Buckinghamshire · Heat pump installation
Alscot air source heat pumps
We cover Alscot for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. A look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end.
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
When to call us in Alscot
Extensions, renovations and loft conversions are a natural time to rethink the heating. It’s simpler to plan radiators, pipework and a cylinder while the builders are in.
Reasons to give us a call include:
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
If your home is one of the older properties near St Teresa's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is based on a survey, pictures or a diagnosis
- If the figure could change on the day
- What the manufacturer’s warranty covers and for how long
How we handle air source heat pumps in Alscot
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. If you are dealing with deciding on the outdoor unit position and checking emitters for a heat pump, we can help.
For a home around Alscot that is off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump, on top of the £7,500.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: commissioning details and F-Gas records for a new system, a note of the fault and the fix for a repair, or a service record. Keep it with the system’s paperwork, because it helps with any later warranty question.
- Location
- Alscot (HP27)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Owner checks or an engineer?
On air conditioning, the filters in the indoor unit are usually the one part owners can clean, if the manual says so. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. For a heat pump, the main owner jobs are a clear outdoor unit and sensible control settings.
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. Under the F-gas rules, engineers need their own qualifications and the company must be certified, and refrigerant lines can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
What a heat pump looks like in Alscot
VOA council tax data date about 47% of homes in the Alscot area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and the 2021 Census found about 71% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Homeowners near Monks Risborough station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that.
Alscot is about 6 miles east of Thame, in Buckinghamshire. Whatever kind of property you have in Alscot, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. You’ll hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Alscot is one of 263 towns, villages and districts in Buckinghamshire we cover. Guildford, roughly 35 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Jobs in HP27 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around Alscot: Monks Risborough (1 mile east), Princes Risborough (1 mile south-east), Longwick (1 mile west), Askett (1 mile north-east) and Meadle (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Aylesbury (6 miles north), High Wycombe (8 miles south-east), Chesham (10 miles east) and Marlow (11 miles south).
Local landmarks in Alscot
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around The Whiteleaf Cross pub and Princes Risborough School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Monks Risborough station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Stoke Mandeville Hospital (4.8 miles north) and Great Kimble Dial Hill (1.7 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Beacon Hill and Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve.
Alscot: your questions answered
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Alscot?
Alscot is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Alscot?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. The centre of Alscot is in the Alscot 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 Buckinghamshire council, which is normally the planning authority for Alscot.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water replaces the boiler for heating and hot water, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms, and we help you choose. Both are part of what we install.
Which brands do you work with?
We work with the leading brands, from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin and Fujitsu to Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Send us the make and model if you have it.
What accreditations do you have?
As the law requires for refrigerant work, we’re an F-Gas certified company. We’re also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. Every visit is written up, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Do you protect the property while you work?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before any work starts, and the area is kept tidy throughout. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with 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.
Where a tenant occupies the property but the landlord owns the system, it’s worth checking the agreement for who looks after the system. We can quote either party, and the paperwork can go to both.
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How it works
Our engineers arrive at the time agreed with you and run through the plan before anything else. Dust sheets go down over floors and anything close to the work, and anything electrical is made safe before work starts. On site, it takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Somewhere like Alscot, it helps to know about lanes, gates and where to park.
- 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.
- You get a fixed-price quote, with any grant you are eligible for and the VAT explained.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
Getting a price
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please give us a ring on 07833 053749 with a few details about the property. We’ll talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.
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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