Anglian Water Reviews 

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Considering 243 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Consumers frequently praise the friendly and helpful staff who handle everyday account queries efficiently through the convenient WhatsApp chat or via direct phone calls. Many people also deeply appreciate the fast responses, professional attitude, and genuine dedication shown by the field engineers when resolving home maintenance problems. Some reviewers were not happy with unexpectedly high bills, dramatic price hikes, and strict direct debit adjustments that felt unfair. Additionally, a number of consumers experienced frustrating communication breakdowns, prolonged delays in getting leaks repaired, and temporary water supply interruptions that caused significant inconvenience in their daily lives.

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Staff

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Customer service

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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 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 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


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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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tom- A great help ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

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 and worked through everything with patience and care. Thanks to his support, he managed to reduce my monthly payments by half — a massive weight lifted from my shoulders.

Tom went above and beyond to make sure I felt supported, and his professionalism mixed with genuine kindness made all the difference. I cannot thank him enough. If everyone in customer service was like Tom, the world would be a much easier place. Truly 5-star service!

10 November 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really helpful

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 support. I felt listened too and looked after as a customer. Thank you

7 November 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience with Madeline

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 Proffesional manner

7 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Following bereavement

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. Excellent staff.
I’m a happy old bunny now. Thank you so much ☺️

7 November 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible .. Lies upon Leaky Lies

Terrible! Managed to replace a "dumb" meter with a SMART meter ... but they forget to tell you "we do not have the infrastructure in place to support the SMART meter at this time in your area".
Anglian Water continues to be the "ugly cousin" of the utility world. Installing a now dumb smart meter to "future proof me" ... oh and not to mention clearly not able to "love every drop" by keeping water in the pipes.
I am highly concerned that Anglian Water are implementing changes, services and technology that they cannot support .. and surprise surprise after quoting "six weeks to activate" a SMART meter .. actually have falsly informed its customers with a lie! As, they cannot supprort the meters at this time.
Please PLEASE become as responsible, reliable and dare I say it as honest as the other utilites! And thats saying something!!
I can also support all you misguided lies and false claims by providing the letter you left me after happily "upgrading" my meter. Your paperwork is full of lies and flasehoods.

5 November 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutly some of the worst customer…

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 feel they can be so dreadful to their customers. 40 mins I have been on again today 3rd call in as my water merer is not working and not produced a read since July my bills are through the roof and it sayd I currently use 250% more water than anyone else in the same area. Tried to make a complaint, wasn not allowed to talk to the customer service team as they dont speak to customers apparently what a waste of my time. Off to the water CCW to take action

6 November 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Efficient service

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 refreshing to get such good service.

5 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgraceful

Anglian Water show utter contempt for their customers. We had the 2nd “temporary” switch off water in 8 days today. This after several missed days when they tell us after several hours the water is actually being switched off until another day. When they say temporary they mean all day 9am to 5pm) as you have no idea when it will go off or come back on. You cannot use heating, hot water, washing machine etc all day. I tried to get more info and check on problems with the on-site manager (Jason) and even when he answers is rude and unhelpful. Their advice once the water finally comes back on they say to run the taps for 30minutes! Who is going to pay for that? Us customers of course. So it isn’t enough to put us through this repeated misery but they want to profit from it also. When will they be stripped of their franchise and re-nationalised ?

4 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helen was extremely helpful

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.

4 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service

We had a meter not working, I was worried about getting into trouble with money, the person I was chatting too helped put my mind at ease, and I was able to stop worrying and everything was sorted with my meter.

3 November 2025
Unprompted review

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