Get quotes to fit a cooker hood in your kitchen

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By Emily Rivers
Last updated 18th July 2022

This kind of job takes around 4 hours for a standard cooker hood installation from new including the wiring and ducting but it can be more or less depending on how complicated the job becomes. The average hourly rate of an electrician is £34 per hour in the UK and a standard cooker hood costs approximately £100. So with call out and VAT you are looking to pay around £250 for cooker hood installation.

What is a cooker hood?

Having a cooker hood fitted in your kitchen is essential to remove steam, grease and fumes associated with cooking. Cooking is responsible for air pollution in your home. Burning gas creates fumes you don’t see and cooking creates water vapour, smoke, grease, and odours that are difficult to get rid of if you cannot ventilate the room naturally. Extracting waste gas including CO2 from your living areas using a cooker hood will keep you home safer and more comfortable. With a lot of homes adopting an open plan living area the cooker hood has become an essential feature of our kitchens.

The best way to extract fumes is to have a cooker hood installed directly over the stove so that it will extract all the air from cooking at source. The type and price of cooker hoods vary and you need to make sure you get the right hood for your kitchen. The types include chimney, canopy, integrated, visor, island, ceiling, downdraft and integrated in the hob itself, so there are plenty to choose from.

Cooker hoods operate in two ways, ducted to vent outside or ductless that recirculate the air. Ductless hoods use a filter to “clean” the air. If you have a gas stove you have to use a ducted system but if you have an electric hob you can use a ductless hood if a ducted system is not possible. The recommendation by most kitchen fitters and electricians is to get a ducted system because they are safer and more efficient and you don't need to change carbon filters periodically. On the downside they take longer to install and cost more to fit. Be sure to find a cooker hood that will compliment your kitchen.

Cost to fit a cooker hood

How much does it cost to fit a cooker hood?

To fit a new cooker hood in your home you will need to hire a qualified electrician to install it correctly. If it's a straight swap or you already have the plug socket (power) and ducting in place you could maybe fit it yourself. But with any new electrical appliance in your home it is a good idea to make sure you have fitted it correctly. Completely new cooker hood installations and major modifications will require the hiring electrician to provide power and certify the installation.

The installation of a new cooker hood should not take an electrician longer than 4 hours to fit depending on access, the complexity of the wiring and the amount of ducting required to vent outside. This would be a basic installation with no issues, be prepared to pay more for more complicated installations like ceiling and island hoods.

The average rate for an electrician is £34 an hour so expect to pay around £150 including VAT if registered. Buying a cooker hood can be daunting with so many options out there, consulting the electrician about brands and suitability would be advised before you make a purchase.

How much do cooker hoods cost?

Cooker hoods for your home vary in price depending on materials used, the quality and noise of the fans, the features and design. You will also have to add on the price of the ducting and extra materials associated with powering the cooker hood. Which type of hood will also affect the price. Ductless or recirculating hoods will not require ducting and less complicated hoods like visor hoods seem to be cheaper. Some visor hood manufacturers also have the option to choose to recirculate or extract air using the same product depending on your kitchen layout and type of stove. Below is a guide to cooker hood prices, excluding commercial hoods which are more expensive.

We have used cooker hood prices in 2023 based on google searches for all the major brands and retailers.

Cost of visor cooker hood

Budget price: £35

Highest rated price: £149

Visor hoods appear to be the cheapest of all the hoods on the market. They are simple to install and are the most common type of recirculating hood. All sounds very appealing but they are also the least efficient and if not cared for correctly (ie change the filter) they can add to your electricity bill and your cooking area will not be properly ventilated.

Cost of chimney cooker hood

Budget price: £50

Highest rated price: £200

Chimney cooker hoods are the most popular type of extractor to vent outside. They are more efficient, consume less electricity and have higher extraction rates than most others. They are more difficult to install than recirculating hoods because of the additional ducting required to vent outside so will take the electrician or kitchen fitter longer to install.

Cost of integrated cooker hood

Budget price: £80

Highest rated price: £150

If you are purchasing the cooker hood as part of a new kitchen you will more than likely be offered an integrated hood that is built into the units. When you pull the handle on the unit you activate the hood. Aesthetically they work well with the other kitchen units and like the visor hoods they either vent externally or recirculate the air.

Cost of island cooker hood

Budget price: £200

Highest rated price: £700

Island cooker hoods are not the cheapest option but if you are using your kitchen island for cooking you will need to purchase one of these or a ceiling hood. They are the most efficient cooker hoods with powerful fans suitable for extracting air from larger kitchens and living areas.

