Double glazing quotes in Edinburgh
Compare free written quotes from local installers who cover your EH postcode, for sash and case windows, narrow-profile units, secondary glazing and repairs. In Edinburgh the council's window guidance decides what a good quote looks like, so give every installer the same spec before they measure up.
50 conservation areas, plus the Old and New Towns World Heritage Site (City of Edinburgh Council, Historic Environment Scotland)
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- Local installers who cover your EH postcode
- Sash and case, secondary glazing and narrow-profile units as well as casements
- Free, no obligation. Say no to every quote if none fits
How it works
How to get double glazing quotes in Edinburgh
Check your listing and conservation status first, then send one enquiry.
Send your details
Property type, number of windows, timber or uPVC, and your EH postcode.
Mention the building
A short call confirms the job. Say if the home is listed, in a conservation area or in a tenement, so the right local installers see it.
Compare to one spec
Each installer surveys and quotes in writing. Check glass depth, vents, drawings and the standards statement line by line.
What installers quote for
What can you get quoted for in Edinburgh?
Edinburgh installers quote for sash and case windows, new sashes in existing cases, narrow-profile double glazed units, secondary glazing, casement windows, new sealed units and repairs. The right job depends on whether your home is listed, in a conservation area or in a post-war block.
- Timber sash and case windows that copy the original panes, astragals and opening method
- New sashes in existing cases, which keeps a sound box frame and replaces only the moving parts
- Narrow-profile double glazed units fitted into existing or new sashes
- Secondary glazing, an inner window that leaves the original in place
- Casement or tilt-and-turn windows in uPVC, timber or aluminium, mostly on newer homes and rear elevations
- Glass-only replacement of misted sealed units, plus draught-proofing, cords and hardware repairs
Doors: ask the installer whether they quote for a main door or a back door. In a tenement, the stair door is usually shared, so speak to the other owners first.
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Local factors
What changes an Edinburgh double glazing quote
Six things change an Edinburgh double glazing quote: conservation areas, the World Heritage Site, listed status, the council's glass rules, tenement deeds and the age of the building. Check each against your address before the first survey.
| In Edinburgh | What it changes in your quote | Ask or check |
|---|---|---|
| 50 conservation areasCity of Edinburgh Council | A front window that changes panes or astragals needs prior approval | Who submits any application |
| Old and New Towns World Heritage SiteCouncil guidance | No permitted development for windows | Whether your street is inside it |
| 4,813 listed buildingsHistoric Environment Scotland | Listed building consent, and no uPVC | A survey with photographs |
| 14mm units on astragalled windowsCouncil guidance | No standard deep unit on a protected sash | Cross-section drawings |
| 60.0% of households in tenements or blocksScotland's Census 2022 | Deeds may set one window style for the stair | Your deeds and the factor |
| 43% of dwellings built before 1945SHCS 2022 to 2024 | Repair comes first on original sashes | Repair and replacement side by side |
Council guidance
What Edinburgh's window guidance means for your quote
The City of Edinburgh Council's guidance for householders (September 2025) sets repair first, replacement last for windows on listed buildings and in conservation areas. It lists the options to try before replacement: repair, shutters and blinds, draught-proofing, internal secondary glazing, new glass in existing sashes and new sashes in existing cases.
The guidance states that complete replacement of original windows "will only be approved where they have clearly deteriorated beyond practicable repair", backed by a professional survey with photographs. A quote for full replacement on a listed or conservation-area home is only useful if the installer can produce that survey.
The detail that wins or loses consent
- Glass: astragalled windows take narrow-profile units of 14mm (two 4mm panes and a 6mm cavity). Larger cavities are "not acceptable" on them, though one-over-one sashes and casements can take more.
- Drawings: an application for narrow-profile glazing needs a cross-section of the existing and proposed window, or the case officer will not progress it.
- Frames: uPVC "will not be acceptable in listed buildings", and applied or sandwiched astragals are not accepted.
- Vents: vents cut through the glass or prominent trickle vents are not accepted. Discreet vents go in the head, meeting rail or sides.
Quotes that skip the survey, the cross-section or the vent detail are not comparable and can stall an application. Take these four points to each survey with our questions for a double glazing salesman.
