Southampton · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Chartwell Green
For heat pump installation in Chartwell Green, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Chartwell Green
We begin with a room-by-room heat loss survey. It shows how much heat each room needs on a cold day, so the heat pump and the radiators or indoor units can be sized properly. Sizing by rule of thumb is not good enough. The work covers air-to-air heat pumps, radiator systems and hot water cylinders, and common reasons people get in touch are questions about listed buildings or conservation areas and checking emitters for a heat pump.
Whether a home near Chartwell Green has mains gas makes a difference to the grant. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, for an air source or ground source heat pump.
The records are your system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. If anything goes wrong later, it helps the next engineer and the manufacturer and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Where
- Chartwell Green (SO18, SO30)
- Region
- Southampton
- Pricing
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
The two types suit different homes and needs. Air-to-water works with radiators and a cylinder, with a £7,500 grant for eligible homes, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms and has a £2,500 grant only in limited cases, and we explain which fits your home. Booking before summer means the work near Chartwell Green is done before the hot weather.
The pipe route, the height of the units and how we reach them can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- F-Gas company certification
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Covering London and the South East
- We reply to enquiries the same working day
Take a look at what air conditioning costs or our accreditations and certificates.
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Your questions about air source heat pumps in Chartwell Green
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Chartwell Green?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Chartwell Green is in England, where it applies. The amount depends on the type of heat pump, and the survey confirms which applies. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Is Chartwell Green within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system and the manufacturer need. Each visit is written up, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
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’ll take it from there.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. 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’ll agree what happens next.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. You get a written record of each visit, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. Keep them with the manual and the warranty documents.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. That is not optional: it’s required by law, and AirCon Doctor is certified.
Heat pumps in Chartwell Green: local notes
About 41% of homes in Chartwell Green and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and Census 2021 figures found about 64% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these. In the mile around Chartwell Green’s centre, 3 conservation areas have been designated. Barnsland Cottages, listed at grade II, is one of roughly 4 protected buildings and structures in the half-mile around Chartwell Green’s centre. That affects heat pumps: listed buildings need consent, and conservation areas limit where the outdoor unit can go under permitted development. Where needed, we check with the planning team at Eastleigh council, which usually handles Chartwell Green.
Historic houses such as South Stoneham House, about 1.3 miles west, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in.
Chartwell Green is about 2 miles north-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We cover Chartwell Green for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Southampton. We cover 40 places across Southampton. Guildford, roughly 40 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Ivy Lane, Arun Road and Eden Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Being one of Southampton’s larger places, Chartwell Green has a wide mix of homes and commercial buildings, and we cover all of them. Places around Chartwell Green that are also on our list: Townhill Park (1 mile west), West End (1 mile east), Midanbury (1 mile south-west), Mansbridge (1 mile north-west) and Harefield (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Shirley (4 miles west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (4 miles west) and Woolston (3 miles south-west).
Near you in Chartwell Green
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Itchen Valley Country Park, Bitterne Park School and The Gregg School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Swaythling station, roughly 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Netley Castle (3.7 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
When to call us in Chartwell Green
People also ask about air-to-air heat pumps because they heat and cool. They warm rooms directly through indoor units and switch to cooling in warm weather. The grant only applies in some cases, so we check first.
Reasons to give us a call include:
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
Older homes near Church of St James may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is based on a survey, pictures or a diagnosis
- How VAT is shown, and which rate applies
- Whether the price is fixed or an estimate
How it works
The work area is kept tidy throughout, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. If we need to drill through a wall, we agree the spot with you first. The visit takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Visits to a place like Chartwell Green are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the job needs.
- First, a chat about the property and your goals for the heating.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Before we arrive
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Getting a quote
Getting a quote is straightforward. Call or email with a few details and we will come back to you the same working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits you.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Read the manufacturer’s warranty terms for your brand
- Do not block radiators or indoor units with furniture
We show you how to use the controls and explain how a heat pump works differently from a boiler. Steady running suits a heat pump better than switching on and off, and we will explain the settings for your home.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running, using the settings agreed at handover.
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