Anglian Water Reviews 1,056

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.4

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers are pleased with the staff, describing them as friendly, polite, and helpful, often going above and beyond to resolve issues. Reviewers frequently highlight positive interactions with customer service representatives, noting their patience, understanding, and efficiency in handling inquiries through various channels like WhatsApp. However, some people were dissatisfied with the pricing, finding bills to be unexpectedly high or increased significantly without clear justification. There were also instances where customers reported difficulties with the service, including ongoing issues that remained unresolved and a lack of accountability for problems. Additionally, some people mentioned challenges in contacting the company, experiencing long wait times or unhelpful responses.

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Service

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Customer service

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Price

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Customer communications

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Based on these reviews

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely outstanding service from Anglian Water today! I spoke with Tom, and he was incredibly helpful, understanding, and genuinely compassionate about my situation. He took the time to listen an... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just spoke via whatts app chat to Anglian water customer services… I didn’t even expect a reply tonght as Friday 5pm! But they did reply - fast and with no messing about asking for my life story... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have always been impressed with the service from this company. The staff are friendly, polite and always able to solve any queries. Its very good they provide a leak allowance and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a bit of a suspect bill (higher than expected) so I contacted the WhatsApp helpline and got through to Madeline who was incredibly helpful and asked all sorts of questions about my usage. She ar... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How can my standing charges cost more than my bills. You robbing modern day Richard Turpins. It really is about time we had competition like energy suppliers. How this poor excuse of a company can ca... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware this company! Anglian Water fit a smart meter to our water meter without asking. 6 months later our water bill was increased 430% from £40 per month to over £200! When challenging the b... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Buying a new house and trying to find details of services going into property. Told to speak direct to Anglian Water. On speaking to them they stated we had to contact Digdat.co.uk. Anglian Water s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had to arrange a repair to an outside stopcock at my mother in law's property. It was very easy to contact Anglian via WhatsApp or their online service to report the issue. The ability to trac... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m so impressed with the WhatsApp service offered by Anglian Water! It’s usually such a complicated process trying to deal with any kind of admin from a distance, but I’ve been utterly amazed at the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give less than 1 star I would. They changed my meter and then my shower stopped working properly. A plumber confirmed it was a stone from the mains that lodged itself in the cold water... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer services, not helpful. All they want is more of your money. Different answers too Same question. Couldn't lay straight in bed. Couldn't run a bath, lying . Maybe if they th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Over a week of chaos. A burst water main in the next village (Panxworth) is causing chaos - they have closed the whole road for over a week! A major trunk road (A47) nearby has night closures and la... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've spoken to Anglian water three times, once with Sarah and twice with Jackie. They're customer service skills are impeccable, they are very understanding and so friendly and seem like they will do... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a few issues regarding my account and found i could at my own pace resolve this via talking to someone on WhatsApp. I was put through to someone called Scott. I can honestly say the best expe... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful water tasted strange and left a film asked if I could run the taps for 15 minutes to try and clear it told rudely No but to call a plumber who would do exactly what I was asking to do myself. As... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Water has been off in my village and a large part of the surrounding area since yesterday evening (it's now 2 pm). There have been no updates on the issue whatsoever on the Anglian Water website - it... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service and unfair charges. I recently moved into this property and was billed around £80 for just two people, even though my wife is at home and I’m out most of the day. The numbers... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Was informed by this monopoly that they were increasing my direct debit by 55%! I couldn’t understand why as their prices were increasing by “only” 19% which is a complete rip off. Apparently my accou... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

