Security Upgrade Costs by City

Every UK city ranked by security upgrade cost, highest to lowest. National rates adjusted for regional pricing differences.

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#	City	Region	Avg. Cost	vs Avg
1	Central London	London	£261 – £1,015	+45%
2	Westminster	London	£259 – £1,008	+44%
3	Kensington	London	£257 – £1,001	+42%
4	Chelsea	London	£256 – £994	+42%
5	Islington	London	£252 – £980	+40%
6	Camden	London	£250 – £973	+39%
7	Hackney	London	£248 – £966	+37%
8	Hammersmith	London	£247 – £959	+37%
9	Wandsworth	London	£245 – £952	+36%
10	Richmond upon Thames	London	£245 – £952	+36%
11	Fulham	London	£245 – £952	+36%
12	Southwark	London	£243 – £945	+35%
13	Lambeth	London	£243 – £945	+35%
14	Wimbledon	London	£243 – £945	+35%
15	Brixton	London	£241 – £938	+34%
16	Stratford	London	£241 – £938	+34%
17	Greenwich	London	£239 – £931	+32%
18	Ealing	London	£239 – £931	+32%
19	Kingston upon Thames	London	£239 – £931	+32%
20	Walthamstow	London	£239 – £931	+32%
21	Lewisham	London	£238 – £924	+32%
22	Barnet	London	£238 – £924	+32%
23	Enfield	London	£236 – £917	+31%
24	Hounslow	London	£236 – £917	+31%
25	Harrow	London	£236 – £917	+31%
26	Bromley	London	£234 – £910	+30%
27	Croydon	London	£234 – £910	+30%
28	Bexley	London	£234 – £910	+30%
29	Henley-on-Thames	South East	£230 – £896	+28%
30	St Albans	South East	£229 – £889	+27%
31	Sevenoaks	South East	£227 – £882	+26%
32	Guildford	South East	£225 – £875	+25%
33	Oxford	South East	£223 – £868	+24%
34	Woking	South East	£223 – £868	+24%
35	Winchester	South East	£221 – £861	+23%
36	Brighton	South East	£220 – £854	+22%
37	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£220 – £854	+22%
38	Watford	South East	£220 – £854	+22%
39	Hove	South East	£216 – £840	+20%
40	Reading	South East	£216 – £840	+20%
41	Chichester	South East	£212 – £826	+18%
42	Horsham	South East	£212 – £826	+18%
43	Slough	South East	£212 – £826	+18%
44	Newbury	South East	£212 – £826	+18%
45	High Wycombe	South East	£211 – £819	+17%
46	Maidstone	South East	£209 – £812	+16%
47	Basingstoke	South East	£209 – £812	+16%
48	Canterbury	South East	£207 – £805	+15%
49	Crawley	South East	£207 – £805	+15%
50	Bath	South West	£207 – £805	+15%
51	Cambridge	East of England	£207 – £805	+15%
52	Milton Keynes	South East	£205 – £798	+14%
53	Worthing	South East	£205 – £798	+14%
54	Aylesbury	South East	£205 – £798	+14%
55	Chelmsford	East of England	£205 – £798	+14%
56	Hertford	East of England	£205 – £798	+14%
57	Southampton	South East	£202 – £784	+12%
58	Bristol	South West	£202 – £784	+12%
59	Stevenage	East of England	£202 – £784	+12%
60	Harlow	East of England	£202 – £784	+12%
61	Saffron Walden	East of England	£202 – £784	+12%
62	Eastbourne	South East	£200 – £777	+11%
63	Portsmouth	South East	£198 – £770	+10%
64	Hastings	South East	£198 – £770	+10%
65	Margate	South East	£198 – £770	+10%
66	Folkestone	South East	£198 – £770	+10%
67	Bournemouth	South West	£198 – £770	+10%
68	Poole	South West	£198 – £770	+10%
69	Cheltenham	South West	£198 – £770	+10%
70	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£198 – £770	+10%
71	Luton	East of England	£198 – £770	+10%
72	Basildon	East of England	£198 – £770	+10%
73	Salisbury	South West	£194 – £756	+8%
74	Cirencester	South West	£194 – £756	+8%
75	Exeter	South West	£191 – £742	+6%
76	Dorchester	South West	£191 – £742	+6%
77	Stroud	South West	£191 – £742	+6%
78	Colchester	East of England	£191 – £742	+6%
79	Bedford	East of England	£191 – £742	+6%
80	Braintree	East of England	£191 – £742	+6%
81	Solihull	West Midlands	£189 – £735	+5%
82	Edinburgh	Scotland	£189 – £735	+5%
83	Gloucester	South West	£187 – £728	+4%
84	Swindon	South West	£187 – £728	+4%
85	Frome	South West	£187 – £728	+4%
86	Bury St Edmunds	East of England	£187 – £728	+4%
87	Warwick	West Midlands	£187 – £728	+4%
