# Borehole & water well drilling: what it costs and how to get quotes

Source: https://worklanded.com/find/borehole-drilling (read 2026-11-13)

Across 5 firms that publish a price on their own pages, the middle is £12,000, half charge between £8,000 and £18,000, and the range is £6,000 to £20,000. Read October 2026, from 55 firms' pages, 50 of which publish no price.

## What happens to an enquiry sent here

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Typical cost | £12,000 middle price (£8,000 to £18,000 for half of 5 firms) |
| What that price is for | What does a water borehole cost in the UK - per metre drilled and all-in with pump, headworks and treatment - and which contractors publish a price at all? |
| What you pay us | Nothing. Sending an enquiry is free and you agree prices with the firm. |
| Who gets your details | Up to three borehole and water well drillers, chosen by Worklanded. They contact you directly. |
| You are told | Each firm's name, by email, as your details go to it, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them. |
| What firms pay us | £23 per enquiry in the UK, a fixed price published on our lead price index. Never a share of what you pay them. |
| What a firm sees before it pays | The job and the area, without your name or contact details. |
| Where it is offered | the UK |
| Enquiries sent here in the last 90 days | 10 (read 2026-11-13) |
| Passed to at least one firm | 100% (read 2026-11-13) |
| Typical time until the first firm had the details | 3 hours (read 2026-11-13) |

## Published prices (5 firms, read October 2026)

| Firm's page | Price |
| --- | --- |
| [wellsandboreholes.co.uk](https://www.wellsandboreholes.co.uk/costs) | £6000 |
| [axiomecohomes.co.uk](https://axiomecohomes.co.uk/ground-source-heat-pump-borehole-drilling-cost-uk/) | £8,000 |
| [gsidrilling.co.uk](https://gsidrilling.co.uk/blog/ground-source-heat-pump-borehole-cost-a-closer-look/) | £12,000 |
| [rabrown.co.uk](https://rabrown.co.uk/faq/how-much-does-a-borehole-cost-for-a-ground-source-heat-pump/) | £18,000 |
| [driftgroup.co.uk](https://www.driftgroup.co.uk/water-wells/water-borehole-cost-uk) | £20,000 |

## What a firm will ask you

- What's the borehole for? (Household water supply / Farm or irrigation supply / Business or commercial supply / Ground source heat pump / Something else)
- Rough daily water use, if you know it (Under 20 m³ a day (most homes and smallholdings) / Over 20 m³ a day / No idea yet)
- The site (House with garden or yard access / Farm or rural land / Commercial or industrial site / Other)
- Had a hydrogeological survey or prognosis done? (Yes, I have a report / No, not yet / What's that?)
- When do you want to drill? (As soon as possible / Within 1–3 months / In 3+ months / Just researching costs)

## What happens after you send it

1. Your enquiry is checked for spam and its contact details are checked so a firm can reach you.
2. Worklanded chooses up to three borehole and water well drillers that cover the area. A firm sees the job and the area before it decides to take it.
3. As your details go to each firm, we email you its name, with a link that stops any more firms receiving them.
4. The firms contact you directly. You agree the price and the work with them; Worklanded takes no part of that.

Send an enquiry: https://worklanded.com/find/borehole-drilling#get-quotes (free). An AI agent can send one with the submit_enquiry tool at https://worklanded.com/mcp; the person confirms it by email before it goes anywhere.