What does installation cost in Gateshead?

£8,000 to £14,000 before funding. Take the £7,500 grant off and most borough households finish between £1,500 and £6,500.

How disruptive is it?

Three to five days on site for most houses, with hot water off for part of one day. A heavy emitter programme stretches that out.

What size unit will my house take?

Typically 5kW to 7kW on an interwar semi, up to 11kW or 12kW on a large villa or an exposed ridge property. The measured calculation settles it, and oversizing damages both price and efficiency.

Does the gas boiler have to go?

On a full conversion yes, with the supply capped or retained for a hob. A hybrid keeps the boiler on purpose, which is a different job entirely.

Air source heat pump installation in Gateshead

A complete air source installation in Gateshead costs £8,000 to £14,000 during 2026, quoted before the contractor claims the £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme payment and deducts it. That sum covers the outdoor machine, the hot water cylinder, emitter changes, pipework, electrical work, commissioning and MCS certification.

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Air source heat pump installed at a Gateshead new-build home

What is actually being bought

This is a whole heating system, not an appliance swap. A borough job usually consists of a 5kW to 12kW monobloc unit, an unvented cylinder somewhere between 180 and 250 litres, larger emitters wherever the measured design demands them, 22mm or 28mm primaries where the existing microbore cannot carry the flow, a dedicated electrical circuit, controls, commissioning and certification. Capacity gets calculated rather than assumed: a Dunston semi of roughly 90 square metres usually lands at 5kW to 7kW, whereas a three-storey Saltwell villa with high ceilings can reach 11kW or 12kW.

The levers that move the number

Emitter work is the biggest single variable. Two or three swaps is normal; a whole-house programme with floors lifted is a different scale of job.
Cylinder location: reusing an airing cupboard is cheap, building a loft position with insulated runs is not.
Electrical condition: older Bensham and Deckham properties sometimes need the consumer unit brought up to standard before anything else happens.
Access and siting: a rear lane, a shared yard or a flat above another dwelling all complicate where the machine can stand and how it gets there.
Exposure: the high ground around Wrekenton and the Angel adds heat demand, which shows up as capacity, which shows up in price.

Survey through to switch-on

Measurement and design come first, then a written price with the flow temperature declared on it. Fitting occupies three to five days on most Gateshead properties: base and machine, cylinder and emitters, then commissioning and handover, with hot water interrupted for part of a single day. Certification and the £7,500 claim follow commissioning, and that money is already reflected in the figure you agreed.

When the honest answer is no

A solid-wall property that cannot hold heat below 55 degrees should have its fabric addressed first. An upper flat with no lawful position for the outdoor unit is not a candidate. A household with a two-year-old boiler and a tight budget is frequently better served by a hybrid. Those verdicts arrive at survey stage, while the survey fee remains the only money committed. Every option is costed in the cost guide.