88	Leamington Spa	West Midlands	£187 – £728	+4%
89	Taunton	South West	£184 – £714	+2%
90	Torquay	South West	£184 – £714	+2%
91	Weston-super-Mare	South West	£184 – £714	+2%
92	Falmouth	South West	£184 – £714	+2%
93	Norwich	East of England	£184 – £714	+2%
94	Birmingham	West Midlands	£184 – £714	+2%
95	Sutton Coldfield	West Midlands	£184 – £714	+2%
96	Plymouth	South West	£180 – £700	Avg
97	Truro	South West	£180 – £700	Avg
98	Penzance	South West	£180 – £700	Avg
99	Yeovil	South West	£180 – £700	Avg
100	Barnstaple	South West	£180 – £700	Avg
101	Ipswich	East of England	£180 – £700	Avg
102	Peterborough	East of England	£180 – £700	Avg
103	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£180 – £700	Avg
104	Kings Lynn	East of England	£180 – £700	Avg
105	Northampton	East Midlands	£180 – £700	Avg
106	Coventry	West Midlands	£176 – £686	-2%
107	Worcester	West Midlands	£176 – £686	-2%
108	Lichfield	West Midlands	£176 – £686	-2%
109	Market Harborough	East Midlands	£176 – £686	-2%
110	Glasgow	Scotland	£176 – £686	-2%
111	Aberdeen	Scotland	£176 – £686	-2%
112	Musselburgh	Scotland	£176 – £686	-2%
113	Shrewsbury	West Midlands	£173 – £672	-4%
114	Nottingham	East Midlands	£173 – £672	-4%
115	St Andrews	Scotland	£173 – £672	-4%
116	Leicester	East Midlands	£171 – £665	-5%
117	Manchester	North West	£171 – £665	-5%
118	Chester	North West	£171 – £665	-5%
119	Altrincham	North West	£171 – £665	-5%
120	Wilmslow	North West	£171 – £665	-5%
121	York	Yorkshire & Humber	£171 – £665	-5%
122	Harrogate	Yorkshire & Humber	£171 – £665	-5%
123	Cardiff	Wales	£171 – £665	-5%
124	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£169 – £658	-6%
125	Hereford	West Midlands	£169 – £658	-6%
126	Stafford	West Midlands	£169 – £658	-6%
127	Derby	East Midlands	£169 – £658	-6%
128	Loughborough	East Midlands	£169 – £658	-6%
129	Kettering	East Midlands	£169 – £658	-6%
130	Wellingborough	East Midlands	£169 – £658	-6%
131	Knutsford	North West	£169 – £658	-6%
132	Leeds	Yorkshire & Humber	£169 – £658	-6%
133	Ilkley	Yorkshire & Humber	£169 – £658	-6%
134	Inverness	Scotland	£169 – £658	-6%
135	Stirling	Scotland	£169 – £658	-6%
136	Walsall	West Midlands	£167 – £651	-7%
137	Salford	North West	£167 – £651	-7%
138	Dudley	West Midlands	£166 – £644	-8%
139	Telford	West Midlands	£166 – £644	-8%
140	Kidderminster	West Midlands	£166 – £644	-8%
141	Lincoln	East Midlands	£166 – £644	-8%
142	Corby	East Midlands	£166 – £644	-8%
143	Warrington	North West	£166 – £644	-8%
144	Stockport	North West	£166 – £644	-8%
145	Macclesfield	North West	£166 – £644	-8%
146	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£166 – £644	-8%
147	Sheffield	Yorkshire & Humber	£166 – £644	-8%
148	Dundee	Scotland	£166 – £644	-8%
149	Perth	Scotland	£166 – £644	-8%
150	Paisley	Scotland	£166 – £644	-8%
151	Livingston	Scotland	£166 – £644	-8%
152	East Kilbride	Scotland	£166 – £644	-8%
153	Dunfermline	Scotland	£166 – £644	-8%
154	Penarth	Wales	£166 – £644	-8%
155	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£162 – £630	-10%
156	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£162 – £630	-10%
157	Grantham	East Midlands	£162 – £630	-10%
158	Liverpool	North West	£162 – £630	-10%
159	Skipton	Yorkshire & Humber	£162 – £630	-10%
160	Ripon	Yorkshire & Humber	£162 – £630	-10%
161	Falkirk	Scotland	£162 – £630	-10%
162	Fort William	Scotland	£162 – £630	-10%
163	Oban	Scotland	£162 – £630	-10%
164	Kirkcaldy	Scotland	£162 – £630	-10%
165	Hamilton	Scotland	£162 – £630	-10%
166	Newport	Wales	£162 – £630	-10%
167	Belfast	Northern Ireland	£162 – £630	-10%
168	Mansfield	East Midlands	£158 – £616	-12%
169	Bolton	North West	£158 – £616	-12%
170	Crewe	North West	£158 – £616	-12%
171	Bury	North West	£158 – £616	-12%
172	Kendal	North West	£158 – £616	-12%
173	Durham	North East	£158 – £616	-12%
174	Gateshead	North East	£158 – £616	-12%
