Heating upgrades and heat pumps · South East
Heating upgrades and heat pumps in Worthing
If your heating programme in Worthing needs extra delivery capacity, we can take a batch of homes or a whole project.
We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Worthing 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 Worthing belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.
Worthing at a glance
- Council
- Worthing Borough Council
- Region
- South East
- County
- West Sussex
- Council homes
- Transferred to housing associations
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 110,727 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.10 (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 Worthing?
Most social homes in Worthing are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Worthing Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
What do we cover in Worthing?
- Boiler and full system replacements
- Radiator and emitter upgrades sized to the design
- Heating controls and smart thermostats
- System flushing and commissioning
- Resident guidance on running the new system
How do we deliver it?
For heat pumps we insist on a heat loss calculation and emitter sizing. Undersized radiators are the most common reason residents say a heat pump does not work.
Which rules apply in Worthing?
Replacement windows, heating systems and some electrical work are controlled under the Building Regulations. In higher-risk buildings (18 metres or 7 storeys and above, with two or more homes), building work needs Building Safety Regulator approval before it starts unless it is exempt.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about heating upgrades and heat pumps
What do heating upgrades and heat pumps cost in Worthing?
Our guide range for an air source heat pump in Worthing is £11,000–£15,400 per home. That is the UK range of £10,000–£14,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); 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 Worthing
Does Worthing Borough Council still own council homes?
Most social homes in Worthing are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Worthing Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.
Which housing standard applies in Worthing?
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.
Do you also work near Worthing?
Yes. We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps across the South East, including Adur, Arun, Horsham and Brighton and Hove, and in every other UK nation.
Other works we carry out in Worthing
- Responsive repairs
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Housing disrepair works
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Communal area refurbishment
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- External wall insulation
- Void property works
- Estate and external works