By Emily Rivers
Last updated 5th June 2025

Hydrogen Boiler Cost Guide

Hydrogen boilers are the next generation of heating for many homes in the UK. While not on sale yet, working prototypes have been made – and they're likely to be on sale very soon.

When they're available to buy, it's likely that hydrogen boilers will cost around the same as a new gas boiler – approximately £2,275 for combi boiler installation and £2,775 for a conventional boiler.

Type of boiler

Average cost

Combi

£2,275

Conventional

£2,775

System

£2,575

No one knows exactly how much hydrogen boilers will cost, but this is a good estimate. Keep checking back as we get more information on hydrogen boiler prices as development continues.

What will replace gas boilers?

Gas boilers eventually be phased out in newbuild homes. Home builders will have to install an alternative source of heating, such as a heat pump, to produce heating and hot water.

Lots of homeowners are worried that this applies to gas boilers already installed in their homes – but fear not. Any home with a gas boiler will still be able to use it to provide heating and hot water probably well into the 30s.

After that, the government is hinting at using hydrogen to heat our homes by supplying it through the gas grid, so maybe hydrogen boilers will become the leading source of heat for most homes in the UK. Watch this space!

Cost to install hydrogen boiler

Are hydrogen boilers available now?

No, hydrogen boilers aren't available now. Manufacturers Worcester Bosch and Baxi have developed prototypes of hydrogen-ready boilers which can run on natural gas now, but can switch over to 100% hydrogen when the time comes.

Can I convert my boiler to run on hydrogen?

No, you can't convert your current boiler to run on hydrogen. However, most gas boilers and other gas appliances that are available now can run on 20% hydrogen with 80% natural gas.

That means that as we reduce our reliance on natural gas and the government increases hydrogen into the gas grid, your current boiler will still work properly.

So if your gas boiler is old and inefficient but you're trying to hold out for a hydrogen-ready boiler, don't worry. It's still worth installing a new gas boiler, as you'll get many years’ use out of it before you would need to switch to something that runs on 100% hydrogen.

How much will a hydrogen boiler cost to fit?

The hydrogen boilers in development right now are very similar to natural gas boilers. Since most boilers could run on a blend of gas and hydrogen right now, we can assume that hydrogen-ready boilers will cost around the same amount to fit as gas boilers.

There will probably be laws put in place to ensure that only trained installers can fit hydrogen boilers. If the entire gas grid is switched to hydrogen, Gas Safe engineers will probably be trained to install them.

Hydrogen boiler fitting costs will still depend on whether you want your boiler installed in the same place as the old one – boiler relocation costs will be higher.

Are hydrogen boilers cheaper to run?

The jury's out on whether hydrogen boilers are cheaper to run. Hydrogen is expected to cost more per kilowatt hour (kWh) than natural gas, but it is far more efficient.

Hydrogen can produce nearly three times as much heat per kWh, so hydrogen boilers won't need to use as much fuel as gas boilers to heat your home effectively.

As hydrogen boilers will work in a similar way to gas boilers, we can expect that they will be required to have a high efficiency rating as gas boilers are. Hopefully that means that homeowners will see a saving on their energy bills with the introduction of hydrogen in the supply.

Do you need a tank for a hydrogen boiler?

No, you won't need a tank for a hydrogen boiler. The idea is that hydrogen boilers will be supplied via the mains gas pipes that are already installed in 85% of homes in the UK.

Over time, the amount of hydrogen in the supply from the gas grid will increase until we no longer use natural gas to heat our homes.

Get a quote for a hydrogen blend-ready boiler

If you want to future-proof your home and update your old gas boiler to a hydrogen blend-ready one, post your job on HaMuch for a gas boiler now. Get quotes from a range of Gas Safe registered engineers who can recommend boilers that will run on up to 20% hydrogen.


Estimates for common heating engineer jobs;