With all the Issues I'm having with certain places, they've been brilliant. Trying everything possible to help me get this issue sorted. All have been very polite,helpful and going out there way to he... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was moving back into my property after renting it out. I was given option to call (I hate speaking on phone i get all muddled up) or option to WhatsApp. I chose the WhatsApp option. Sent them my... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really helpful, easy to set up an account and they have some practical modern support that allows you to speak to someone and resolve any issues. They were also mindful to ask if I needed financial su... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have a recurring problem with our drains getting blocked. Joys of living in a 100 year old house with old drainage/sewage pipes! But every time I call and report a problem, Anglia water are s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rachel was amazing! My husband and I recently relocated to the UK and are just starting to learn how to set up accounts for utilities and all that. Our letting company was supposed to set up the water... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Today I used Anglian Water's WhatsApp customer service chat and I was helped by a wonderful agent named Claire. After the standard security questions, Claire had quickly provided me with my Account nu... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had an issue with my bill after moving to a new house. Spoke to Tom via WhatsApp, who was a real person not a bot. He was friendly and efficient getting my issue fixed quickly and accurately. It is re... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I moved to Suffolk in 2018 and have been with Anglian Water since then. They have always been a great company to be with, always helpful, efficient, friendly and professional. Today I spoke to Madelei... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a really lovely customer service rep named Lewis who took his time to help me with my enquiry. I recently moved and was worried about the lack of bills over the past 3 months so it was a relief... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We got our updated direct debit and it was incredibly high - we were pretty sure it was because of a leak we'd had outside our boundary that Anglian Water fixed in the summer. I explained the si... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Evie was amazing, very understanding and kind natured. She got straight to the point and made sure I was on the best tariff for my current circumstances. Very easy process and the whatsapp chat option... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Contacted Anglian Water via WhatsApp for a query that got resolved within minutes. Spoke to Kyle who not only sorted the original request, but also took initiative to make things easier in the future.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had the pleasure of speaking with a very kind woman named Natalia. I have been experiencing a leak in my house recently, and a single phone call with Natalia resolved the issue. Her personable demea... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I usually prefer to call directly but decided to try the chat option which was a very pleasant surprise and Helen responded to and resolved my query very quickly and efficiently. Will certainly use th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Contacted Anglian Water by their WhatsApp and also by telephone. Queried the latest bill and extortionate sewerage charges!! My bill has increased over 30% since April. E mailed the CEO got fobb... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Spoke to Madeline today and she really helped me out with an issue I’ve been having for 2 months. She was very fast at her responses and she cleared any questions I had in a very good and Proffesiona... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If they aren't pouring crap into our rivers they are failing to proactively maintain their network so the crappy pipes don't burst all the time. They screw me over for water usage and force me to hav... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Has to let Anglia Water know that my Father in Law had passed away. The lovely lady (Shannon) made a very sad, stressful situation run so smoothly with little fuss. Thank you for your sympathy and emp... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One Star to much worst company no customer service by them over 4 months now got no were.shame on them why don't they concentrating on the bad water layer supply all these fines they keep getting and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helen was extremely helpful in sorting out our account and setting up our bills moving in to our first home. Quick, hassle free and friendly customer service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just spoke to Teri to sort out a change of address, you always dread these things as you assume it’s going to be a bit of a boring, painful process including untold amount of checks, double check... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Their water pumps either fail completely or cause pressure to drop at least once a month, including right now when I have no cold water at all, yet they seem to do nothing about improving the pump... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A waste of time 4 months on with Angela water complaints. I changed my timer for walls been another timer for a standard one make changed it without telling me Nathan I got to go for the whole procedu... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I saw after my husband died that I was being charged far more each month. So I used the WhatsApp service with Anglian and within a few messages I had it reduced drastically. Very good service. Exce... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

How can it cost more to remove water than it is to supply water? Most of the water to be removed fell from the heavens, I had no control over that. Why is the standing charge in 1 month, more than... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service. My house was left without water for 42 hours after the water main burst (on the main road). I was told lie after lie and fobbed off on several occasions as to why the leak... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just had a new digital water meter fitted and my bill has gone up 1000% they fitted a new digital meter to my neighbours house the same day 6th of january and caused a massive leak and just drove off.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Emily couldn’t have been more helpful on What’sApp, problem solved with a handful of messages. Super efficient, helpful and friendly customer service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The ‘chatbot’ is utterly useless at answering questions…..and there’s no Ai or human that you can turn to. No wonder they’re amongst the worst Water Authorities in the Uk. This is what privatising a p... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Needed to provide documentary proof to be set up as Power of Attorney on an account. An absolutely painless and simple procedure and was done within an hour along with the appropriate details being se... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutly some of the worst customer service i have ever had. They dont give a stuff about the customer and the frustrating thing is that because they Know that you cant take your custom elswhere they... See more


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  1. Water Utility Company

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We supply water and water recycling services to more than six million domestic and business customers.


