About Borehole Drilling Cost

What is on this site

One question, "borehole drilling", answered with a quote form that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.

• Borehole drilling cost per metre: 2026 UK rates and what's in them: UK borehole drilling costs £50–£100 per metre in typical 2026 quotes. What the rate includes, what geology does to it, and worked costs at common depths.
• Borehole licences and rules: the 20 m³ a day line, plainly: Abstract under 20 cubic metres a day and you generally need no abstraction licence; over it you need an Environment Agency licence. Plus drinking water testing rules.
• Ground source heat pump borehole cost: a different job, priced per metre: Heat pump boreholes are closed-loop collectors, not water wells: still priced per metre, but the metres come from your heat demand. How the job and cost differ.

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Borehole Drilling Cost is an independent information and introduction service operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. We are not a drilling contractor and are not affiliated with the Environment Agency or any body named on this site. We pass your details to relevant borehole drilling contractors who quote you directly; we may receive a fee from those contractors, and you pay nothing. Cost figures are typical 2026 quote ranges that vary by region, geology and site; nothing here is legal or engineering advice.