What does a biomass boiler cost?

The EPC register calls this a biomass boiler. Priced from the recommendations on 10,858 current certificates in England & Wales — not installer marketing.

£5,000
middle half of quoted costs · typically £5,000, after the Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Cost by property type

The register’s indicative installed cost, and the payback at this measure’s typical saving.

PropertyHomesInstalled costSaving / yrPayback
Detached bungalow898£5,000£43511.5 yrs
Detached house2,405£5,000£43511.5 yrs
End-Terrace house918£5,000£43511.5 yrs
Mid-Terrace house1,986£5,000£43511.5 yrs
Semi-Detached house4,005£5,000£43511.5 yrs

Savings are the measure’s share of the home’s own certificate saving, estimated the same way the Upgrade Plan estimates it, then taken across every home recommended this measure.

What it does to your grade

Biomass boiler typically adds 19.0 EPC points, at about £263 a point. A grade band is 11–14 points wide, so this alone can move a whole grade.

DCa grade costs roughly £3,158 at this measure’s rate

Support that applies

Boiler Upgrade Scheme£7,500 off the installed price
Energy-saving materials0% VAT on installation

From the grants registry, verified 20 August 2026 · all grants

What would it do for your home?

Exact cost, saving and grades gained — from your home’s own certificate.

Other measures