Brighton and Hove · Air conditioning installation
Falmer air conditioning
For air conditioning installation in Falmer, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- A portable unit with a hose out of the window
- A room that’s unbearable on warm days
- Uncertainty over the right type and size of system
FAQs for Falmer
Do you cover smaller places like Falmer?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Will air conditioning in Falmer need planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The centre of Falmer is in the Falmer Conservation Area. Permitted development only covers heat pumps that are not used solely for cooling, and not within the grounds of a listed building. Conservation areas add limits on outdoor units facing a road. Where necessary, we check with Lewes council, which is typically the planning authority for Falmer.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns that cannot wait. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
What warranty do I get?
Warranty is the manufacturer’s own, on its terms. Terms differ by brand, and we set them out on your quote.
What accreditations do you have?
F-Gas company certification, NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps, and we’re Checkatrade members. Our engineers also hold the individual F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
Which type of system should I choose?
The right one depends on how many rooms you want to cool, how much space there is outside and how visible you want the indoor units to be. Ducted systems need a ceiling void or loft, and cassettes need a suspended ceiling, which we check on the survey.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
For refrigerant work, both the engineer and the company need the right F-gas credentials. It’s worth checking before booking, and we’re happy to show ours.
Air conditioning in Falmer, done properly
A new system normally needs a dedicated circuit from the fuse board. Under Part P, a new circuit is notifiable unless a registered competent person does it, and our NICEIC approval means we install and certify it ourselves. If you want air conditioning in Falmer, you get one team and one number from survey to sign-off, wherever you are in Brighton and Hove.
In a village like Falmer, many homes are older, and some are listed. We check that first, because permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, with MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership. Refrigerant work is done by engineers who hold the F-gas qualifications the law requires.
- Location
- Falmer (BN1)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Prices
- £1,200–£2,200 + VAT for one room
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Think of the visit in three stages: look, put right and sign off. First we check the system or the space against the plan, then the work itself, and finally everything is tested, recorded and explained. The middle part takes longest, which takes a day or more, depending on the number of rooms, the pipe routes and the access. Rural lanes and tight entrances are worth mentioning before a visit to Falmer.
- We survey the property, or work from your photos for a simple job.
- Each room is sized and the unit positions agreed, then you get a fixed-price quote.
- Sheets go down first, then the indoor unit and the condenser are mounted.
- We run and connect the pipes, cable and drain, then pressure test and evacuate the circuit.
- It’s switched on, checked and handed over with its records.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but your quote is based on your job, because no two buildings, rooms or systems are the same. Once we’ve looked at the job, from pictures or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To get going, ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Advice
How the job changes from property to property
Offices, shops and commercial rooms
For bigger buildings, VRF systems link many indoor units to shared outdoor plant. VRF and larger commercial jobs are priced after a survey and the quote sets out the design.
Ceiling cassettes
A cassette needs a void above the ceiling for the unit, pipework and drain, with a condensate pump where the drain cannot fall naturally. The survey confirms the void and the drain route.
How we price air conditioning
The survey or diagnosis tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Whether we need access equipment for high-level work
- The number of rooms, units or zones
- Whether it’s a simple split or a larger system
Leaving a fault or an overdue service rarely makes the work cheaper. Faults and wear in a system tend to grow, and a struggling system uses more electricity to do less. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed price.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The address and the type of property
- The rating plate or label on any existing unit
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
Getting a quote is straightforward. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system, and we can work for either side.
We also work for facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings in Falmer and across Brighton and Hove. Work can be phased by floor, zone or building to keep disruption down.
Towns and villages near Falmer
Also in Falmer
Air conditioning in Falmer: local notes
About 40% of homes in and around Falmer have been built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and the 2021 Census found about 62% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Newer homes are often easier to fit, with cavity walls and space in the loft for pipework. A side passage or back wall normally gives the outdoor unit a home, and more than one bedroom can be cooled through a multi-split.
Preston Manor & Gardens (roughly 3.5 miles south-west) shows the area has its share of heritage. A listed home needs consent before an outdoor unit or pipework goes on. Homes near The Parish Church of St Lawrence are a good example of where we look up the heritage status of the building before fixing anything to it.
Falmer is about 3 miles north-east of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Anywhere in BN1, we can help with air conditioning. Falmer is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work.
Our nearest recent job to Falmer was on New Road, Brighton (BN1), about 3 miles south-west: installing individual wall-mounted Panasonic units in all 22 guest rooms, plus two cassette units in the restaurant and a dedicated unit for the server room at basement level. See the job
From Middle Street, Park Street and Mill Street to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Our working area takes in BN1. Close to Falmer, our area also takes in Kingston near Lewes (2 miles east), Iford (3 miles east), Ovingdean (3 miles south), Rottingdean (3 miles south) and Roedean (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Brighton (3 miles south-west), Brighton and Hove (5 miles west), Hove (5 miles south-west) and Carlton Hill (4 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Falmer
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Swan Inn, University of Sussex Library and Stanmer Park. Falmer has its own railway station: Falmer station. Other landmarks nearby include Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club Museum (under half a mile south-west) and Lewes Castle (3.8 miles east). Not far away are Bevendean Down and Newmarket Hill.
A customer’s words
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead