What affects your CCTV price?
There's no single "CCTV price" - the cost depends on your cameras, your recorder, your site and whether you want it monitored. Here's exactly what moves the number, so you know what you're paying for before you ask for a quote.
Five things that determine CCTV cost
Two CCTV quotes can look completely different for good reason. These are the factors that actually move the price.
Camera quality
Standard cameras cost less than AI-enhanced cameras with features like motion/object detection and facial recognition - the camera spec is usually the biggest single driver of price.
See AI CCTV upgrade optionsNumber of cameras
More cameras mean more coverage, but also more cost - the right number depends entirely on your property's size, layout and vulnerable points.
View camera equipment specificationsRecorder & storage
The recorder type (DVR or NVR) and the hard-drive capacity behind it determine how much footage you can keep and for how long - larger storage costs more.
Installation labour
Installation cost varies significantly with cable-run distances and site complexity - a compact single-building site is far quicker to wire than a sprawling or multi-building one.
See what installation day involvesOngoing monitoring
If you want your cameras actively monitored rather than just recording, that's a separate ongoing monthly cost on top of the one-off equipment and installation price.
About monitored CCTVAnswer these and a quote gets a lot faster
You don't need exact answers - a rough idea of each is enough for us to give you an accurate, no-hidden-costs price. Want the fuller picture of what goes into a quote and how the call works? See our CCTV quotation page.
What we'll ask you
- How many cameras does the property actually need, and where?
- Standard or AI-enhanced cameras - do you need detection or facial recognition?
- How much recorded footage do you need to retain, and for how long?
- How complex is the cabling run across the site?
- Do you want the system actively monitored, or just recording?
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