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Planning
Do you need permission to replace windows in Edinburgh?
Like-for-like replacement windows in Edinburgh need no planning application. The Scottish Government's Planning Circular 1/2024 states that like-for-like windows "will not require an application for planning permission", and Class 7A permits most other window changes on houses and flats.
- Conservation areas: a front window avoids prior approval only when it matches the existing one on opening method, panes, frame colour and astragal dimensions (Class 7A). Edinburgh has 50 conservation areas.
- World Heritage Site: the council's guidance says permitted development for windows "does not apply inside World Heritage Sites", which covers the Old Town and New Town.
- Listed buildings: listed building consent is separate from planning and applies whatever the design. Historic Environment Scotland lists 4,813 buildings in the city, 895 of them category A.
Check your address on the council's conservation area pages and the HES portal before the first survey, and ask for front and rear windows as separate lines.
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Tenements
Tenement window quotes in Edinburgh: who to speak to first
Tenement owners in Edinburgh speak to their factor and read their title deeds before asking for quotes. Scotland's Census 2022 puts 60.0% of Edinburgh households in a tenement or purpose-built block and 63.2% in flats of any kind, against 34.4% of households across Scotland.
A shared front elevation means one owner's new window changes the look of the whole stair. The deeds may set a window style or make some repairs common, and the factor knows what other owners plan.
- Find any window or elevation condition in your title deeds.
- Ask the factor about planned common repairs and access for scaffolding.
- Give installers your floor level and whether neighbours want prices too, so access is quoted once.
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Funding
Paying for Edinburgh windows: loans and "free window" adverts
Home Energy Scotland offers no grant for double glazing, only an interest-free loan to homeowners, and only for improving single glazing. Its funding page states the loan is "NOT for replacement/improvement of existing double, triple or secondary glazing". The applicant must own and live in the home as their main residence.
An Edinburgh owner with single-glazed sashes can apply, then ask installers to itemise the glazing to match the application.
Treat any advert promising "free window funding" with care. Trading Standards Scotland has warned about social media window discount adverts that collect data for misleading marketing, and it names Home Energy Scotland as the source of free, impartial advice.
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Repair or replace
Repair or replace sash and case windows in Edinburgh?
Repair is the default for original Edinburgh sash and case windows. The council's guidance says "every part can usually be repaired", and 43% of the city's dwellings were built before 1945 (Scottish House Condition Survey 2022 to 2024), against 28% across Scotland.
- Repair or overhaul when the case is sound and the sashes rattle, stick or have broken cords.
- New glass or new sashes when the case is sound but you want double glazing in the same frame.
- Secondary glazing when the original window must stay. The council "encourages" it, and fitted inside the reveal it may not need listed building consent.
- Full replacement when a survey shows the frame is beyond practicable repair.
Ask installers to price repair, new sashes and replacement side by side. For a full renewal, read our page on sash window replacement.
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Before you sign
How to check an Edinburgh installer when there is no FENSA
Check an Edinburgh installer through the building standards, Companies House, the guarantee and proof of heritage work, because FENSA does not operate in Scotland. FENSA describes its remit as England and Wales. Replacing a window with its frame needs no building warrant here, but the work must still meet the Scottish building standards (Technical Handbook, section 0.5.2).
- Ask for written confirmation, on the quote, that the windows meet the Scottish building standards, with the U-value of each window.
- Look the firm up on Companies House: active status, incorporation date and earlier names.
- Ask whether the guarantee is insurance-backed, so it survives the company closing, and for how many years.
- Ask for addresses and photos of consented sash and case jobs in Edinburgh conservation areas.
- Confirm who prepares the survey, the cross-section drawings and any application.
- Get three written quotes for the same spec, then use our guide on how to compare double glazing quotes.
Ignore two English rules that some UK-wide pages repeat for Edinburgh. A FENSA certificate does not exist here, and the "25% glazing rule" does not decide whether you need approval, because section 0.5.2 covers replacement windows whatever their number.
If you sign at home, you usually have at least 14 days to cancel, but made-to-measure windows can be an exception, so check the contract before you sign. Our double glazing cooling-off period guide has the detail.