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3.4

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

1K reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m a single person and was being…

I’m a single person and was being charged 108 per month for water due to them not being able to fit a water meter and now they have drop the price to 50 per month what I still think is a little high but really we are not paying for the water we are paying for ceo who earns £720,000 per year …. What u think is an absolute joke of a wage !!!

April 15, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

In dispute with this awful service

In dispute with this awful service. Have just spent 2weeks in hospital with a serious heart condition. And this company could not care tuppence!!!!!

Lacking any compassion, kindness,or heart they basically have said go to hell to a disabled human being.

Vicious and lacking with regard to decency and morality .AnglianWATER STINK OF SICKENING DISGUSTING SERVICES.

April 14, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My water supply was contaminated…deliberately

My water supply was contaminated deliberately by Anglian waters own engineers on behalf of my neighbour Trudy Barnes at fifteen carpenters way Doddington who also used my landlords plumber Jason Hearn from March in Cambridgeshire to provide them with the contaminants I have not had drinking water for six weeks and have stopped my direct debit and would suggest you direct all your enquiries to the Metropolitan police who are investigating.

March 8, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Water meter burst

Water meter burst. For the grace of god it didn’t rocket the water bill. Raised Easter weekend on a Saturday, a polite engineer out today Tuesday after getting part needed from Ipswich. Thank you again for the swiftness and all staff have been extremely polite.

April 7, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would recommend this company to…

I would recommend this company to anyone.
The left hand doesn't no what the right hand is doing.
They sent me an email telling me that my property is marked as being unoccupied, and said I won't receive any bill.
Then sent me a bill😡

March 2, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

"Extremely disappointed with Anglian…

"Extremely disappointed with Anglian Water's reporting practices. A historical payment issue from my time in Northampton is still haunting my credit report six years later. Their lack of flexibility and communication regarding credit file updates is unacceptable. I strongly advise others to be very cautious."

April 4, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mains foul sewage in the garden and Anglian Water not fixing it!!

** on behalf of a friend copied from her social media who has had a year of mains foul sewage in her garden**

So this breaks my heart to do this but I don’t really know where I go from here!
Iv done (I think) everything I can…

On the 23rd December 2024 we was just about to leave our house to go food shopping for Christmas as I looked through to our garden and to find it was being FLOODED with the streets foul (not the just ours) I spent the next few hours on the phone to Anglian water trying to get to sort the issue, they came out had and look and said ( I think you have a blockage)!

No problem,had a clean down rodded it, no more issues…. (So we thought!!!).

A year later 26th February 2025 the same thing happens again, we call Anglian water again and said the same thing has happened and our garden is flooded with the street’s sewage please come help stop this as I have 2 children and 2 dogs that cannot go onto the garden…!
They came out had a look said nothing was wrong it was our system backing up! (Hang on)?????

Okay!!!!!….. roll on 14th Feb 2026 same issue arises (Anglian water called)

24th Feb same thing again (Anglian water called)

18th march same thing (Anglian water called)

21st march same thing (Anglian water called) (environmental health called) bates came out and and said we need a non return valve fitting to stop this happening!!!

23rd march same thing (Anglian water called) someone came (jack) and put a camera down and said it wasn’t our sides fault it’s definitely coming from the mains side!

25th march same thing (Anglian water called)

26th march same thing (Anglian water called)

30th march same thing! (Somone came out to sort the situation alone to a 2man job so had to reschedule) (also called his supervisor ( who was clearly heard on the phone saying (me) I don’t know what I’m on about and that I’m saying I need a NRV needs fitting and that I’m wrong!! It was told by bates I needed this I didn’t make this up!

