Replace oil central heating...am I mad?

tubbyewe

The house I am buying and renovating has oil fired central heating.
The house I am renting has flash areoflow electric stand alone radiators which I didn't think I would like, but find I get on with. (controllable, no maintainace etc)
Given that I am almost certainly going to have to replace the boiler and upgrade the radiators if I keep the oil, I'm considering getting rid and installing the electric stand alone rads.
Am I mad to even consider it?

Alter_ego

Yes..........

Jeepers_Creepers

As a box of frogs :-)

Not really. This will be your house, to live in? In which case it comes down to what you prefer.

Pros of electric: Low maintenance. Low hassle (no tanks to refill). Low noise. Frees up space, inside and out. Clean. 
Cons: Running cost of energy. 

For resale, unless you add PVs and batteries, it'll likely be a turn-off for many. 

Ectophile

The reason people use oil for heating is that it's cheap.  Much cheaper than electricity.

Storage heaters on Economy 7 would be less expensive to run.  But not as controllable.

tubbyewe

Thanks for the replies folks.   As I thought, it's a daft idea.