West Berkshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Brightwalton, West Berkshire
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Brightwalton for air source heat pumps. A fixed price before any work starts, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Questions from Brightwalton
Is a heat pump in Brightwalton permitted development?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. Central Brightwalton is a short walk from the Brightwalton Conservation Area. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with West Berkshire council, which is typically the planning authority for Brightwalton.
Is Brightwalton within the area you cover?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. A few photos and the postcode are enough to get things started.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Air-to-water systems are £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before any grant. Your price depends on the survey, the emitters and the hot water, and you get a fixed-price quote.
How much VAT is charged on a heat pump in a home?
Homes pay 0% VAT on a heat pump installation until 31 March 2027, then 5%. Hotels and businesses pay the standard rate, and this isn’t tax advice.
Can I get a grant for an air-to-air heat pump?
Only in limited cases, with a grant of £2,500. The system must replace the existing fossil-fuel heating, meet the home’s full heating demand, be installed by an MCS certified installer and be in a home.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is written up, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of the warranty, so check the terms or ask us. Keep every service record either way.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Brightwalton
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. If you’re dealing with planning and permitted development questions and finding a place for the outdoor unit, we can help.
Homes around Brightwalton normally have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. Where yours does, a regular service with us keeps that side in order and each visit is recorded.
- Place
- Brightwalton (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Response
- We reply the same working day
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What a heat pump looks like in Brightwalton
About 83% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Sizing comes from the heat each room loses on a cold day, not from the size of the old boiler.
Brightwalton is about 6 miles south of Wantage, in West Berkshire. Properties in Brightwalton get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Brightwalton is one of 155 places in West Berkshire we cover for homes and businesses. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 39 miles away.
That includes properties on Dunmore Meadow and Saxons Acre and the roads around them. All of RG20 is covered. Places around Brightwalton that are also on our list: Brightwalton Green (1 mile south), Catmore (2 miles east), Farnborough (2 miles north), Stanmore (3 miles east) and West Ilsley (4 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (8 miles south), Thatcham (9 miles south-east), Speenhamland (8 miles south) and Hungerford (9 miles south-west).
Nearby places to Brightwalton
What else we do in Brightwalton
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Planning approval where permitted development does not apply
If you are not sure, just ring 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Brightwalton
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
Why it’s worth doing now in Brightwalton
Radiators that are too small for a heat pump’s lower flow temperature leave rooms cool. Checking and upsizing them as part of the installation avoids that. Dealing with it now is typically simpler than a breakdown later.
The cost depends on the system and the number of rooms or units, how easy the units are to reach and the parts and time the job needs. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why people in Brightwalton choose us
- 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns
- Leading brands including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu
- Enquiries answered the same working day
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: check the plan with you, protect the area, 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. We plan the trip to Brightwalton around you.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know where we can park and unload
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
Getting a price
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Add the address and what you’d like done, and many jobs can be priced from that.
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Do you need air source heat pumps in Brightwalton?
Extensions, renovations and loft conversions are a natural time to rethink the heating. Pipework, radiators and space for a cylinder are easier to plan while work is going on.
These are the situations we see most often:
- A boiler that is getting old
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of All Saints, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
What your quote should include
- Whether they hold F-Gas company certification, not just individual qualifications
- What paperwork you will receive afterwards
- What happens if the job turns out to be different on the day
From one of our customers
“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