Areas
Edinburgh areas this page covers
This page is about homes across the City of Edinburgh council area, in the EH postcode districts below. Enter your postcode in the form to ask for quotes from local installers who cover it.
| Postcode district | Places | Conservation areas (HES) |
|---|---|---|
| EH1, EH2, EH3 | Old Town, New Town, West End, Stockbridge, Tollcross | Old Town, New Town, West End, Inverleith |
| EH4 | Dean Village, Comely Bank, Blackhall, Cramond | Dean, Cramond |
| EH5, EH6 | Trinity, Granton, Newhaven, Leith | Trinity, Newhaven, Leith |
| EH7, EH8 | Leith Walk, Abbeyhill, Restalrig, Newington | Abbeyhill Colonies, Restalrig, South Side |
| EH9, EH10 | Marchmont, Grange, Bruntsfield, Morningside | Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield; Grange; Blacket; Morningside |
| EH11, EH12 | Dalry, Gorgie, Murrayfield, Corstorphine | Dalry Colonies, West Murrayfield, Corstorphine |
| EH13, EH14 | Colinton, Juniper Green, Currie, Balerno | Colinton, Juniper Green, Currie, Balerno |
| EH15, EH16 | Portobello, Duddingston, Craigmillar, Liberton | Portobello, Duddingston, Craigmillar Park |
| EH29, EH30 | Kirkliston, South Queensferry | Kirkliston, Queensferry |
West of Edinburgh, see double glazing quotes in Glasgow. Further north, see double glazing quotes in Aberdeen.
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FAQ
Edinburgh double glazing questions
Who will contact me after I ask for quotes?
A short phone call confirms the job first. Local installers who cover your EH postcode then contact you to arrange a survey and a written quote.
Can I get a grant for double glazing in Scotland?
Home Energy Scotland offers no grant for double glazing, only an interest-free loan to owner-occupiers for improving single glazing.
Do Edinburgh installers give a FENSA certificate?
No. FENSA covers England and Wales only. Ask for written confirmation that the windows meet the Scottish building standards and for an insurance-backed guarantee instead.
Which double glazing company is considered the best in the UK?
No company is best for every home. The right Edinburgh installer confirms the Scottish building standards in writing, shows consented local sash jobs and quotes the same spec as the rest.
Is double glazing really worth it?
Double glazing is worth it in Edinburgh when the frames have failed or an unprotected home is single glazed. On a listed sash window, the council points to secondary glazing or new glass in the existing sashes.
Is it worth replacing 20 year old double glazing?
Replacing 20-year-old double glazing is worth it when the frames are rotten, warped or no longer seal; a misted unit in a sound frame needs only new glass. Ask for both prices on the same visit.
What are the disadvantages of double glazing?
The main disadvantages of double glazing are the up-front cost, sealed units that mist when their seal fails, and the loss of original glass and detail on a period window. Edinburgh's guidance limits astragalled windows to 14mm units, so a protected sash cannot take a standard deep unit.
What is the average cost of double glazing?
The cost depends on the window count, style and consent detail on your written quotes, and our sister site sets out what double glazing costs in Edinburgh.
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Sources
- City of Edinburgh Council, Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas: Guidance for Householders (September 2025): edinburgh.gov.uk
- City of Edinburgh Council, Conservation areas ("There are 50 in Edinburgh"): edinburgh.gov.uk
- Scottish Government, Planning Circular 1/2024, householder permitted development rights, Class 7A: gov.scot
- Building Standards Technical Handbook 2022, domestic, section 0.5.2: gov.scot
- Historic Environment Scotland, designations service (listed buildings, conservation areas, World Heritage Sites): inspire.hes.scot
- FENSA, About FENSA: fensa.org.uk
- Home Energy Scotland, Grants and loans: homeenergyscotland.org
- Trading Standards Scotland, Misleading Energy Marketing (29 September 2020)
- Scotland's Census 2022, UV402 and UV404, output area data: scotlandscensus.gov.uk
- Scottish House Condition Survey, Local Authority Tables 2022 to 2024: gov.scot
- Companies House, company search