UK Heat Pump Installers by Region 2026

Heat pump installation costs, grant schemes, planning rules, and installer markets differ between the UK's four home nations. The £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme covers England and Wales; Scotland uses Home Energy Scotland Loan + Cashback; Northern Ireland has a smaller means-tested programme. This hub covers all four.

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England

England has the largest heat pump market in the UK by both installer count (~3,500 MCS-certified firms) and BUS grant uptake. The £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme covers all English ho...

21 cities covered → View England installer guide

Scotland

Scotland has its own heat pump grant scheme (Home Energy Scotland Loan + Cashback), distinctive tenement housing stock requiring co-proprietor consent under the Tenements (Scotland...

5 cities covered → View Scotland installer guide

Wales

Wales is part of the UK Boiler Upgrade Scheme — Welsh homeowners receive the same £7,500 grant as English homeowners. The Welsh Government additionally runs Nest, a separate scheme...

1 city covered → View Wales installer guide

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has no equivalent of the £7,500 BUS grant in England/Wales or Home Energy Scotland Cashback. The NI Sustainable Energy Programme (administered through energy suppl...

1 city covered → View Northern Ireland installer guide

UK regional comparison at a glance

Region	Grant scheme	Avg installed cost	Cities covered
England	£7,500 BUS grant	£10,200–£14,500	21
Scotland	HES Loan + Cashback (up to £7,500)	£10,800–£14,500	5
Wales	£7,500 BUS + Nest	£10,400–£12,800	1
Northern Ireland	NI Sustainable Energy Programme (£700–£1,500)	£11,800–£14,000	1

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Our cost figures, grant rules and installer data trace to these UK authorities

We don't invent numbers. Every cost range, payback figure and grant rule on ASHPCost is sourced from one of the bodies below and listed in our methodology page.

750-home UK heat pump trial 2024
BUS scheme + tariff data
Installer accreditation register
Authoritative scheme rules
Boiler-side comparison reviewer
Domestic energy expenditure data

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