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£1,284 /yr
Avg. household saving after upgrades
142,000+
UK homes assessed on Green Home Upgrade this year
4.8
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4.8 kWp solar Heat pump 7kW charger
Estimated annual saving
£1,284 / yr
6.7-year payback · 2.9t CO₂e avoided
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Solent Eco Ltd
MCS-certified · Portsmouth
★★★★★ 4.9 (284 installs)
EPC potential
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D
E
From D → projected B
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Everything powering a modern home — explained plainly.

Eight categories. Live UK pricing. Independent data. Pick where to start — our planner handles the order later.

Solar PV

Rooftop panels + inverter. Generate your own electricity; export the rest.

£5,400–£9,200 typical install

Home batteries

Store solar or cheap-rate grid energy. Time-shift usage, cut peak-rate bills.

5–20 kWh systems

EV charging

7kW home wallboxes, smart scheduling, V2G — charged on tariffs that pay you back.

£800–£1,600 installed

Heat pumps

Air-source & ground-source. Up to 400% efficient. BUS grant £7,500.

£7k–£14k after grant

Insulation

Loft, cavity, solid wall, underfloor. Biggest saving per £ for most UK homes.

£450 avg yearly saving

Windows & doors

Triple-glazing, thermal-break frames, draught-proofing. The quiet upgrade.

U-value 0.8 or better

Boilers

When replacement makes sense, and when to skip straight to a heat pump.

A-rated combi & system

Air conditioning

Reversible split-systems that cool in summer and heat in winter — on one unit.

SEER 7+ recommended
The planner

Model your home in a minute — then decide.

We combine your postcode, home type and current bills with real MCS-installer pricing to show what each upgrade actually costs and saves — for your house, not a national average.

01

Postcode-aware pricing

Installer rates vary £3–5k across UK regions. We show the median and spread for your area.

02

Every grant, checked live

BUS, ECO4, GBIS, Warm Homes (Scotland), Nest (Wales). Eligibility in real time.

03

Order matters — we sequence upgrades

Insulate before you heat-pump. Panels before battery. We'll tell you when to do what.

Home Planner LIVE
Updated 2 min ago
PO5 3AB
Semi-detached · 1930s
1
2
3
4
5+
£2,840
Solar 4kW
Battery 10kWh
Heat pump
EV charger
Install cost (after grants)
£11,420
Grants & rebates applied
− £1,800
Payback period
6.7 years
Saving in year 1
£1,284
See full 25-year breakdown →
Market data · April 2026

Live UK pricing, updated weekly.

We track installer quotes, grant values and retail pricing across England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland. Sourced from 840+ MCS installers.

Benchmark prices, typical UK home

Updated 20 Apr 2026 · sample of 6 categories
Category
Typical spec
Median install
vs Jan
Payback
Grant
Solar PV
4.0 kWp · 10 panels · hybrid inverter
£6,840
− 3.2%
7.1 yrs
Home battery
10 kWh · wall-mount · AC-coupled
£4,250
− 5.4%
8.3 yrs
EV wallbox
7.4 kW tethered · smart tariff ready
£1,180
+ 1.1%
2.4 yrs
EV Chargepoint
Air-source heat pump
8 kW · for 3-bed semi, properly insulated
£10,900
− 2.1%
11.2 yrs
BUS · £7,500
Loft insulation
270mm mineral wool · 3-bed home
£630
+ 0.4%
1.8 yrs
GBIS · ECO4
Triple-glazed windows
8 windows · uPVC · U-value 0.8
£7,400
+ 2.8%
14.5 yrs

Built on data, not sales pitches.

840+
MCS-certified installers tracked weekly across the UK
24.3p
Avg. UK electricity unit rate, April 2026
2.9t
CO₂e avoided per home, after full upgrade path
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How Green Home Upgrade works

From "I've been thinking about solar" to installed.

STEP 01

Tell us about your home

Postcode, property type, current heating and bills. Takes a minute — no account needed.

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STEP 02

Get a sequenced plan

Which upgrades, in what order, at what cost and saving — with every grant you qualify for already applied.

Side-by-side scenarios
25-year lifetime view
STEP 03

Pick a vetted installer

Quotes from MCS-certified local installers. Compare warranty, timelines and reviews — then book.

Up to 4 fixed quotes
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UK homes assessed this year. Yours could be next.
£1.2k
Avg. annual saving across completed upgrade plans.
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