Heat pump running cost by region: all 14 UK supply regions ranked
Ofgem caps electricity and gas prices separately in each of Great Britain’s 14 supply regions, so the same heat pump costs a different amount to run depending on where you live. For a typical 3-bed semi (about 12,000 kWh of heat a year, SCOP 3.5), the cheapest region (East Midlands) comes in around £869/yr and the dearest (Merseyside, North Wales & Cheshire) around £955/yr, a gap of about £86 a year.
Updated for the Oct-Dec 2026 price cap (data version 2026-Q4). Free to reuse with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Supply region | Elec p/kWh | Gas p/kWh | Heat pump £/yr (cap) | Heat pump £/yr (HP tariff) | Gas boiler £/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East MidlandsSee the East Midlands | 25.36 | 7.82 | £869 | £514 | £1,151 |
| 2 | Northern (North East)See Newcastle | 25.46 | 7.92 | £873 | £514 | £1,164 |
| 3 | West MidlandsSee the West Midlands | 25.60 | 7.90 | £878 | £514 | £1,162 |
| 4 | YorkshireSee Yorkshire | 25.60 | 7.90 | £878 | £514 | £1,162 |
| 5 | Southern ScotlandSee Scotland | 26.11 | 7.87 | £895 | £514 | £1,158 |
| 6 | Northern ScotlandSee northern Scotland | 26.35 | 7.87 | £903 | £514 | £1,158 |
| 7 | North WestSee Manchester | 26.49 | 7.86 | £908 | £514 | £1,156 |
| 8 | SouthernSee Hampshire | 26.47 | 8.17 | £908 | £514 | £1,198 |
| 9 | South WalesSee Wales | 26.55 | 8.09 | £910 | £514 | £1,187 |
| 10 | South WestSee the South West | 26.58 | 8.12 | £911 | £514 | £1,191 |
| 11 | EasternSee East Anglia | 26.61 | 7.91 | £912 | £514 | £1,163 |
| 12 | LondonSee London | 26.60 | 8.15 | £912 | £514 | £1,195 |
| 13 | South EastSee the South East | 26.88 | 8.05 | £922 | £514 | £1,182 |
| 14 | Merseyside, North Wales & CheshireSee Liverpool | 27.86 | 7.91 | £955 | £514 | £1,163 |
How this table is built
Model home: 3-bedroom semi-detached with good insulation, about 12,000 kWh of heat a year. Heat pump cost = heat ÷ SCOP 3.5 × the regional electricity unit price. Gas boiler cost = heat ÷ 0.9 × the regional gas unit price, plus the 29.68p/day gas standing charge, which you can drop when you remove the gas supply. The heat pump tariff column uses ~15p/kWh, the level of dedicated time-of-use heat pump tariffs in 2026.
Unit prices are the Ofgem price cap for 1 October to 31 December 2026 (Direct Debit; 5% VAT on gas, no VAT on electricity until 31 March 2027) for each supply region. Source: Ofgem energy price cap. Full model and assumptions: methodology.
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rank,supply_region,electricity_p_per_kwh,gas_p_per_kwh,heat_pump_gbp_per_year_price_cap,heat_pump_gbp_per_year_hp_tariff,gas_boiler_gbp_per_year,annual_saving_gbp 1,"East Midlands",25.36,7.82,869,514,1151,282 2,"Northern (North East)",25.46,7.92,873,514,1164,291 3,"West Midlands",25.6,7.9,878,514,1162,284 4,"Yorkshire",25.6,7.9,878,514,1162,284 5,"Southern Scotland",26.11,7.87,895,514,1158,262 6,"Northern Scotland",26.35,7.87,903,514,1158,254 7,"North West",26.49,7.86,908,514,1156,248 8,"Southern",26.47,8.17,908,514,1198,290 9,"South Wales",26.55,8.09,910,514,1187,277 10,"South West",26.58,8.12,911,514,1191,280 11,"Eastern",26.61,7.91,912,514,1163,251 12,"London",26.6,8.15,912,514,1195,283 13,"South East",26.88,8.05,922,514,1182,260 14,"Merseyside, North Wales & Cheshire",27.86,7.91,955,514,1163,208
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