Greater London · Air conditioning installation
Kensington air conditioning
Air conditioning for Kensington and the surrounding area: a survey or diagnosis, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Rooms that get too hot to sleep or work in
- A home office that warms up with screens and equipment
- Not knowing which system, size or brand to choose
How the visit works
You do not need to do much on the day. Just let us in and point us to the units, or to where they’ll be fitted, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and we explain what we have done. In a London area like Kensington, parking and access are worth sorting out before the day.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the rooms, the walls, the outside and the electrics.
- Then the prescription: the right system and size for each room, on a fixed-price quote.
- Then the work: units up, pipes and drain run, and a new circuit where necessary.
- Checks: a pressure test for leaks, then a vacuum to clear moisture.
- Finally, the clean bill of health: commissioning, the controls explained and your paperwork handed over.
How to prepare
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
Getting a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, and the rate that applies to your job is stated. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it on the quote. For a fixed-price quote, phone 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
Advice
Air conditioning in Kensington
Across Kensington, every installation follows the same steps: a site survey, or pictures for simple jobs, then a fixed-price quote, the installation, commissioning and F-Gas records. You know the price before work begins and the paperwork is in your hands when we finish. Whether you call it air con, air conditioning or an air-to-air heat pump, in Kensington it means the same thing to us: the right unit in the right place, fitted and commissioned properly.
Planning permission is not typically needed for a house if the unit qualifies as permitted development, but listed buildings, conservation areas and flats often need consent first: we flag that at the survey.
In Kensington, as across London, the rooms that get hottest are usually under the roof or behind large sunny windows. Many people start with one wall-mounted unit in the room that suffers most, and a multi-split can cover more rooms from one outdoor unit where space outside is short.
Warranty periods vary by brand and by product. For instance, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years, and its longer extensions apply to its air-to-water units only. Whatever the brand, the manufacturer’s terms are explained on your quote.
- Where
- Kensington (W11, W8, W14, SW7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Typical price
- Single room from £1,200 + VAT
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Kensington
Our prices page gives typical ranges, and your quote is built on your job. What we look at:
- One-off work versus a regular service cycle
- Whether the existing supply is suitable
- The brand, model and parts involved
A single unit or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and what it needs. The price is fixed before we start, with VAT shown clearly.
Before you get in touch
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- The rating plate or label on any existing unit
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
- The outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits or would go
Published ranges are a starting point; the quote is built on your property, because every property is different. Once we have looked at the job, from photos or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To get going, ring 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier.
Kensington questions
Will air conditioning in Kensington need planning permission?
It depends on the property. The centre of Kensington is in the Holland Park Conservation Area. Put simply: reversible systems on houses can be permitted development, cooling-only ones cannot, listed buildings need consent, and conservation areas limit outdoor units facing a road. When your property needs a decision, we contact Kensington and Chelsea council, which is typically the planning authority for Kensington.
Can you do air conditioning in Kensington?
We do: Kensington falls inside our working area. To start, call 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form with a few pictures.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it, and the quote is based on that.
Can you fit air conditioning in a leasehold flat?
Often, yes, but there are extra steps. Leaseholders normally need consent from the landlord or management company for an outdoor unit and holes through outside walls and the lease will say. Permitted development rules for flats are also tighter than for houses, and we flag anything that may need permission. This is general information, not legal advice.
Is the equipment covered by a warranty?
It’s the manufacturer’s warranty, which varies by brand. For instance, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years and we explain the terms for your brand on the quote.
How long will the installation take?
Allow anything from a day for one room to several days for a multi-room or ducted system. We confirm the time when we quote, so you can plan around it.
Can I use air conditioning to heat a room?
Most of the time, yes: modern splits are normally heat pumps, so they heat as well as cool. The Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning. Some cooling-only models exist, so we confirm it for the model on your quote.
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Air conditioning in Kensington: local notes
About 69% of homes in and around Kensington were built before 1919, according to VOA council tax data, and Census 2021 figures found about 85% of households live in flats. Older properties often mean solid walls and period details, so pipe runs are planned to stay neat and out of sight. For a flat, we look at balconies, flat roofs and rear walls for the outdoor unit, and the lease often needs checking first. For a London home, we plan the outdoor unit position, the pipe route and any approvals before the day.
Homes near Church of St Barnabas are a good example of where we look up the heritage status of the building before fixing anything to it. If you work from home near Kensington Olympia station, a home office that overheats is one of the easiest rooms to cool.
Kensington is about 5 miles west of London, in Greater London. Properties in Kensington get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we’ve finished. 764 places in Greater London are on our list.
Our nearest recent job to Kensington was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 3 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area. More about it
Getting to Kensington is easy by the A402 and B316. We work across W11, W8, W14 and SW7. Close by, we work in Holland Park (1 mile north), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles east).
What’s near Kensington
Typical jobs here are in properties near Holland Park, Scarsdale Tavern and Holland Park School. Other local landmarks include Kensington School (0.5 miles east) and Abdus Salam Library (1 mile east). There’s a railway station in Kensington itself: Kensington Olympia station. A little further out are Kensington Arcade (within half a mile east) and London Museum (0.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Kensington include WWT London Wetland Centre and The Long Water.
What air conditioning can’t fix
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Building damp that has a structural cause
- Draughts and missing insulation
- A room that can’t take an outdoor unit or pipe route without the landlord’s, management company’s or council’s consent (that consent comes first)
If you are not sure, just call us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Multi-split systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- VRF systems
- Ceiling cassettes
- Ducted systems
- Wall-mounted split systems
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Report drips, noises or error codes right away
- Have the system serviced once a year
- Choose a comfortable set temperature rather than the lowest
If anything isn’t right after we have gone, call us on the same number. Tell us what the system is doing, and any code on the display, and we’ll talk it through with you.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing you can do. Blocked filters cut airflow and make the system work harder, so it uses less electricity for the same comfort.
What a customer said
“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