Heat Pumps
Heat Pumps — UK Costs, Grants & Installers (2026)
Quick answer: Heat Pumps cost between £7000 and £15000 installed in the UK (2026). Could save up to £550 per year on energy bills. The system typically pays back in around 12 years. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers up to £7,500 towards a heat pump in your area.
Based on a typical system size, average energy prices and a typical home — your figure will differ.
Heat Pumps Costs by UK Location (2026)
Prices vary slightly by region. Select your location below for local installer quotes, grant details and a full cost breakdown.
Aberdeen
£7970–£14690
Could save up to £410/yr
Accrington
£7370–£13950
Could save up to £420/yr
Altrincham
£7360–£14320
Could save up to £440/yr
Armagh
£7159–£17072
Could save up to £452/yr
Ashton-under-Lyne
£7300–£14760
Could save up to £410/yr
Aylesbury
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Ayr
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Ballymena
£7159–£17072
Could save up to £452/yr
Bangor
£7159–£17072
Could save up to £452/yr
Barnsley
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Barrow-in-Furness
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Barry
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
Basingstoke
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Bath
£8660–£16510
Could save up to £460/yr
Bedford
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
Belfast
£7530–£14460
Could save up to £430/yr
Birkenhead
£7470–£13720
Could save up to £440/yr
Birmingham
£8100–£15290
Could save up to £470/yr
Blackburn
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Blackpool
£7760–£14360
Could save up to £440/yr
Bolton
£7540–£14050
Could save up to £410/yr
Bootle
£7270–£14140
Could save up to £410/yr
Bournemouth
£7517–£17926
Could save up to £452/yr
Bradford
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Bridgend
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
Brighton
£8730–£16040
Could save up to £490/yr
Bristol
£8380–£14980
Could save up to £470/yr
Burnley
£7580–£14020
Could save up to £420/yr
Burton upon Trent
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Bury
£7910–£14320
Could save up to £430/yr
Cambridge
£8510–£17590
Could save up to £510/yr
Cardiff
£7830–£13690
Could save up to £410/yr
Carlisle
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Chelmsford
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
Cheltenham
£8280–£15730
Could save up to £460/yr
Chester
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Chesterfield
£6945–£16560
Could save up to £452/yr
Chorley
£7620–£14050
Could save up to £410/yr
Colchester
£8850–£16140
Could save up to £510/yr
Coventry
£8090–£15660
Could save up to £460/yr
Craigavon
£7159–£17072
Could save up to £452/yr
Crawley
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Cumbernauld
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Cwmbran
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
Darlington
£6658–£15877
Could save up to £452/yr
Derby
£8060–£14430
Could save up to £470/yr
Derry
£8030–£14850
Could save up to £440/yr
Doncaster
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Dundee
£7960–£14710
Could save up to £430/yr
Dunfermline
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
East Kilbride
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Eastbourne
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Edinburgh
£7680–£14930
Could save up to £450/yr
Exeter
£8060–£15670
Could save up to £490/yr
Gateshead
£6658–£15877
Could save up to £452/yr
Glasgow
£7770–£14480
Could save up to £450/yr
Gloucester
£8280–£15580
Could save up to £490/yr
Grimsby
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Guildford
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Halifax
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Hamilton
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Harlow
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
Harrogate
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Hartlepool
£6658–£15877
Could save up to £452/yr
Hastings
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Hemel Hempstead
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
Hereford
£8000–£15500
Could save up to £460/yr
High Wycombe
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Huddersfield
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Inverness
£7580–£14660
Could save up to £430/yr
Ipswich
£9360–£16060
Could save up to £530/yr
Kettering
£6945–£16560
Could save up to £452/yr
Kidderminster
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Kilmarnock
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Kingston upon Hull
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Kingston upon Hull
£7470–£13970
Could save up to £430/yr
Kirkcaldy
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Lancaster
£7310–£14720
Could save up to £420/yr
Leeds
£8020–£14910
Could save up to £460/yr
Leicester
£7790–£14630
Could save up to £460/yr
Lincoln
£6945–£16560
Could save up to £452/yr
Lisburn
£7159–£17072
Could save up to £452/yr
Liverpool
£7920–£14790
Could save up to £430/yr
Livingston
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Llanelli
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
London
£9110–£16160
Could save up to £500/yr
Loughborough