30th march pm 2 men came put a camera down and cleaned the pipes out and said that should hopefully solve the problem but they wasn’t sure they agreed a NRV needed fitting but wasn’t sure home it could happen on their side unless they done it on our side but apparently I’d if needs to go on our side they wouldn’t want to do it as we own our own house!!!! (WTF)

Wed 1st April overflow again in our garden worse than it was before!

Wed 1st April somone called (went to voice mail) to say they was coming to sort the problem, called on a no number left a message to say he was trying to find us but didn’t give me a number to call him back on! So no one tired up again!!! Environmental health was called again!

Friday 3rd April - same thing happened again but was flooding the garden more then before, Anglian water was called again and told that our child had unfortunately fallen onto the foul in the garden and got it on her! It was flagged as an urgent matter now, had a call tonight to say they will be out to unblock us within 5 days!!! We do not have a blockage in our pipes it’s the mains that can’t cope with their overflow and it’s pushing back up into our garden!

Anglian water are an absolute joke! If anyone can help please do so because I am literally pulling my hair out about this and I don’t want my children or dogs getting ill over this!
This is a huge health and safety and infection issue and Anglian water don’t seem to be bothered in the slightest about it!

Sad thing is I got told this would be resolved In 24h as I have children and dogs and we are still waiting over a year later!

#shitinmygarden #anglianwater #anglianwatweroverflow #environmentalhealth #EnvironmentalHazard #. Please share and tag Anglian water if you can

April 3, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Kyle was very helpful and fixed my name…

I had a great experience with Kyle today. He was incredibly professional, patient, and efficient. He corrected a spelling error on my account that had been causing me concern and confirmed that a revised bill is on its way. His communication was clear and very helpful. Excellent customer service!

April 1, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No water, no information!

Water has been off in my village and a large part of the surrounding area since yesterday evening (it's now 2 pm). There have been no updates on the issue whatsoever on the Anglian Water website - it just confirms there's an issue with one of their pumps and it's taking longer than expected to fix. It says that they'd prefer to fix the issue than make other arrangements to provide alternative sources of water. This isn't good enough when you've been completely without water for more than 18 hours. I tried calling but the line is engaged. I tried the chatbot but that just gives the same standard answer (totally useless) to any question I ask. You only get to accurately evaluate the quality of any supplier when something goes wrong and you can see how they deal with it - suffice it to say, Anglian Water hasn't covered themselves in glory!

March 30, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

just used their call back service with…

just used their call back service with 30 seconds of logging the request - received a call back from Emma - Needed to know where my AW stopping tap was and she guided me through - still haven't found it but Emma suggested to book a technician to visit in a couple of days time if not- Cannot beat this service - Utility companies out there listen and learn! Thanks Emma

March 30, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Customer Service at Anglian Water is Rubbish

The customer service at Anglian Water is absolutely terrible. There are no real options to get proper support — their chatbot is useless, giving random, meaningless answers that have nothing to do with what you ask. It feels like it’s designed to push customers away rather than help them.

The WhatsApp service is even worse: you wait for more than an hour in the queue, and no one ever replies. It’s beyond frustrating and completely disrespectful to paying customers.

Because Anglian Water holds a monopoly in this area, they seem to have no interest in improving their service. It honestly feels like they’ve forgotten that customers are people, not just account numbers.

March 25, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We were informed a couple of months ago…

We were informed a couple of months ago that we have to change to a water meter,since then nothing,no information whats so ever,apart from when I have called,surely they have a right to inform customers what is happening and when,I have been told that I proberbly wont be billed until May,no definate answers and based on my last years usage an amount,this not a very efficiant service,I shouldn't have to contact them to see whats happening,it should be a policy to let paying customers know.

March 24, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

18 th of march blocked sewage between…

18 th of march blocked sewage between myself and my neighbour called Anglian water out they were here within 10 minutes if that was just luck as he was in the area his name was Jamie. He did a brilliant unblock us between myself and my neighbour who was polite tidied up. I left him on the property as I had to go to work, he locked Gates he tidied up he did more. Than was expected, well done Jamie you’re good at your job. You do deserve the review. Dawn

March 18, 2026
Unprompted review

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