Condenser Vs heat pump dryer?

Take two Beko as example

Beko DTLCE70051W 7Kg Condenser Tumble Dryer £230
Annual consumption 504.2kW
Energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load 4.21kW
Energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load (kWh)2.31
Programme time of the standard cotton programme at full load Tdry (min) 121 min
Programme time of the standard cotton programme at partial load Tdry1/2 (min) 72


Beko DTLP71151W 7Kg Heat Pump Tumble Dryer £350
Annual Energy Consumption (kWh) 276.5kW
Energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at full load (kWh) 2.29
Energy consumption of the standard cotton programme at partial load (kWh)1.26
Programme time of the standard cotton programme at full load Tdry (min) 189
Programme time of the standard cotton programme at partial load Tdry1/2 (min) 115

Current electricity cost 34p per kW

Assuming you only use partial load. And don't use it during summer, the cost difference is £97 per year.

Edit: If you have spare room or utility room, the cheapest would be hand it up with dehumidifier on. (edited)

If you run it every day then it would be unlikely a condenser is going to be cheaper than a heat pump. In general a heat pump will be cheaper every time, however there are poor economical ones out there. It's all about the actual watts used per hour/cycle on various settings, so rather than compare type to type, compare actual models and their run times and work out the power used each day. The details of each is easily accessible on the retailer sites.

Cheers I ran the numbers and heat pump seems better just have to keep inside in the winter like having a dog

No experience of them myself but “they” say get a dehumidifier to dry clothes then pop in tumble dryer to finish off. Cost pennies to run although factor in initial outlay of ~£200.

Our heat pump dryer (AEG / John Lewis rebadge) is rubbish btw.