175	Hexham	North East	£158 – £616	-12%
176	Whitley Bay	North East	£158 – £616	-12%
177	Huddersfield	Yorkshire & Humber	£158 – £616	-12%
178	Wakefield	Yorkshire & Humber	£158 – £616	-12%
179	Beverley	Yorkshire & Humber	£158 – £616	-12%
180	Ayr	Scotland	£158 – £616	-12%
181	Kilmarnock	Scotland	£158 – £616	-12%
182	Greenock	Scotland	£158 – £616	-12%
183	Elgin	Scotland	£158 – £616	-12%
184	Motherwell	Scotland	£158 – £616	-12%
185	Peterhead	Scotland	£158 – £616	-12%
186	Swansea	Wales	£158 – £616	-12%
187	Barry	Wales	£158 – £616	-12%
188	Lisburn	Northern Ireland	£158 – £616	-12%
189	Holywood	Northern Ireland	£158 – £616	-12%
190	Preston	North West	£155 – £602	-14%
191	Wigan	North West	£155 – £602	-14%
192	Lancaster	North West	£155 – £602	-14%
193	Rochdale	North West	£155 – £602	-14%
194	Oldham	North West	£155 – £602	-14%
195	Sunderland	North East	£155 – £602	-14%
196	Morpeth	North East	£155 – £602	-14%
197	South Shields	North East	£155 – £602	-14%
198	Bradford	Yorkshire & Humber	£155 – £602	-14%
199	Doncaster	Yorkshire & Humber	£155 – £602	-14%
200	Rotherham	Yorkshire & Humber	£155 – £602	-14%
201	Halifax	Yorkshire & Humber	£155 – £602	-14%
202	Dumfries	Scotland	£155 – £602	-14%
203	Wrexham	Wales	£155 – £602	-14%
204	Bridgend	Wales	£155 – £602	-14%
205	Caerphilly	Wales	£155 – £602	-14%
206	Bangor	Northern Ireland	£155 – £602	-14%
207	Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland	£155 – £602	-14%
208	Blackpool	North West	£151 – £588	-16%
209	Carlisle	North West	£151 – £588	-16%
210	Middlesbrough	North East	£151 – £588	-16%
211	Darlington	North East	£151 – £588	-16%
212	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	£151 – £588	-16%
213	Berwick-upon-Tweed	North East	£151 – £588	-16%
214	Hull	Yorkshire & Humber	£151 – £588	-16%
215	Scarborough	Yorkshire & Humber	£151 – £588	-16%
216	Barnsley	Yorkshire & Humber	£151 – £588	-16%
217	Llandudno	Wales	£151 – £588	-16%
218	Pontypridd	Wales	£151 – £588	-16%
219	Cwmbran	Wales	£151 – £588	-16%
220	Carrickfergus	Northern Ireland	£151 – £588	-16%
221	Burnley	North West	£148 – £574	-18%
222	Redcar	North East	£148 – £574	-18%
223	Grimsby	Yorkshire & Humber	£148 – £574	-18%
224	Scunthorpe	Yorkshire & Humber	£148 – £574	-18%
225	Aberystwyth	Wales	£148 – £574	-18%
226	Bangor	Wales	£148 – £574	-18%
227	Neath	Wales	£148 – £574	-18%
228	Colwyn Bay	Wales	£148 – £574	-18%
229	Brecon	Wales	£148 – £574	-18%
230	Tenby	Wales	£148 – £574	-18%
231	Derry	Northern Ireland	£148 – £574	-18%
232	Newry	Northern Ireland	£148 – £574	-18%
233	Hartlepool	North East	£144 – £560	-20%
234	Carmarthen	Wales	£144 – £560	-20%
235	Haverfordwest	Wales	£144 – £560	-20%
236	Rhyl	Wales	£144 – £560	-20%
237	Ballymena	Northern Ireland	£144 – £560	-20%
238	Coleraine	Northern Ireland	£144 – £560	-20%
239	Craigavon	Northern Ireland	£144 – £560	-20%
240	Antrim	Northern Ireland	£144 – £560	-20%
241	Larne	Northern Ireland	£144 – £560	-20%
242	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	£140 – £546	-22%
243	Omagh	Northern Ireland	£140 – £546	-22%
244	Enniskillen	Northern Ireland	£140 – £546	-22%
245	Downpatrick	Northern Ireland	£140 – £546	-22%
246	Cookstown	Northern Ireland	£140 – £546	-22%
247	Dungannon	Northern Ireland	£140 – £546	-22%
248	Armagh	Northern Ireland	£140 – £546	-22%
249	Strabane	Northern Ireland	£137 – £532	-24%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is security upgrade most expensive in the UK?

Central London is the most expensive UK city for security upgrade, at 45% above the national average.

Where is security upgrade cheapest in the UK?

Strabane is the cheapest UK city for security upgrade, at 24% below the national average.

How much does security upgrade cost in the UK?

Security Upgrade costs range from £137 in the cheapest areas to £1,015 in the most expensive, depending on location and scope.