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Air Source Heat Pumps in Barkingside
We cover Barkingside for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
Air source heat pumps in Barkingside, done properly
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. The system must replace the existing fossil-fuel heating and meet the home’s full heating demand, it must be installed by an MCS certified installer, and it must be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. We’re often asked to deal with ageing boilers that will need replacing and working out where a cylinder could go, on air-to-air heat pumps, hot water cylinders and radiator systems.
For flats in Barkingside, the lease, the freeholder and the rules for flats all come into it. Permitted development limits are different for flats, so we check the position before we design.
We are an F-Gas certified company, 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
- Barkingside (IG6, IG2, IG5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Air source heat pumps around Barkingside
About 59% of homes across Barkingside and its surrounding area were built between the wars, according to VOA council tax data, and about 38% of households live in terraced houses, according to the 2021 Census. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Shared walls keep a terrace’s heat loss down, while gardens next door make the noise check on the outdoor unit important. For a London home, the outdoor unit position and the MCS noise check need careful planning.
If your home is one of the older properties near Children's Church And Lych Gate At Barnardo's, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. With Valentines Mansion about 1.2 miles south-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Barkingside is about 3 miles south-east of Woodford, in Greater London. Whatever kind of property you have in Barkingside, we can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. Barkingside is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for homes and businesses. Our London page covers places nearby (10 miles or so).
Not far from Barkingside, a recent job of ours was on Greenwich High Road, Greenwich (SE10), about 8 miles south-west: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the retail area and a second unit in the stockroom and office.
Our working area takes in IG6, IG2 and IG5. You will find streets such as Bute Road, Duke Road and Oaks Lane, all of which are in our area. Close by, we work in Newbury Park (1 mile south), Fullwell Cross (1 mile north), Gants Hill (1 mile south-west), Fairlop (1 mile north) and Seven Kings (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles south-west), City of Westminster (11 miles south-west), Marylebone (11 miles south-west) and Kensington (14 miles south-west).
What’s near Barkingside
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The New Fairlop Oak pub, Fairlop Waters and Ilford County High School, among other places. The closest station to Barkingside is Seven Kings station, roughly 1.6 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include King George Hospital (1.2 miles east) and Redbridge Museum (2 miles south). Open spaces near Barkingside include Hollow Pond and Hainault Lodge.
Owner checks or an engineer?
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
Common questions in Barkingside
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Barkingside?
Barkingside 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.
Can I have air conditioning in a flat in Barkingside?
Often, yes, but the lease and the freeholder normally have a say. We look at where the outdoor unit could go, such as a balcony, flat roof or rear wall, and write it up for the freeholder or agent.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
It depends on your home, your heating and whether you want cooling. Air-to-water can attract a £7,500 grant where eligible; air-to-air only qualifies for £2,500 under strict conditions. We explain the options after the survey.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule and quote for it. That can include the leak checks the F-gas rules require for larger systems.
Do you work on all makes?
We install and work on the leading makes, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Tell us the make and model and we will take it from there.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are an F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved for electrical work and MCS certified for heat pumps. We’re members of Checkatrade too.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
For air-to-water, it’s £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. Air-to-air systems are priced after a survey, with the VAT confirmed on your quote.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, letting agents and managing agents book us, not only the people who live or work in the property. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to and we will copy in whoever needs it.
If you look after several properties, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Each property gets its own records, so the files stay tidy.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby, and we ask before moving anything. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. It takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved, and we tidy up before we leave. Managed buildings in London often need contractors booked in, and we can deal with the agent for a job in Barkingside.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- 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.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- We fit the outdoor unit and connect it to the heating, hot water and controls.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for air source heat pumps? Please phone 07833 053749 with a few details about the property. We will talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
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Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep up with insulation and draught-proofing
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
If anything does not seem right after installation, call us on 07833 053749 or email us and we will look into it. Annual servicing helps keep the system working well.
Keep radiators and indoor units unobstructed so the heat can get into the room.
A customer’s words
“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