What UK Installers Charge in 2026: Boilers, Solar, Heat Pumps and EV Chargers
Published installer prices for a boiler swap, boiler service, landlord gas safety record, EICR, EV charger and solar panels, with government figures for heat pumps and a check on the quote you were given. Prices re-opened 13 November 2026.
Updated
All other figures come from installers' own pages as they stood on 13 November 2026, except the heat pump numbers, which are government statistics.
Is the price on your quote in the usual range?
What UK installers charge, job by job
The middle half of published prices (the lowest quarter and the highest quarter are left out) and the median of each group. One price per installer, and the same firm website with the same figure counts once.
| Job | Middle half | Median | What it is based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replacement combi boiler, like for like, fitted | GBP 1,499 to 1,899 | GBP 1,797 | Prices on 76 installers' own pages, 71% of them written as "from" so treat the figure as a starting price. Many are for a standard combi swap rather than a system boiler or a moved boiler. |
| Annual gas boiler service | GBP 70 to 90 | GBP 80 | 141 installers across 50 towns. About one in five adds VAT on top. |
| Landlord gas safety record (CP12) | GBP 66 to 90 | GBP 80 | 82 installers across 40 towns. Usually priced for up to two or three appliances, with extra appliances charged on top. |
| Electrical installation condition report (EICR) | GBP 132 to 200 | GBP 150 | 38 electricians across 25 towns. The price usually depends on the number of bedrooms or circuits. |
| Home electric car charger, installed | GBP 795 to 950 | GBP 850 | 32 installers across 18 towns. Normally a standard install with a short cable run, and often the charger itself is extra. |
| Solar panels, no battery, typical home system | GBP 4,125 to 5,873 | GBP 5,000 | 22 installers who publish a typical or starting price. System sizes differ, and where a size is stated it is mostly 3 to 4 kWp. |
| Solar panels with a battery | GBP 7,648 to 9,750 | GBP 8,500 | 15 installers. Battery sizes differ, so read the line item on your quote. |
| Air source heat pump, full installation before the grant | GBP 10,717 to 15,461 | GBP 12,826 | Government statistics: every air to water heat pump with a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, July to September 2026, median size 8 kW. Take off GBP 7,500 and the median leaves about GBP 5,326, or GBP 3,826 where the GBP 9,000 oil and LPG grant applies (our subtraction). |
| Ground source heat pump, full installation before the grant | GBP 22,348 to 53,345 | GBP 34,630 | Same statistics. This group is small and the median jumped from GBP 27,352 in the quarter before, so use it only as a rough guide. |
Sources: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Boiler Upgrade Scheme statistics, September 2026 release published 29 October 2026, table Q1.1A (data from Ofgem and the MCS Installation Database). Installer prices: pages re-opened on 13 November 2026.
Why two honest quotes can differ by a third
- Boiler swaps. A like for like swap with the old flue is the cheap end. Moving the boiler, a new flue route, a bigger boiler or a new cylinder moves you towards the top of the range, and a quote written "from" only promises the bottom.
- VAT. Installing a new gas boiler and central heating does not get the zero rate, while heat pumps, solar panels and batteries do until 31 March 2027, when 5% starts. About one in five service and gas safety prices on installers' pages add VAT on top, so check the line.
- What the number includes. Controls, a magnetic filter, a flush, warranty years, removal of the old unit and the electrical work for a charger or a battery are the usual extras.
- Solar. Panel count, roof type, scaffolding, the inverter and a battery decide it. Compare the price for each kWp, not the total.
- Heat pumps. The unit is a part of the bill. New radiators, a cylinder and a better electricity supply explain the gap between the lower and upper quarter.
Ask before you accept a figure
- What is the price for the same work with and without VAT?
- Which make and model, and for how many years is it guaranteed?
- What happens if the flue, the electrics or the roof turns out worse than expected, and who agrees the extra cost in writing?
- Will you give me the Gas Safe record, the MCS certificate or the electrical certificate on the day the job ends?
- Where a grant applies, is it shown as a deduction on the quote and the invoice?
Which register to check for each job, and what a solar quote pays back in your town.
To collect quotes, browse heating engineers, heat pump installers, solar panel installers, electricians and plumbers by town.
How the installer figures were collected
We took the price lists that installers on Energy Installers publish on their own websites, read each line, and kept those that clearly describe one of the jobs above. Coupons, member deals, first visit offers, ranges written as a single price and parts-only prices were left out. Where an installer lists several lines for one job, we kept the one nearest its own median. We then re-opened every page on 13 November 2026 and kept only prices still shown there, so pages that no longer show the figure or that did not load for us are not counted.
- GOV.UK, Boiler Upgrade Scheme statistics: September 2026: heat pump median and quartiles. Checked 13 November 2026.
- GOV.UK, Boiler Upgrade Scheme: GBP 7,500 grant and the extra GBP 1,500 for oil and LPG homes until March 2027. Checked 13 November 2026.
- HMRC VAT Notice 708/6: zero rate on installed heat pumps, solar panels and batteries to 31 March 2027, and why a gas boiler job is not on the list. Checked 13 November 2026.
- Installers' own pricing pages, listed in our data and re-opened 13 November 2026. We link only to official sources.