Rates for other trades

Install hydrogen boiler cost in the UK
Install hydrogen boiler cost in the UK (excluding VAT or callout charges)
Location in UKInstall hydrogen boiler cost
Install hydrogen boiler near London£1,224
Install hydrogen boiler near Birmingham£1,000
Install hydrogen boiler near Leeds£988
Install hydrogen boiler near Glasgow£1,172
Install hydrogen boiler near Sheffield£1,008
Install hydrogen boiler near Bradford£988
Install hydrogen boiler near Liverpool£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near Edinburgh£1,120
Install hydrogen boiler near Manchester£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near Bristol£1,084
Install hydrogen boiler near Kirklees£980
Install hydrogen boiler near Fife£1,136
Install hydrogen boiler near Wirral£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near North Lanarkshire£1,176
Install hydrogen boiler near Wakefield£984
Install hydrogen boiler near Cardiff£1,008
Install hydrogen boiler near Dudley£1,000
Install hydrogen boiler near Wigan£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near East Riding£908
Install hydrogen boiler near South Lanarkshire£1,132
Install hydrogen boiler near Coventry£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near Belfast£952
Install hydrogen boiler near Leicester£988
Install hydrogen boiler near Sunderland£1,100
Install hydrogen boiler near Sandwell£996
Install hydrogen boiler near Doncaster£1,012
Install hydrogen boiler near Stockport£1,028
Install hydrogen boiler near Sefton£1,016
Install hydrogen boiler near Nottingham£976
Install hydrogen boiler near Newcastle Upon Tyne£1,116
Install hydrogen boiler near Kingston-upon-Hull£912
Install hydrogen boiler near Bolton£1,036
Install hydrogen boiler near Walsall£1,000
Install hydrogen boiler near Plymouth£1,020
Install hydrogen boiler near Rotherham£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near Stoke-on-Trent£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near Wolverhampton£1,000
Install hydrogen boiler near Rhondda, Cynon, Taff£976
Install hydrogen boiler near South Gloucestershire£1,084
Install hydrogen boiler near Derby£972
Install hydrogen boiler near Swansea£996
Install hydrogen boiler near Salford£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near Barnsley£984
Install hydrogen boiler near Tameside£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near Oldham£1,020
Install hydrogen boiler near Trafford£1,036
Install hydrogen boiler near Aberdeen£1,184
Install hydrogen boiler near Southampton£1,120
Install hydrogen boiler near Highland£1,148
Install hydrogen boiler near Rochdale£1,012
Install hydrogen boiler near Solihull£1,000
Install hydrogen boiler near Gateshead£1,112
Install hydrogen boiler near Milton Keynes£1,160
Install hydrogen boiler near North Tyneside£1,116
Install hydrogen boiler near Calderdale£984
Install hydrogen boiler near Northampton£1,140
Install hydrogen boiler near Portsmouth£1,092
Install hydrogen boiler near Warrington£1,044
Install hydrogen boiler near North Somerset£1,056
Install hydrogen boiler near Bury£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near Luton£1,196
Install hydrogen boiler near St Helens£1,020
Install hydrogen boiler near Stockton-on-Tees£1,060
Install hydrogen boiler near Renfrewshire£1,144
Install hydrogen boiler near York£952
Install hydrogen boiler near Thamesdown£1,252
Install hydrogen boiler near Southend-on-Sea£1,072
Install hydrogen boiler near New Forest£1,112
Install hydrogen boiler near Caerphilly£992
Install hydrogen boiler near Carmarthenshire£956
Install hydrogen boiler near Bath£1,096
Install hydrogen boiler near Wycombe£1,236
Install hydrogen boiler near Basildon£1,108
Install hydrogen boiler near Bournemouth£1,108
Install hydrogen boiler near Peterborough£1,152
Install hydrogen boiler near North East Lincolnshire£1,016
Install hydrogen boiler near Chelmsford£1,084
Install hydrogen boiler near Brighton£1,100
Install hydrogen boiler near South Tyneside£1,120
Install hydrogen boiler near Charnwood£972
Install hydrogen boiler near Aylesbury Vale£1,148
Install hydrogen boiler near Colchester£1,060
Install hydrogen boiler near Knowsley£1,028
Install hydrogen boiler near North Lincolnshire£956
Install hydrogen boiler near Huntingdonshire£1,148
Install hydrogen boiler near Macclesfield£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near Blackpool£1,036
Install hydrogen boiler near West Lothian£1,176
Install hydrogen boiler near South Somerset£1,048
Install hydrogen boiler near Dundee£1,232
Install hydrogen boiler near Basingstoke & Deane£1,188
Install hydrogen boiler near Harrogate£984
Install hydrogen boiler near Dumfries & Galloway£984
Install hydrogen boiler near Middlesbrough£1,060
Install hydrogen boiler near Flintshire£960
Install hydrogen boiler near Rochester-upon-Medway£1,056
