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Air conditioning cost in London

Most homeowners pay £3,600 – £6,000 (mid-range, typical £4,600, including VAT), 2% above the national average.

Most homeowners pay

£3,600 – £6,000London · 3 · incl. VAT
Typical: £4,600
Labour £924Materials £2,924Work hours: 33.3

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Local wage data

Price levels in London

TypicalLabourMaterials
Basic£2,400
£1,900 – £3,150
£283£1,720
Mid-range£4,600
£3,600 – £6,000
£924£2,924
Premium£8,950
£7,000 – £11,600
£1,303£6,162

Why prices in London are different

Labour makes up about 24% of a mid-range air conditioning job, around 33 hours of trade work. Tradespeople in London cost about 12% more than the national average (official wage data: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, tables 14 and 15), while materials are priced much the same across the country. That is why the total comes out 2% above the national figure.

London ranks 1 of 11 UK regions for this job, from most to least expensive.

Next to it in the price ranking

Air conditioning cost in East£4,500
Air conditioning cost in North West£4,500
Air conditioning cost in Scotland£4,500
National average£4,500

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External wall insulation cost in London£26,800
Fencing cost in London£2,900
Garage door cost in London£1,800
Garden decking cost in London£2,950
Gutter guards cost in London£850
Hot water cylinder cost in London£2,300
House rewire cost in London£7,300
New boiler cost in London£2,900
New driveway cost in London£5,850
New flooring cost in London£2,750
New kitchen cost in London£8,150
New roof cost in London£17,600
Painting and decorating cost in London£3,300
Rendering cost in London£12,200
Replacement windows cost in London£3,700
Solar panels cost in London£12,700
Stairlift cost in London£3,000
Underpinning cost in London£12,800
Walk-in bath cost in London£6,100
Walk-in shower cost in London£3,150

Frequently asked questions

How much does air conditioning cost in London?

A mid-range job typically costs £4,600 including VAT, with most homeowners paying between £3,600 and £6,000. A basic job is about £2,400 and a premium one about £8,950.

Is air conditioning more expensive in London than the national average?

London: 2% above the national average. Labour makes up about 24% of a mid-range air conditioning job, around 33 hours of trade work. Tradespeople in London cost about 12% more than the national average (official wage data: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, tables 14 and 15), while materials are priced much the same across the country. That is why the total comes out 2% above the national figure.

How much of the price is labour in London?

About 24% at the mid-range level, around 33 hours of work at local rates. The rest is materials, equipment and disposal, which vary much less between regions.

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