Hive Installation Cost in London: What Changes the Price

• Where the old controls are: a receiver going where a timer was, on the same wiring, is the shortest job
• Hot water: a dual channel receiver at a wiring centre takes longer than a combi swap
• An old wired room thermostat that has to be taken out of the circuit
• More than one heating zone, each with its own receiver to wire, pair and label
• Radiator valves: Hive puts each one at around 10 to 20 minutes
• Moving the receiver or thermostat, or adding a fused spur where there is none
• Setting up a new Hive Hub where the router is awkward to reach

• Included: removing the old controls, fitting and wiring the receiver, testing the boiler, fitting and pairing the thermostat, hub and valves, and an app walkthrough
• Not included: the Hive devices themselves, which you buy; anything at the boiler that needs a Gas Safe engineer; new circuits; plumbing such as new valve bodies
• Parking, where it has to be paid for, is added at cost and agreed before you book
• Your old controls are left with you; taking them away for disposal is not part of the booking

A vetted pro prices your job from photos of the boiler, your existing controls and the Hive kit, and the JACK app shows you that fixed price before you book.

Where the wiring already is matters more than the device. A receiver that goes where an old programmer was, on the same wiring, is the simplest job. Hot water on a cylinder, an old wired thermostat to take out of the circuit, a receiver that has to move, or several zones each add time. A photo of the boiler, the old controls and anything labelled near the hot water cylinder lets the pro price what is really there.

Several devices go on one booking for one price: the thermostat, the hub, and Hive Radiator Valves for each room. Other jobs, such as a smart doorbell, can go on the same visit. Where parking has to be paid for, it is added at cost and agreed before you book.

Prefer to pay for the pro's time? Hourly hire works too: as a guide, smart home installation is typically £45–£95 per hour.