What’s the Cost of Installing a New Hob in Your Kitchen?
Having decided which type of hob you want to purchase, the next step is to buy the hob and have it installed. The cost of installing a new hob in your kitchen can be broken down into buying and installation costs, and running costs.
1. Buying costs for a new hob
Depending on the type of hob you buy, here is how much you can expect to spend on a new hob:
Base price models (£75 – £200)
- Gas hobs start at £75
- For about £100 you will find electric plate hobs with twist-knob controls
- Starting price for ceramic hobs is £170
Mid-price range (£200 – £400)
- Between £200 and £250 you will find mid-range electric plate hobs, ceramic hobs and gas hobs
- Induction hobs start at £300
- In the £300 and £400 value range, you will find some really stylish and modern hobs with more than four burners
Premium range (£400 – £750)
- A gas or ceramic hob priced more than £400 will have a designer look and special functions like dual heat zones
- Induction hob features in the £300 and £500 range remain fairly similar
- Any hob that costs more than £500 will have designer looks and advanced features such as residual heat indicators and touch sensitive controls.
Designer range ( more than £750)
Any hob in this range will most certainly belong in a designer kitchen. Expect the entire range of features you can possibly have on a hob, including small utensil detectors, overflow indicators, and pause buttons.
Popular brands as per hob category include:
Gas hobs: Stoves, AEG Electrolux, Indesit, Smeg and Zanussi
Electric hobs: AEG, Indesit, Beko, New World, Neff and Baumatic
Ceramic hobs: Bosch, Stoves, AEG Electrolux, Indesit, Smeg and Zanussi.
Induction hobs: AEG Electrolux, Miele, Stoves, Smeg
Electric plate hobs: AEG, Indesit, Beko, New World, Neff and Baumatic
Also check out kitchen retailers like Homebase and B&Q for some low-cost options.
2. Installation costs
The cost of installationing a gas hob will be approximately £120 (this includes labour and fittings). Only a GasSafe qualified engineer should install your gas hob. Hiring someone who is not qualified to install the gas hob will put you and your family at great risk.
Hire an experienced electrician to install the electric hob. You can expect to pay £70 to £100 depending on the type of hob.
3. Running costs
There are significant differences in the running costs of gas and electric hobs. A gas cooker used for about 80 minutes per day for a year will cost £37 less per year to run, than an electric cooker used for the same amount of time. In addition, since the long-term costs of electricity will rise more quickly than gas because of green taxes being added to the former, the difference in running costs between gas and electric hobs will further increase.
Our advice would be to compare the costs of installing the new hob, before you decide on a particular hob brand and model.