£6945–£16560
Could save up to £452/yr
Luton
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
Maidstone
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Manchester
£7810–£14620
Could save up to £410/yr
Mansfield
£6945–£16560
Could save up to £452/yr
Merthyr Tydfil
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
Middlesbrough
£8080–£14680
Could save up to £460/yr
Milton Keynes
£8020–£14850
Could save up to £450/yr
Neath
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
Newcastle upon Tyne
£6658–£15877
Could save up to £452/yr
Newcastle upon Tyne
£7720–£14300
Could save up to £420/yr
Newcastle-under-Lyme
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Newport
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
Newry
£7159–£17072
Could save up to £452/yr
Newtownabbey
£7159–£17072
Could save up to £452/yr
Northampton
£6945–£16560
Could save up to £452/yr
Norwich
£7240–£13610
Could save up to £410/yr
Nottingham
£7890–£15570
Could save up to £470/yr
Nuneaton
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Oldham
£7900–£14450
Could save up to £440/yr
Oxford
£9390–£16400
Could save up to £530/yr
Paisley
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Perth
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Peterborough
£8810–£17200
Could save up to £520/yr
Plymouth
£8160–£16140
Could save up to £480/yr
Poole
£7517–£17926
Could save up to £452/yr
Portsmouth
£9090–£17440
Could save up to £490/yr
Preston
£7870–£13810
Could save up to £420/yr
Reading
£9180–£17610
Could save up to £490/yr
Rochdale
£7560–£13720
Could save up to £450/yr
Rotherham
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Salford
£7520–£14260
Could save up to £440/yr
Salisbury
£8480–£15660
Could save up to £460/yr
Scarborough
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Sheffield
£7620–£14840
Could save up to £440/yr
Shrewsbury
£8590–£15550
Could save up to £490/yr
Slough
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Solihull
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
South Shields
£6658–£15877
Could save up to £452/yr
Southampton
£9060–£16650
Could save up to £500/yr
Southend-on-Sea
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
Southport
£7920–£14060
Could save up to £440/yr
St Helens
£7360–£14460
Could save up to £440/yr
Stevenage
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
Stirling
£6872–£16388
Could save up to £452/yr
Stockport
£7370–£13970
Could save up to £430/yr
Stockton-on-Tees
£6658–£15877
Could save up to £452/yr
Stoke-on-Trent
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Stoke-on-Trent
£7830–£15620
Could save up to £440/yr
Sunderland
£7400–£14680
Could save up to £440/yr
Swansea
£7660–£14770
Could save up to £450/yr
Swindon
£7517–£17926
Could save up to £452/yr
Taunton
£7517–£17926
Could save up to £452/yr
Telford
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Truro
£8500–£16410
Could save up to £490/yr
Wakefield
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Wallasey
£7840–£14520
Could save up to £420/yr
Walsall
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Warrington
£6801–£16218
Could save up to £452/yr
Watford
£7589–£18096
Could save up to £452/yr
West Bromwich
£7016–£16731
Could save up to £452/yr
Weston-super-Mare
£7517–£17926
Could save up to £452/yr
Wigan
£7360–£13550
Could save up to £440/yr
Wolverhampton
£8160–£14270
Could save up to £460/yr
Worcester
£8300–£15200
Could save up to £450/yr
Worthing
£8018–£19121
Could save up to £452/yr
Wrexham
£6729–£16047
Could save up to £452/yr
York
£7560–£14540
Could save up to £420/yr
Heat Pumps Costs in the UK (2026)
| Price range | Typical cost | Could save (est.) | Payback (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | £7000 | up to £550/yr | ~12 yrs |
| Typical | £11000 | ||
| High | £15000 |
Source: Green Reach Energy research, June 2026. Prices are estimates and include installation and VAT. Actual costs may vary.
Available Grants for Heat Pumps (2026)
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers up to £7,500 towards a heat pump in your area.
Register interest →
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do heat pumps cost in the UK?
Heat Pumps in the UK cost between £7000 and £15000 installed. A typical mid-range system costs around £11000 including installation and VAT (estimated, based on our research).
Is there a grant for heat pumps in the UK?
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers up to £7,500 towards a heat pump in your area.
How long is the payback period in the UK?
The estimated payback period for heat pumps in the UK is typically around 12 years, based on estimated potential savings of up to £550 per year. Actual payback depends on your property insulation, system size and electricity tariff.
Do I need planning permission for heat pumps?
Most heat pumps installations fall under permitted development rights and do not require planning permission. However, listed buildings, conservation areas and flats may need approval from your local council. Always check with your local planning authority before installation.
How do I find a good installer in the UK?
We recommend getting at least 3 quotes from qualified installers. Check online reviews and verify that the installer holds relevant qualifications before signing any contract.