AVERAGE combined unmetered household water and sewage bills in the North-west are only going up by £4.

Combined bills for United Utilities customers will average £229 from April, compared with £225 last year. The region's bill is lower than the national average, £233.

Details are available from water regulator Ofwat in its leaflet Water and Sewerage bills 2001-02 which can be found in libraries. They are also available on www.ofwat.gov.uk