Storage and electric heater replacement in Atherton
North West summers are cooler, so many systems here earn their keep as efficient heaters, with cooling for the warmest weeks. For Atherton landlords, swapping storage heaters for a heat pump is one of the more effective EPC improvements.
Old storage heaters in Atherton homes are removed and recycled as part of the replacement. Atherton sits around 11 miles from Manchester, inside our Greater Manchester area. Homes in M46 are all within our coverage.
Prices in Atherton
Budget around £3,295–£9,945 for 3–5 rooms including VAT for storage and electric heater replacement in and around Atherton. That sits a little below the UK middle, reflecting typical North West England labour rates. Quotes move with the length of the pipe run, where the outdoor unit can sit and how much electrical work the job needs. On our North West England figures, the Bungalow or house option (four rooms on one outdoor unit) is about £4,695–£7,545.
Small flat
Two or three rooms replacing storage heaters.
Bungalow or house
Four rooms on one outdoor unit.
Larger home
Five or more rooms or two outdoor units.
Prices are shown before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. The £2,500 air-to-air grant applies only to eligible homes in England and Wales, using an MCS-certified heat pump installed by an MCS-certified installer, who applies for the grant and deducts it from the price. We confirm eligibility, and which installer applies, before you commit.
Guide prices show VAT at 20%. HMRC treats most fixed air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps installed in homes as energy-saving materials, zero-rated until 31 March 2027 when we supply and fit them. If your installation qualifies, your quote shows 0% VAT and a lower price. Servicing, repairs, cleaning and controls are charged at 20%.
Planning and permissions
England's rules let most houses fit an outdoor unit without a planning application, as long as the size, number and MCS 020(a) noise conditions are met. Flats, listed buildings and roof-mounted units are treated differently.
If your home in Atherton is replacing fossil fuel or electric heating, and no gas, oil or LPG boiler stays in use, an MCS-certified air-to-air heat pump may qualify for the £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, which the MCS-certified installer claims and deducts from the price.
The survey
At the survey we look at how each room is used, where the sun hits it and how the pipes can reach the outside wall, then put it all in a written quote. A survey in Atherton usually takes one to two hours. We measure the rooms, check the walls and the consumer unit, agree the outdoor unit position with you and photograph the pipe routes.
What is included
Included with storage and electric heater replacement in Atherton:
- Tariff and running advice
- Free survey and heat-loss calculation
- Commissioning and controls set-up
- Air-to-air system sized for winter
- Disconnection and removal of old heaters
Nearby
If you are just outside Atherton, we also work in Tyldesley (1 mile), Westhoughton (2 miles) and Leigh (2 miles). See all services in Atherton or storage and electric heater replacement across Greater Manchester.