InstantCost UK Home Services Price Index
Monthly verified pricing data for 9 UK home services
Last updated 1 July 2026 · Next update 1 August 2026
Most expensive city
London
Biggest price change
Data collection in progress
Verified data points
Data collection in progress
Months of data collected
Data collection in progress
This month's price index
| Service | UK average | London | Manchester | Change vs last month | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathroom Renovation | £2,695 | £3,638 | £2,695 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| Carpet Cleaning | £37 | £50 | £37 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| Driveway Installation & Repair | £3,600 | £4,860 | £3,600 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| Electrician Services | £111 | £150 | £111 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| Heating System (Boiler, Radiators & Repair) | £123 | £166 | £123 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| House Cleaning | £68 | £92 | £68 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| House Exterior Cleaning | £147 | £198 | £147 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| Kitchen Renovation | £6,738 | £9,096 | £6,738 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
| Plumbing Services | £98 | £132 | £98 | Data collection in progress | Sample growing |
Regional figures apply verified regional multipliers to the UK average. We never publish a figure from fewer than 5 verified data points.
How We Collect This Data
Trader Submissions
Quotes and price ranges submitted by vetted UK tradespeople and service providers through our platform. Each submission is checked for outliers before it enters the index.
Market Research
Ongoing desk research across published trade rates, trade body benchmarks and public quotes, refreshed monthly and weighted by region.
Transaction Data (coming Q4 2026)
Anonymised completed-job values from partner networks. This stream is in development and does not yet influence any published figure.
We never publish a figure from fewer than 5 verified data points.
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