Cost of ceiling hood

Budget price: £160

Highest rated price: £890

Ceiling cooker hoods are the most efficient and expensive cooker hoods on the market. The minimalist design coupled with discrete installation makes them a popular choice. They are only suitable if access to the ceiling cavity is possible because ducting is required to run to the wall and outside. They are particularly popular with open plan kitchens with cooker islands where island cooker hoods obstruct the view.

Hiring an electrician to fit a cooker hood

If you need a cooker hood fitted in your kitchen, post your job on HaMuch to local electricians and see their rates so you get the electrician who matches your budget. Get quotes from a couple of electricians listed so you know how much you have to pay in your area.


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Cooker hood installation cost in the UK
Cooker hood installation cost in the UK (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Location in UKCooker hood installation cost
Cooker hood installation near Aberdeen£134
Cooker hood installation near Amber Valley£126
Cooker hood installation near Angus£122
Cooker hood installation near Arun£138
Cooker hood installation near Ashfield£134
Cooker hood installation near Aylesbury Vale£166
Cooker hood installation near Barnsley£138
Cooker hood installation near Basildon£178
Cooker hood installation near Basingstoke & Deane£174
Cooker hood installation near Bassetlaw£130
Cooker hood installation near Bath & North East Somerset£150
Cooker hood installation near Bedford£166
Cooker hood installation near Belfast£102
Cooker hood installation near Birmingham£142
Cooker hood installation near Blackburn£138
Cooker hood installation near Blackpool£138
Cooker hood installation near Bolton£138
Cooker hood installation near Bournemouth£142
Cooker hood installation near Bracknell Forest£190
Cooker hood installation near Bradford£138
Cooker hood installation near Braintree£162
Cooker hood installation near Breckland£154
Cooker hood installation near Bridgend£130
Cooker hood installation near Brighton£162
Cooker hood installation near Bristol£150
Cooker hood installation near Broadland£146
Cooker hood installation near Broxtowe£130
Cooker hood installation near Bury£138
Cooker hood installation near Caerphilly£130
Cooker hood installation near Calderdale£134
Cooker hood installation near Cambridge£162
Cooker hood installation near Canterbury£138
Cooker hood installation near Cardiff£130
Cooker hood installation near Carmarthenshire£126
Cooker hood installation near Charnwood£134
Cooker hood installation near Chelmsford£174
Cooker hood installation near Cheltenham£138
Cooker hood installation near Cherwell£158
Cooker hood installation near Chester£134
Cooker hood installation near Colchester£154
Cooker hood installation near Conway£206
Cooker hood installation near Coventry£142
Cooker hood installation near Crewe & Nantwich£130
Cooker hood installation near Dacorum£190
Cooker hood installation near Derby£126
Cooker hood installation near Doncaster£130
Cooker hood installation near Dover£130
Cooker hood installation near Dudley£142
Cooker hood installation near Dumfries & Galloway£130
Cooker hood installation near Dundee£134
Cooker hood installation near East Ayrshire£130
Cooker hood installation near East Devon£134
Cooker hood installation near East Dunbartonshire£150
Cooker hood installation near East Hampshire£154
Cooker hood installation near East Hertfordshire£178
Cooker hood installation near East Lindsey£114
Cooker hood installation near East Riding£130
Cooker hood installation near Eastleigh£158
Cooker hood installation near Edinburgh£146
Cooker hood installation near Elmbridge£202
Cooker hood installation near Epping Forest£198
Cooker hood installation near Erewash£130
Cooker hood installation near Exeter£126
Cooker hood installation near Falkirk£150
Cooker hood installation near Fife£138
Cooker hood installation near Flintshire£130
Cooker hood installation near Gateshead£142
Cooker hood installation near Gedling£134
Cooker hood installation near Glasgow£146
Cooker hood installation near Gloucester£134
Cooker hood installation near Guildford£182
Cooker hood installation near Gwynedd£190
Cooker hood installation near Halton£138
Cooker hood installation near Harrogate£134
Cooker hood installation near Havant & Waterloo£150
Cooker hood installation near Horsham£174
Cooker hood installation near Huntingdonshire£158
Cooker hood installation near Ipswich£142
Cooker hood installation near Isle of Wight£162
Cooker hood installation near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£134
Cooker hood installation near Kingston-upon-Hull£130
Cooker hood installation near Kirklees£134
Cooker hood installation near Knowsley£138
Cooker hood installation near Lancaster£126
Cooker hood installation near Leeds£142
Cooker hood installation near Leicester£154
Cooker hood installation near Lisburn£106
Cooker hood installation near Liverpool£138
