Heating upgrades and heat pumps · North West
Heating upgrades and heat pumps in Chorley
If your heating programme in Chorley needs extra delivery capacity, we can take a batch of homes or a whole project.
We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Chorley 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 Chorley belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Chorley at a glance
- Council
- Chorley Borough Council
- Region
- North West
- County
- Lancashire
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 118,870 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.01 (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 Chorley?
Most social homes in Chorley are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Chorley Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Chorley?
- Boiler and full system replacements
- Air source heat pumps, cylinders and controls
- Heating controls and smart thermostats
- Removal of redundant appliances and flues
- Resident guidance on running the new system
How do we deliver it?
Residents get a short, plain-English explanation of their new controls, and a phone number to call if something does not feel right in the first weeks.
Which rules apply in Chorley?
Gas work done for payment must be carried out by a member of the Gas Safe Register (Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998). Landlords must have each gas appliance and flue checked at least every 12 months and give the record to the tenant within 28 days.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about heating upgrades and heat pumps
What do heating upgrades and heat pumps cost in Chorley?
Our guide range for an air source heat pump in Chorley is £10,100–£14,150 per home. That is the UK range of £10,000–£14,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.01 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.01–1.02); 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 Chorley
Does Chorley Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Chorley are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Chorley Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Do you also work near Chorley?
Yes. We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps across the North West, including South Ribble, Blackburn with Darwen, Bolton and Wigan, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Chorley as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Chorley can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for heating upgrades and heat pumps, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Chorley
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Void property works
- Communal area refurbishment
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- External wall insulation
- Whole-house retrofit
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Estate and external works
- Damp and mould remediation