Wokingham · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Charvil
We cover Charvil for air source heat pumps. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Planning and permitted development questions
About our air source heat pumps in Charvil
Until 31 March 2027, a heat pump installed in residential accommodation carries 0% VAT, with 5% from 1 April 2027. This is HMRC’s energy-saving materials relief, which applies to homes rather than businesses, and for air-to-air systems we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. The work covers radiator systems, underfloor heating and hot water cylinders, and people most often call us about an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump.
If your home near Charvil has no mains gas, the grant can be bigger. 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.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: 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. File it with the manual, because it helps with any later warranty question.
- Place
- Charvil (RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Enquiries
- On the working day you ask
- Price
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need air source heat pumps in Charvil?
When a home is being extended or renovated, it’s a good moment to look at heat pumps. Pipework, radiators and space for a cylinder are easier to plan while work is going on.
These are the situations we see most often:
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
If your home is near Twyford station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether anyone has checked the property or the system first
- What paperwork you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether extra work needs your approval first
Air source heat pumps around Charvil
The last census (2021) found about 70% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Patrick's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Charvil is about 2 miles north of Woodley, in Wokingham. Wherever you are in the RG10 postcode area, we can help with air source heat pumps. We cover 35 places across Wokingham. The nearest of our city pages is Guildford, around 21 miles from Charvil.
The closest recent job we can point to from Charvil was on Princess Way, Camberley (GU15), about 12 miles south-east: installing a Samsung VRF system serving twelve rooms across two floors, including open-plan working areas, individual offices, a server room and a boardroom.
From Old Bath Road, Wenlock Edge and Pipistrelle Way to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. We cover every part of the RG10 postcode area for air source heat pumps and the roads nearby. Other places close to Charvil include Twyford (1 mile east), Ruscombe (1 mile east), Whistley Green (1 mile south-east), Woodley (2 miles south) and Shiplake (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Reading (4 miles south-west), Wokingham (5 miles south), Earley (4 miles south-west) and Crowthorne (8 miles south-east).
Around Charvil
In Charvil, that means homes and buildings near The Piggott School, Polehampton Church of England Infant School and The Wagon And Horses Public House. For rail, the closest station is Twyford station, about 0.9 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (3.7 miles south-west) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Sonning Hill and South Lake.
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Charvil
Will a heat pump in Charvil need planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. A conservation area takes in the middle of Charvil. 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 the planning department at Wokingham council, usually the authority for Charvil.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Charvil?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Charvil is in England, where it applies. 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. Any work is priced before it goes ahead.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
We start with protection: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts before we leave.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of the warranty, so it’s worth checking. Either way, keep a record of every service.
Will my radiators work with a heat pump?
The heat loss survey answers that, room by room. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays and any changes are in the quote.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
For air-to-water, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any grant. Eligible homes in England and Wales can get £7,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and we confirm eligibility before you commit.
After we’ve gone
Every system needs looking after, and most of it is easy. Our tips:
- Check eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme early
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Keep to regular servicing
We show you how to use the controls and explain how a heat pump works differently from a boiler. Heat pumps tend to work best running steadily rather than in short bursts, and we will explain the settings for your home.
Let the heat pump run steadily rather than switching it on and off as explained at handover.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: check the plan with you, put the dust sheets down, carry out the job, test what we have done and talk you through it. On site, the work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Getting to the outside of the property matters more than parking in a place like Charvil.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
How to prepare
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
How to get a quote
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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For landlords and property managers
We work for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as homeowners and businesses. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to and we will copy in whoever needs it.
Where a tenant occupies the property but the landlord owns the system, the lease or tenancy agreement normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the records to whoever needs them.
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