Install hydrogen boiler near The Wrekin£1,016
Install hydrogen boiler near Newbury£1,172
Install hydrogen boiler near Falkirk£1,196
Install hydrogen boiler near Reading£1,216
Install hydrogen boiler near Wokingham£1,220
Install hydrogen boiler near Windsor & Maidenhead£1,232
Install hydrogen boiler near Maidstone£1,092
Install hydrogen boiler near Redcar & Cleveland£1,048
Install hydrogen boiler near North Ayrshire£1,008
Install hydrogen boiler near Blackburn£988
Install hydrogen boiler near Neath Port Talbot£984
Install hydrogen boiler near Poole£1,108
Install hydrogen boiler near Wealden£1,092
Install hydrogen boiler near Arun£1,128
Install hydrogen boiler near Bedford£1,172
Install hydrogen boiler near Oxford£1,200
Install hydrogen boiler near Lancaster£1,088
Install hydrogen boiler near Newport£1,020
Install hydrogen boiler near Canterbury£1,048
Install hydrogen boiler near Preston£1,016
Install hydrogen boiler near Dacorum£1,200
Install hydrogen boiler near Cherwell£1,196
Install hydrogen boiler near Perth & Kinross£1,084
Install hydrogen boiler near Thurrock£1,140
Install hydrogen boiler near Tendring£1,168
Install hydrogen boiler near Kings Lynn & West Norfolk£960
Install hydrogen boiler near St Albans£1,220
Install hydrogen boiler near Bridgend£968
Install hydrogen boiler near South Cambridgeshire£1,100
Install hydrogen boiler near Braintree£1,072
Install hydrogen boiler near Norwich£1,040
Install hydrogen boiler near Thanet£1,068
Install hydrogen boiler near Isle of Wight£1,092
Install hydrogen boiler near Mid Sussex£1,128
Install hydrogen boiler near South Oxfordshire£1,208
Install hydrogen boiler near Guildford£1,212
Install hydrogen boiler near Elmbridge£1,232
Install hydrogen boiler near Stafford£992
Install hydrogen boiler near Powys£1,200
Install hydrogen boiler near East Hertfordshire£1,180
Install hydrogen boiler near Torbay£1,028
Install hydrogen boiler near Wrexham Maelor£1,052
Install hydrogen boiler near East Devon£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near East Lindsey£952
Install hydrogen boiler near Halton£1,032
Install hydrogen boiler near Warwick£1,008
Install hydrogen boiler near East Ayrshire£968
Install hydrogen boiler near Newcastle-under-Lyme£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near North Wiltshire£1,188
Install hydrogen boiler near South Kesteven£1,064
Install hydrogen boiler near Epping Forest£1,236
Install hydrogen boiler near Vale of Glamorgan£1,008
Install hydrogen boiler near Reigate & Banstead£1,208
Install hydrogen boiler near Chester£1,016
Install hydrogen boiler near Mid Bedfordshire£1,152
Install hydrogen boiler near Suffolk Coastal£1,280
Install hydrogen boiler near Horsham£1,136
Install hydrogen boiler near Nuneaton & Bedworth£996
Install hydrogen boiler near Gwynedd£888
Install hydrogen boiler near Swale£1,048
Install hydrogen boiler near Havant & Waterloo£1,100
Install hydrogen boiler near Teignbridge£1,028
Install hydrogen boiler near Cambridge£1,104
Install hydrogen boiler near Vale Royal£964
Install hydrogen boiler near Amber Valley£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near North Hertfordshire£1,164
Install hydrogen boiler near South Ayrshire£996
Install hydrogen boiler near Waverley£1,200
Install hydrogen boiler near Broadland£1,052
Install hydrogen boiler near Crewe & Nantwich£1,020
Install hydrogen boiler near Breckland£980
Install hydrogen boiler near Ipswich£1,236
Install hydrogen boiler near Pembrokeshire£848
Install hydrogen boiler near Vale of White Horse£1,216
Install hydrogen boiler near Salisbury£1,132
Install hydrogen boiler near Gedling£980
Install hydrogen boiler near Eastleigh£1,128
Install hydrogen boiler near Broxtowe£988
Install hydrogen boiler near Stratford-on-Avon£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near South Bedfordshire£1,172
Install hydrogen boiler near Angus£1,316
Install hydrogen boiler near East Hampshire£1,120
Install hydrogen boiler near East Dunbartonshire£1,176
Install hydrogen boiler near Conway£944
Install hydrogen boiler near Sevenoaks£1,144
Install hydrogen boiler near Slough£1,232
Install hydrogen boiler near Bracknell Forest£1,224
Install hydrogen boiler near West Lancashire£1,024
Install hydrogen boiler near West Wiltshire£1,188
Install hydrogen boiler near Ashfield£992
Install hydrogen boiler near Lisburn£936
Install hydrogen boiler near Scarborough£1,016
Install hydrogen boiler near Stroud£1,172
Install hydrogen boiler near Wychavon£1,052
Install hydrogen boiler near Waveney£1,048
Install hydrogen boiler near Exeter£1,032
Install hydrogen boiler near Dover£1,016
Install hydrogen boiler near Test Valley£1,132
Install hydrogen boiler near Gloucester£1,240
Install hydrogen boiler near Erewash£972
Install hydrogen boiler near Cheltenham£1,208
Install hydrogen boiler near Bassetlaw£1,004
Install hydrogen boiler near Scottish Borders£1,484