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AnswerIs electric or gas heating cheaper?
Direct electric heating is the most expensive per unit; gas is cheaper; a heat pump is cheapest of all per unit of heat because it delivers ~3× the energy it uses.
In more detail
The gap widens on a heat-pump tariff with cheap off-peak electricity.
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2026 figures, based on Energy Saving Trust, Ofgem & gov.uk data · always confirm with a professional survey.