Installation from £500 with Britain's favourite heat pump installer. Our claims explained
Installation from £500
With the £7,500 government grant, including installation & more.
Heat pumps give reliable, consistent heating and hot water with easy-to-use controls and smart benefits.
80% less dirty emissions than gas, without compromising on cost or comfort.
Just enter a few details and your personalised quote will include everything you need for standard installation.
We'll pop over to take some measurements & check if your home is suitable for a heat pump, or if any extra work is needed.
We’ll set up a maintenance plan, you’ll have access to Octopus support and we’ll make sure you’re on the right tariff to make savings.
Get peace of mind with the UK's most awarded energy supplier. With £0 call out fees and a helpline available 7 days a week after installation.
"The whole process was excellent. The installation team were outstanding. Nothing was too much trouble for them."
Patricia, July 2024
Engineers that are highly trained and fully accredited. We've combined expertise from across the energy industry to ensure that you're always in safe hands.
"We couldn't have wished for a better installation team who were very friendly, professional & extremely mindful."
Flo, May 2024
Seamless integration with Cosy Octopus, our tailored heat pump tariff, created to save you money on heating, simply.
"App is so easy to use, updates are regular, getting paid to use less electricity at busy times for the grid and a free coffee every week! What's not to love?"
Fiona, July 2024
Heat Pump | Boiler | |
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Lifespan | Up to 20 years | Up to 15 years |
Heating costs | £1,391 annually on Octopus Cosy | £1,691 annually on flexible Octopus |
Efficency | 310% | 85% |
Emissions | 850kg co2 | 2,500kg co2 |
Lifespan | 20 years |
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Heating costs | |
Efficency | 310% |
Emissions | 850kg co2 |
Lifespan | 15 years |
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Heating costs | |
Efficency | 85% |
Emissions | 2,500kg co2 |
Count on our team to take care of everything from design and installation to aftercare support.
Save £264 a year on heating compared to a gas boiler with the Cosy Octopus heat pump tariff.
Control your heating or just set it and forget it with our simple app – anytime, from anywhere.
Introducing
Efficient, quiet, Cosy. Designed & built in the UK, installed by Octopus experts.
6kW heat pump: suited to most smaller homes & newer medium homes
The complete heating package, with temperature and humidity monitoring.
MCS certified and 8 year warranty
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To find out more about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme check out this page.
Our quote includes everything you need for an efficient, MCS-quality heat pump install. If you want extra bits (for example, extra radiators, a water cylinder upgrade, or solar diverter), it will cost more. We'll discuss all of the potential options after the survey.
During your survey, we will check whether any other work is required to get your home heat-pump-ready. The cost of these works is not included in your quote, but we'll provide support to ensure everything gets sorted. We've included some further information on what may incur additional costs below:
We're not able to install in properties without existing plumbing, or if the plumbing needs to be fully replaced or re-piped to be heat pump ready. If this sounds like you, please email us at heat@octopus.energy and we can refer you to one of our Octopus Trusted Partners.
Making home improvements is really exciting, and a heat pump could be the icing on the cake! If you're planning to make structural changes (like knocking down a wall or adding an extension), you will need to wait for the renovation to be complete before we can begin designing your heat pump.
This is because big changes will alter the overall heat loss and thermal performance of your property. We tailor your heat pump design specifically to your home, so if the layout changes, the needs of your heat pump will too. This means your heat pump may end up being too small or less efficient, and cost you more money in the long run. Your heat pump may also no longer meet MCS requirements, which is needed for the government grant.
However, there are some things you can factor into your renovation plans now to get your home heat pump ready:
Please get back in touch once your renovation is structurally complete and we'll be happy to give you a heat pump quote.
Our heat pumps start at £500 for a standard installation (including the £7,500 government grant). For larger or more complex homes, costs will be higher, but even with that in mind, almost all our quotes are lower than the national average of £5,565.
For the best indication of how much a heat pump will cost for you, get an instant quote.
For more information on how we calculate your fixed price and what's included, check out our blog on how much does a heat pump cost?
All we need is a few details to generate a tailored quote for your home. We'll use the info you give, as well as your home's energy performance certificate (EPC) from the national database, to calculate your fixed price.
However, there are some things you can factor into your renovation plans now to get your home heat pump ready:
We'll be able to let you know exactly what you need and how much it costs, including necessary additional works after your no obligation home survey. Find out more about potential additional costs in the Cost, grants and savings section.
Cut carbon emissions by around 80% with a heat pump:
This is the typical reduction in heating carbon emissions using an electric powered heat pump compared to a gas boiler, based on the following calculation:
Gas CO2 = (A/C*D) = 2.35 tonnes per year
Electricity CO2 = (A/B*E) = 0.45 tonnes per year
Carbon saving = 1.9 tonnes or 82%
Where A - E are:
A - 9,250 MWh typical energy demand for a medium use property (according to Ofgem).
B - 3 heat pump seasonal coefficient of performance
C - new boiler efficiency of 82.5% (BEIS study)
D - Gas fuel emissions of 210 gCO2/kWh (SAP 10.2)
E - Electricity fuel emissions of 136 gCO2/kWh (SAP 10.2)
See our cost to run blog for the full set of calculations and assumptions.
Efficiency / A heat pump is up to 4x more efficient than a gas boiler:
Heat pumps can deliver several units of heat for each unit of electricity. For every 1 kWh of electricity you put in, you could get an average of 3.1kWh heat out, which is an efficiency of 310%! This is because heat pumps don't create heat, but move existing heat from nature into your home (like an air conditioner or refrigerator, but in reverse).
Alternatively, when you burn stuff to generate heat (like gas, oil, or wood), you are instead creating heat by converting matter to energy - so you can never get more than one unit of heat for each unit of energy you burn. Gas boilers in UK homes are only around 85.3% efficient, so for every 1 kWh of gas you put in, you get around 0.853kWh of heat out, which is nearly 4x less efficient than a heat pump (3.1/0.853 = 3.6).
These are typical install efficiencies as seen from government funded studies of gas boilers and heat pumps installed in real homes. Our own installations are typically higher efficiency than the ones shown in this study.
Heat pumps vs gas boilers
Lifespan: the expected lifespan of a gas boiler is 10-15 years, whereas a Daikin heat pump is expected to run for 15-20 years.
Heating costs: Check out our blog on heat pump running costs for a full breakdown of our running cost calculations.
Efficiency & emissions: See above
87% of our heat pump quotes beat the national average:
We compared all of our heat pump quotes for April to June 2024 to the UK national average installation cost, which government publish here every quarter. We found that 87% of our Octopus quotes were below the national average price of £5,321 (this includes the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant of £7,500).
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