Cooker hood installation near London£202
Cooker hood installation near Luton£186
Cooker hood installation near Macclesfield£138
Cooker hood installation near Maidstone£178
Cooker hood installation near Manchester£138
Cooker hood installation near Mid Bedfordshire£170
Cooker hood installation near Mid Sussex£170
Cooker hood installation near Middlesbrough£138
Cooker hood installation near Milton Keynes£162
Cooker hood installation near Neath Port Talbot£130
Cooker hood installation near New Forest£154
Cooker hood installation near Newbury£170
Cooker hood installation near Newcastle-under-Lyme£122
Cooker hood installation near Newcastle-upon-Tyne£142
Cooker hood installation near Newport£130
Cooker hood installation near North Ayrshire£138
Cooker hood installation near North East Lincolnshire£118
Cooker hood installation near North Hertfordshire£178
Cooker hood installation near North Lanarkshire£150
Cooker hood installation near North Lincolnshire£130
Cooker hood installation near North Somerset£146
Cooker hood installation near North Tyneside£142
Cooker hood installation near North Wiltshire£166
Cooker hood installation near Northampton£158
Cooker hood installation near Norwich£154
Cooker hood installation near Nottingham£134
Cooker hood installation near Nuneaton & Bedworth£150
Cooker hood installation near Oldham£138
Cooker hood installation near Oxford£166
Cooker hood installation near Pembrokeshire£110
Cooker hood installation near Perth & Kinross£142
Cooker hood installation near Peterborough£138
Cooker hood installation near Plymouth£134
Cooker hood installation near Poole£142
Cooker hood installation near Portsmouth£158
Cooker hood installation near Powys£142
Cooker hood installation near Preston£138
Cooker hood installation near Reading£178
Cooker hood installation near Redcar & Cleveland£142
Cooker hood installation near Reigate & Banstead£198
Cooker hood installation near Renfrewshire£150
Cooker hood installation near Rhondda, Cynon, Taff£134
Cooker hood installation near Rochdale£138
Cooker hood installation near Rotherham£126
Cooker hood installation near Salford£138
Cooker hood installation near Salisbury£134
Cooker hood installation near Sandwell£142
Cooker hood installation near Scarborough£126
Cooker hood installation near Sefton£138
Cooker hood installation near Sevenoaks£186
Cooker hood installation near Sheffield£126
Cooker hood installation near Slough£190
Cooker hood installation near Solihull£142
Cooker hood installation near South Ayrshire£138
Cooker hood installation near South Bedfordshire£166
Cooker hood installation near South Cambridgeshire£166
Cooker hood installation near South Gloucestershire£150
Cooker hood installation near South Kesteven£150
Cooker hood installation near South Lanarkshire£142
Cooker hood installation near South Oxfordshire£174
Cooker hood installation near South Somerset£146
Cooker hood installation near South Tyneside£138
Cooker hood installation near Southampton£158
Cooker hood installation near Southend-on-Sea£170
Cooker hood installation near St Albans£190
Cooker hood installation near St Helens£138
Cooker hood installation near Stafford£134
Cooker hood installation near Stockport£138
Cooker hood installation near Stockton-on-Tees£138
Cooker hood installation near Stoke-on-Trent£122
Cooker hood installation near Stratford-on-Avon£146
Cooker hood installation near Stroud£134
Cooker hood installation near Suffolk Coastal£146
Cooker hood installation near Sunderland£138
Cooker hood installation near Swale£158
Cooker hood installation near Swansea£130
Cooker hood installation near Tameside£138
Cooker hood installation near Teignbridge£122
Cooker hood installation near Tendring£146
Cooker hood installation near Test Valley£142
Cooker hood installation near Thamesdown£162
Cooker hood installation near Thanet£130
Cooker hood installation near The Wrekin£126
Cooker hood installation near Thurrock£186
Cooker hood installation near Torbay£122
Cooker hood installation near Trafford£142
Cooker hood installation near Vale of Glamorgan£134
Cooker hood installation near Vale of White Horse£158
Cooker hood installation near Vale Royal£130
Cooker hood installation near Wakefield£138
Cooker hood installation near Walsall£142
Cooker hood installation near Warrington£138
Cooker hood installation near Warwick£142
Cooker hood installation near Waveney£142
Cooker hood installation near Waverley£178
Cooker hood installation near Wealden£190
Cooker hood installation near West Lancashire£138
Cooker hood installation near West Lothian£142
Cooker hood installation near West Wiltshire£166
Cooker hood installation near Wigan£134
Cooker hood installation near Windsor & Maidenhead£190
Cooker hood installation near Wirral£142
Cooker hood installation near Wokingham£186
Cooker hood installation near Wolverhampton£146
Cooker hood installation near Wrexham Maelor£126
Cooker hood installation near Wychavon£142
Cooker hood installation near Wycombe£182
Cooker hood installation near York£134