Usually yes; but only after three honest questions.
Primary question · Is a heat pump the right next step for my home, or am I about to spend £12,000 to find out it isn't?
The three questions: Have I done the easy fabric work (loft, draughts, cavity)? Do my radiators have headroom to grow? Am I willing to put the time in to find a genuinely good MCS installer? Yes to all three, the answer is almost always yes. No to one of them, do that first.
A reasonably well-insulated UK home where the owner plans to stay 5+ years and the boiler is over ten years old.
£10,500–£14,500 installed for a typical 7 kW R290 monoblock, before the £7,500 BUS grant. Most thoughtful installs land near £4,500 out of pocket.
- 3–5× the heat per unit of electricity
- Cheaper than gas on a heat-pump tariff
- Future-proof; no gas connection required
- Installer quality is the decisive variable
- Outdoor unit needs a sensible location
- Some radiators usually need to grow
Run the heat-pump sizing planner to estimate the unit your home actually needs.
Buy the installer first. The unit follows. Most heat-pump regret traces back to choosing the cheapest MCS quote rather than the most thoughtful one.
Run the Home Comfort Score
It tells you which fabric work matters before the heat pump goes in.