Boilers: How to buy the best boiler Boiler prices
Boiler prices often differ significantly
Boiler prices can range significantly according to the size, brand and type of boiler you're looking to buy.
Of the 52 boiler models we've tested, prices range from a bargain £626 to a breaking-the-bank £2,397 - but we've found that a hefty price tag doesn't always guarantee you're getting a top-performing product.
Our boilers review gives you full verdicts on all the boilers we've independently tested - use the boilers compare tool to filter your results by price band.
Boiler prices
To give you a snapshot of boiler prices, we've categorised all 52 boilers we've tested according to type and typical price range in the following table.
We've also indicated which brands have models within these price ranges - including well-known names like Baxi, Vaillant, Worcester-Bosch, Glow-Worm and Ideal.
| Snapshot of typical boiler prices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price band | Gas combi boilers | Gas heat-only boilers | Oil combi boilers |
| £400 - £700 | 7 boilers tested (Baxi, Ideal, Main, Halstead) | 1 boiler tested (Ferroli) | n/a |
| £700 - 900 | 15 boilers tested (Potterton, Baxi, Ariston, Ideal, Vaillant, Glow-Worm) | 13 boilers tested (Baxi, Keston, Potterton, Vaillant, Worcester) | n/a |
| £900 - £1,200 | 9 boilers tested (Vaillant, Ideal, Glow-Worm, Baxi) | 2 boilers tested (Worcester, Saunier Duval) | n/a |
| £1,200+ | 2 boilers tested (Vaillant, Worcester) | n/a | 6 boilers tested (Worcester, Firebird, Grant, Turco) |
Because this is only a snapshot, you should contact a boiler manufacturer directly for its latest pricing and offers. If you want more information about a particular boiler model, take a look at our boilers review - which reveals which eight boiler models we recommend as Best Buys - as well as an overview of major gas boiler brands as revealed to us by their customers.
Boiler installation costs
The price of the boiler itself is just one element to factor in.
When you add the price of installation, a possible engineer call-out charge, the cost of extra parts, any extra work that may be needed to your central heating system, plus VAT, the boiler price itself may make up only a small part of the overall boiler replacement price.
For more information on how much you can expect to pay to replace parts, see the boiler part replacement costs page in our boiler servicing contracts review. You may also want to see satisfaction results for British Gas and Worcester in our review on one-off boiler services and boiler repairs.
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