Heating upgrades and heat pumps · East Midlands

Heating upgrades and heat pumps in the Derbyshire Dales

If your heating programme in the Derbyshire Dales needs extra delivery capacity, we can take a batch of homes or a whole project.

We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in the Derbyshire Dales for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in the Derbyshire Dales belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Derbyshire Dales at a glance

Council: Derbyshire Dales District Council
Region: East Midlands
County: Derbyshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 72,422 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.02 (VOA 2026)

Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in the Derbyshire Dales?

Most social homes in the Derbyshire Dales are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Derbyshire Dales District Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in the Derbyshire Dales?

Boiler and full system replacements
Air source heat pumps, cylinders and controls
Radiator and emitter upgrades sized to the design
Heating controls and smart thermostats
Removal of redundant appliances and flues

Heating upgrades and heat pumps in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Every heating job starts with confirming in writing who will do the work and what registration or certification they hold, and that paperwork goes into your handover pack.

Which rules apply in the Derbyshire Dales?

Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (£1.29bn for 2025–2028, plus up to £295m more for 2026/27) requires delivery under PAS 2035/2030, TrustMark-registered installers and, for heat pumps and solar, MCS certification. The fund is closed to new applications.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about heating upgrades and heat pumps

What do heating upgrades and heat pumps cost in the Derbyshire Dales?

Our guide range for an air source heat pump in the Derbyshire Dales is £10,200–£14,300 per home. That is the UK range of £10,000–£14,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.02 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.07); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about heating upgrades and heat pumps in the Derbyshire Dales

Does Derbyshire Dales District Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near the Derbyshire Dales?

Yes. We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps across the East Midlands, including Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, the Staffordshire Moorlands and Chesterfield, and in every other UK nation.

Which housing standard applies in the Derbyshire Dales?

Social homes in England must meet the Decent Homes Standard, enforced through the Regulator of Social Housing's Safety and Quality Standard. A reformed standard, confirmed in January 2026, must be met by 2035 at the latest.