: 0800 316 9800.

Price cap for Southern England, 1 October – 31 December 2026

UB falls in Ofgem's Southern England price-cap region. The Direct Debit single-rate cap here:

FuelUnit rateStanding charge
Electricity26.47p/kWh47.81p/day
Gas8.17p/kWh29.16p/day

Great Britain average electricity unit rate for comparison: 26.32p/kWh. On Ofgem's typical consumption values (2,500 kWh), that is roughly £836/year for electricity alone. Full payment-method breakdown on the energy price cap page.

Distributor is not supplier

Everything above is your fixed network infrastructure — it cannot be switched and has no billing relationship with you. Your energy supplier is the separate, competitive company you actually pay, and you can switch it at any time using Ofgem's find my supplier guidance if you've lost track of who that is. On the gas side, registrations are held centrally by the Meter Point Administration Service — your supplier can look this up for you using your MPRN.

  • Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks — the MPAN distributor ID is 20. The UB (Uxbridge) postcode area, in outer west London, is generally SSEN Southern England territory rather than UK Power Networks — confirm from your MPAN.
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