Installed price, 2026 — every lift type sold in the UK
Ranges from our own price research across nine UK brands. The full working is in the price tracker.
Home Lifts UK: Costs, Types & the Best Brands (2026)
UK home lifts cost between £13,000 and £40,000 installed in 2026. Compare through-floor, traction and vacuum lift types, real installed prices, and all nine leading UK brands including Stiltz, Stannah and Aritco.
Home lifts serve two to four floors, fit inside most UK properties without a machine room, and typically install in three to five days.
From single-floor through-floor lifts starting at £13,000 to multi-storey residential elevators up to £40,000, this guide covers every option available in the UK market.
types of homelifts
Compare UK Home Lift Types
CABLE-DRIVEN
Traction Home Lifts
Traction home lifts move the car on cables driven by an electric motor and counterweight, the same principle as a commercial lift scaled down for the home. The ride is smooth and quiet, and running costs stay low because the counterweight does most of the work.
They suit homes with two or more floors and are one of the more affordable multi-floor options, typically £25,000 to £55,000 installed. Read our full guide to traction home lifts.
AIR-DRIVEN
Vacuum Home Lifts
Vacuum (pneumatic) lifts move the cabin with air pressure inside a clear tube: no cables, no piston, no machine room, and one of the smallest footprints of any lift type. Installation is quick because there is almost no building work.
The trade-off is noise. Vacuum lifts run noticeably louder than cable or screw-driven designs, something we measured across the market in our home lift noise guide. Expect roughly £20,000 to £45,000 installed. Read our full guide to vacuum home lifts.
SCREW-DRIVEN
Electric Home Lifts
Electric home lifts cover the modern self-supporting designs, through-floor cabins and screw-driven platform lifts, most of which run from a standard 13-amp socket. In our 2026 market analysis, 64 per cent of current UK models are self-supporting, needing no shaft, pit or machine room.
Most carry two to three people or a wheelchair, with battery backup to lower the car safely in a power cut. Typical two-floor installations run £13,000 to £25,000. Read our full guide to electric home lifts.
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About UK Homelifts
We’re Free, Independent Home Lift Advice for UK Homeowners
UK Homelifts is an independent comparison site. We analyse every current home lift model on the UK market, publish the price bands most manufacturers will not, and take no commission from any brand. Key findings from our 2026 market report: installed prices run from about £12,000 to £38,000 and above, 73 per cent of current models can carry a wheelchair user, the most compact occupy about half a square metre, and 64 per cent are self-supporting designs needing no shaft or pit. And the financial context matters: with residential care averaging £67,500 a year, a typical £20,000 lift equals about three and a half months of care fees, as our cost-of-care analysis shows. All of our published figures, methods and sources sit in the home lift research and data hub.
What this site is built on
- Models tracked
- 22 current UK models
- Prices sourced
- 95, each with a link
- Brands covered
- 9, none paying
- Commission taken
- None
Every figure is traceable to a manufacturer or supplier page. The full working is in the price tracker.
What UK Homelifts Offers: Prices, Reviews & Guides
Which lift type fits your floors and your space
What each type costs installed, and why quotes differ
How the four lift types actually differ
What installation involves, and what happens after
Benefits of a Home Lift: Accessibility, Value & Safety
A home lift keeps every floor of the house usable, whether that is for a wheelchair user, someone who finds stairs harder each year, or an owner future-proofing for later life. It can also strengthen resale appeal: around 87 per cent of homes in England lack basic accessibility features, so step-free homes are scarce. See our property value analysis and the Accessible-Homes Gap brief.
What a lift changes, and what to check
A home lift removes the staircase from daily life, which matters most for wheelchair users, for anyone finding stairs harder each year, and for households where a fall would be serious. Falls on stairs are one of the most common causes of injury in the home for older people.
On safety, the questions worth asking are narrow. What happens to the car in a power cut, how someone gets out from inside if it stops between floors, and who services the lift once the warranty ends. A supplier who answers those three plainly is telling you more than the brochure will.
Choosing the right lift and a competent installer matters as much as the lift itself, which is why every quote should follow a home survey.
What to pin down before you order
The choices that matter here are practical rather than decorative: how much floor space the lift takes on the upper landing as well as downstairs, which way the doors open, and what the cabin finish does to the price. All three get settled at the home survey, which is why a quote given before a survey is not really a quote.
How to Choose the Best Home Lift for Your UK Property
The right lift comes down to three things: the space you can give it, whether it needs to carry a wheelchair, and how many floors it serves. Our free Home Lift Finder narrows the 22 current UK models to the ones that actually fit your home, before you talk to a single supplier.
Top UK Home Lift Companies: Stiltz, Lifton & Aritco
Stiltz Home Lifts
Stiltz makes the most compact through-floor lifts on the UK market. Most models fit into the footprint of an armchair and install in two to three days with minimal building work.
Lifton Home Lifts
Lifton builds compact self-supporting home lifts that run from a standard socket and need no shaft or pit. Buyers can specify the cabin size, finish and door configuration.
Aritco Home Lifts
Aritco is the design-led end of the market, building shaft-based platform lifts for homes with three or more floors, with a wide choice of finishes and lighting.
More Information
Two places to start, depending on what you are trying to settle first: what a lift costs, or which type will fit.
Homelift Prices
Through-floor lifts start at around £13,000 installed and hydraulic and traction lifts run upwards of £55,000. The guide sets out what moves a quote between those two figures: the rise, the number of doors, the cabin finish, and the building work around the opening. If budget is the main concern, reconditioned home lifts are the cheapest route into a true home lift, starting from around £8,000.
Homelift Types
Compare every type of home lift sold in the UK: through-floor platform lifts, vacuum (pneumatic) lifts, traction and hydraulic lifts, and shaft-less screw-drive designs. Each guide covers how the lift works, what it costs installed, the space it needs and what it can carry. Stairlifts run along the staircase rather than vertically between floors, so we cover those in a separate stairlift vs home lift comparison.
Not sure which lift suits your home? Use our free Home Lift Cost Calculator & Lift Type Finder to get a 2026 price estimate and the right lift type in under a minute. Check grants and funding or compare a stairlift vs a home lift.