Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Bishopsgate, Greater London
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Bishopsgate for heat pump installation. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Bishopsgate
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. 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. The work covers radiator systems, underfloor heating and air-to-water heat pumps, and common reasons people get in touch are checking whether planning permission is needed and comparing heat pump types.
Homes in Bishopsgate are often flats and terraces, where outside space is limited, which affects which heat pump suits. An air-to-water system needs space outside and typically a hot water cylinder inside, while an air-to-air system needs less space.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: the work carried out, the refrigerant involved and the quantities. File them with the system’s paperwork, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Place
- Bishopsgate (E1, EC2A, EC1Y)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Quote
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Accreditations
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Bishopsgate
Jobs vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- What we find on the survey or diagnosis
- How far the pipework has to run, and where
- A single visit or a regular plan
Every job is different, so each one gets its own fixed-price quote. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all play a part.
Before you get in touch
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Your installation or service records
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
- A few pictures of the room and the wall the unit is on, or will go on
For a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. Photos help a lot. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
How it works
Every visit follows the same order: check the plan with you, put the dust sheets down, do the work, check the system and explain it all to you. The visit itself 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 Bishopsgate.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Clear access to the fuse board
Get a fixed-price quote
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. To get one, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Air source heat pumps in Bishopsgate: the local picture
About 41% of homes across Bishopsgate and its surrounding area have been built since 2000, according to VOA council tax data, and the last census (2021) found about 94% of households live in flats. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Flats are often harder for air-to-water systems, so we look at whether air-to-air suits better. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
Mansion House lies about 0.4 miles south-west. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions. Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Ethelburga? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Bishopsgate is about 1 mile north-east of London, in Greater London. For air source heat pumps in and around Bishopsgate, please call 07833 053749 for a fixed-price quote. We work across London and the South East, including Bishopsgate. In Greater London alone we list 764 places, and Bishopsgate is one.
The closest recent job we can point to from Bishopsgate was on Greenwich High Road, Greenwich (SE10), about 4 miles south-east: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the retail area and a second unit in the stockroom and office.
We work across E1, EC2A and EC1Y and the roads nearby. Being close to the A3 and A10, Bishopsgate is easy for our engineers to reach for visits of every kind. Places around Bishopsgate that are also on our list: Aldgate (1 mile south-east), Spitalfields (1 mile east), City of London (1 mile west), Tower Hill (1 mile south) and Whitechapel (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover City of Westminster (3 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west) and Walthamstow (5 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Bishopsgate
In Bishopsgate, that means homes and buildings near Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives, St Mary-at-Hill and The Aldgate School, among other places. Also close by are White Hart pub (under half a mile north-east), Central Foundation Boys' School (0.7 miles north) and Finsbury Circus (less than half a mile north-west). There’s a railway station in Bishopsgate itself: London Liverpool Street station. A little further out are London Bridge Hospital (0.7 miles south) and Gabriel's Wharf (1.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
Bishopsgate questions
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Bishopsgate?
Bishopsgate is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Can I fit a heat pump in Bishopsgate without planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. Central Bishopsgate is a short walk from the Bishopsgate Conservation Area. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t face a road. Where necessary, we check with Tower Hamlets council, which is normally the planning authority for Bishopsgate.
How quickly will you reply?
We reply to enquiries the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
Do you work on all makes?
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and others. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and tell you why.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
£8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) for air-to-water, before the grant. The final price depends on the heat loss survey, the radiators and the cylinder and the quote is fixed.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a system failing in a server room or water leaking from a unit, ring our 24/7 line and we will agree what happens next.
How long does a heat pump installation take?
An installation takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. The survey lets us set a firm programme, so phone 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier to arrange one.
Places near Bishopsgate
What else we do in Bishopsgate
How the job changes from property to property
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Eligibility depends on the property and the scheme rules, so we check before you commit.
Radiators and underfloor heating
At lower water temperatures, radiators give out less heat so we check them against each room’s heat loss.
What air conditioning will not do
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
A customer’s words
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager