Summary
- One in five trade business websites checked in Liverpool published a price for their own work.
- Marketit found a price on 12 of 60 sites, while the remaining 48 gave no qualifying figure.
*Marketit research | October 2026*
One in five trade business websites checked in Liverpool published a price for their own work. Marketit found a price on 12 of 60 sites, while the remaining 48 gave no qualifying figure.
How many Liverpool tradespeople show prices online?
Marketit checked 60 trade business websites in Liverpool in October 2026, covering five trades. 12 displayed at least one concrete price for their own work (20.0%); 48 displayed none. A site counted if it showed a price for a job, hourly work, a day’s work or a call-out. General cost guides and “free quote” prompts did not count.
Which trades publish prices in Liverpool?
| Type of business | Sites checked | Sites showing a price |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbers and heating engineers | 12 | 6 |
| Electricians | 12 | 5 |
| Removal companies | 12 | 1 |
| Carpenters and joiners | 12 | 0 |
| Roofers | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 12 |
The Liverpool result is concentrated in two trades. Six of the 12 plumbing and heating sites and five of the 12 electrician sites published a price. Only one removal business did, and none of the carpentry or roofing sites showed one.
How does Liverpool compare with other UK cities?
Liverpool’s 20.0% is close to the 19.5% recorded across all ten cities. Among the other cities, London is clearly higher at 43.3%. The smaller gaps between Liverpool and most of the other cities should not be treated as meaningful rankings.
For anyone comparing home repair services in Liverpool, the contrast between trades matters more than the overall percentage. Almost all published prices in the city’s sample came from plumbing, heating and electrical firms.
What do plumbers, electricians and removal firms charge in Liverpool?
The Liverpool sample contains too few like-for-like prices to establish what these services typically cost locally. The wider UK study did, however, find the following advertised examples for relevant services. These are UK-wide reference figures, not Liverpool price estimates or actual amounts paid by customers.
| Service | Median advertised price | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Annual boiler service | £92.50 | 14 firms |
| New boiler installation | £1,775 | 14 firms; mostly starting prices |
| Electrician: first hour or hourly charge | £90 | 14 firms |
| Electrical safety report (EICR) | £195 | 11 firms |
Some businesses advertise starting prices rather than the final cost of a job. A first-hour charge is also not necessarily the same as an ongoing hourly rate. Prices may depend on the scope of the work, and websites do not always make the VAT position clear.
What to check before requesting a quote
When a website gives no price, ask the firm to explain what the quote covers. Check whether it includes VAT, travel, call-out charges, materials and any extra cost for evening or emergency work. For hourly services, ask whether a minimum booking period applies. These points can make two published prices difficult to compare even when both firms display a figure.
About the research
These figures come from Marketit’s UK Tradesperson Price Transparency Report 2026. For Liverpool, 12 businesses in each of five trades were selected from Google Maps listings with their own websites. Up to 21 pages per site were reviewed using an AI-assisted process and a written set of rules. The 600-site study covered ten cities in October 2026. This was not a random sample, prices may have been missed, and the results describe the sampled websites rather than every local business.