How much does alarm monitoring cost in the UK?

Typical UK alarm monitoring runs from roughly £12 to £25 a month for digital monitoring, £20 to £40 with police response, and £25 to £70 where keyholder attendance is included. Remote CCTV monitoring costs more and varies widely with camera count and hours. These are indicative market ranges, not quotes — your actual price depends on the system, the risk and the response level.

The variables that move the price are the response level, the signalling configuration, the number of zones or cameras, whether the communicator is bought or rented, and the contract length.

There are also costs that are not the monitoring fee, and they are the ones that surprise people. Police URN issue and annual maintenance fees are set by each force and charged to you. A signalling device supply and install is typically a few hundred pounds one-off. Alarm maintenance — required if you want to keep police response — is usually a separate annual charge.

Ask for a written breakdown that separates monitoring, maintenance, police fees, hardware and any early-termination terms. Two quotes with the same monthly figure can differ substantially once those are visible.

Because we match you with providers rather than selling monitoring ourselves, we set none of these prices. The ranges above exist so you can tell at a glance whether a quote is normal, and they are reviewed periodically rather than continuously.