Greater London · Heat pump installation
Aldwych air source heat pumps
Looking for air source heat pumps in Aldwych? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, finishing with proper records.
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
How we price air source heat pumps
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- How easy the units are to reach
- How many units are involved
- What kind of system it is
Leaving a fault or an overdue service rarely makes the work cheaper. Small problems, from blocked filters to slow leaks, tend to get worse, and a struggling system uses more electricity to do less. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form for straight advice and a fixed price.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The paperwork from the last service, if you have it
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
- The outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits or would go
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Aldwych
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. That follows HMRC Notice 708/6, and it does not apply to businesses, and for air-to-air systems we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. If the problem is wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and planning and permitted development questions, we can help.
Terraced houses in a London area like Aldwych can suit a heat pump well, as long as there’s a sensible spot for the outdoor unit and its noise is checked against the MCS planning standard.
Aftercare is simple, and most of it is in the manual: clear space around the outdoor unit, the cleaning the manual describes and a service at the recommended interval. It also keeps you on the right side of any warranty terms that ask for servicing.
- Place
- Aldwych (W1D, WC2H, W1F)
- Region
- Greater London
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Aldwych
What else we do in Aldwych
How the visit works
The visit goes in the diary at a time that works for you, and we keep you posted if anything changes. When we arrive, we check the job against the survey or the photos you sent. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. From there, the work takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. A note on parking and access helps us plan a visit to Aldwych.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- On the visit we calculate what every room loses on a cold day, then check the radiators, room for a cylinder and outdoor unit options.
- The price comes back fixed and in writing, with the grant and VAT shown line by line.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
Getting a quote
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 pictures or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To start, ring us on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier.
Advice
Heat pumps in Aldwych: local notes
VOA council tax data put about 48% of homes in and around Aldwych before 1919, and Census 2021 figures found about 96% of households live in flats. Older homes can lose heat faster, so a room-by-room heat loss calculation, and sometimes insulation or larger radiators, comes before sizing a heat pump. For flats, the first questions are where an outdoor unit could go, whether a cylinder fits and what the lease allows. In London, outside space and the rules for flats often decide which kind of heat pump suits.
If your home is listed, like Dr Johnson's House about 0.4 miles east, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work. If your home is near London Charing Cross station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits.
Aldwych is about 1 mile north-west of London, in Greater London. Properties in Aldwych get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we’ve finished. In Greater London alone we list 764 places, and Aldwych is one.
Not far from Aldwych, a recent job of ours was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 5 miles south-west: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
If your postcode is in W1D, WC2H and W1F, the property is within reach. We cover homes and businesses on Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Clare Market (1 mile north), Covent Garden (1 mile west), Temple Bar (1 mile east), Temple (1 mile east) and Adelphi (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west) and Ruislip (13 miles west).
Around Aldwych
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Ye Old White Horse pub, Lincoln's Inn Fields and Mercers' School. Also close by are LSE Shaw Library (under half a mile north-east) and London Nautical School (0.6 miles south-east). The closest station to Aldwych is London Charing Cross station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (0.7 miles east) and Gabriel's Wharf (0.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
Common questions in Aldwych
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Aldwych?
Aldwych is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. The grant is £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump and £2,500 for an air-to-air system that replaces the existing fossil-fuel heating. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Is a heat pump in Aldwych permitted development?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The centre of Aldwych is in the Strand Conservation Area. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights do not reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask Westminster council, which is typically the planning authority for Aldwych.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water suits homes with radiators and a cylinder; air-to-air suits rooms that need heating and cooling, and we help you choose. We install both types.
Will my radiators work with a heat pump?
It depends on each radiator and the room it heats. Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators give out less heat so we check every radiator against the room’s heat loss.
Do you cover Aldwych?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of the South East, and that includes Aldwych.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine from all the leading brands. Send us the make and model, and any records you have.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. That isn’t optional: it’s required by law, and we hold it.
How the job changes from property to property
Radiators and underfloor heating
At lower water temperatures, radiators give out less heat so we check them against each room’s heat loss.
Heat loss surveys
We look at walls, windows, floors, roofs and ventilation along with the room sizes.
Owner checks or an engineer?
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. They come out, get a gentle clean and go back only when they’re dry. For a heat pump, the main owner jobs are a clear outdoor unit and sensible control settings.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
What a customer said
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath