Heat pump guides for Gateshead homeowners
Three guides written to be useful rather than persuasive: what the work actually costs in Gateshead during 2026, how the £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme behaves in practice, and which older borough properties convert cleanly, which want preparation first, and which are better off with a hybrid.
Nothing here is written to close a sale. The guides stay on checkable ground: current borough installation pricing, measured efficiency figures, the published scheme rules, and the practical behaviour of the housing you can see from the Angel of the North down to the Quayside.
Gateshead heat pump costs in 2026
Fitted prices, the £7,500 grant arithmetic and running costs against gas and storage heating, with worked borough examples.
The £7,500 BUS grant explained
Who qualifies, the EPC condition that catches people out, and the route the money takes to your invoice.
Heat pumps in older Gateshead homes
Tyneside flats, Saltwell villas, ridge estates and riverside stock assessed honestly, including when a hybrid is the better answer.