Storage and electric heater replacement across Lancashire
Flats and bungalows in Preston that have never had gas are the usual candidates for replacing storage heaters. For Preston landlords, swapping storage heaters for a heat pump is one of the more effective EPC improvements. North West summers are cooler, so many systems here earn their keep as efficient heaters, with cooling for the warmest weeks.
Prices in Lancashire
Guide prices around Lancashire run from £3,295 to £9,945 for 3–5 rooms including VAT. It is a touch below the UK middle, as trade rates in North West England tend to be. Longer or hidden pipe runs, high-level brackets and electrical upgrades are the usual reasons a quote lands at the top of the range. Typical Bungalow or house work (four rooms on one outdoor unit) lands around £4,695–£7,545 in this area.
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.
Lancashire is in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme area, so eligible homes replacing oil, gas, LPG or electric heating may be able to get £2,500 off an air-to-air heat pump, as long as no fossil-fuel boiler stays in use. An MCS-certified installer must claim it; we confirm eligibility, and which installer applies, before you commit.
The survey
We book surveys in Lancashire at a time that suits you, including early evenings by arrangement, and send the written quote afterwards. On a survey in Lancashire the engineer looks at room size, glazing, the route for pipes and drains, the electrics and where the outdoor unit can sit quietly, then the written quote follows.
What is included
Included with storage and electric heater replacement across Lancashire:
- Disconnection and removal of old heaters
- Free survey and heat-loss calculation
- Tariff and running advice
- Air-to-air system sized for winter
- Boiler Upgrade Scheme eligibility check
- Commissioning and controls set-up
Towns in Lancashire
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