Surrey · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Cobham, Surrey
Air source heat pumps in and around Cobham, from the first look to the final check with the price fixed before work begins.
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
What a heat pump looks like in Cobham
About 62% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder. 2 conservation areas lie within a mile of central Cobham. For a heat pump, permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with the planning team at Elmbridge council, which usually handles Cobham where necessary.
With The Homewood about 1.2 miles north, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Cobham is about 6 miles west of Epsom, in Surrey. Homes and businesses alike in Cobham, we can help with air source heat pumps. You will hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Cobham is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work. Guildford, roughly 10 miles off, has its own page on this site.
One of our recent jobs in Cobham was on Between Streets (KT11): installing a Mitsubishi Electric multi-split system in the main house: covering four bedrooms and the kitchen-living area: and a separate split system in the annexe, which is used as a home office and guest accommodation.
Our working area takes in KT11, every street of it. High Street, Summerhays and Fairfield Park and the roads off them are all inside our area. Close to Cobham, our area also takes in Stoke D'Abernon (1 mile south-east), Oxshott (2 miles east), West End (2 miles north), Pachesham Park (3 miles east) and Esher (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (10 miles south-west), Woking (8 miles west), Camberley (14 miles west) and Epsom (6 miles east).
Around Cobham
In Cobham, that means homes and buildings near The Running Mare pub and West End Common, among other places. The closest station to Cobham is Cobham & Stoke Dabernon station, roughly 1.1 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Elmbridge Museum (3 miles north-east) and Chessington Castle Hill (4.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Jubilee Wood and Claremont Lake.
Air source heat pumps in Cobham
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers, so radiators may need to be larger to give out the same heat. We check each radiator against the room’s heat loss and anything that needs changing is in the quote. Common call-outs are for wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air, across air-to-air heat pumps, hot water cylinders and radiator systems.
Older homes around Cobham can be draughty or have solid walls, so a proper heat loss calculation matters. Sometimes insulating first makes more sense.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: 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 so it’s to hand next time.
- Where
- Cobham (KT11)
- Region
- Surrey
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Wherever the system can be run before we leave, we run it and check it in operation. Then we explain what was done and answer your questions, and anything that needs a follow-up is pointed out there and then. The visit takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. In a place like Cobham, parking is rarely an issue, but tell us about gates and access to the back of the property.
- 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.
- The price comes back fixed and in writing, with the grant and VAT shown line by line.
- We fit the outdoor unit and connect it to the heating, hot water and controls.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but your quote is based on your job, because no two buildings, rooms or systems are the same. Once we’ve looked at the job, from pictures or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To start, ring us on 07833 053749.
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System by system
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Only one grant is available per property, and it cannot replace a low-carbon system, and hybrid systems are not eligible.
VAT on heat pumps
Please treat this as general guidance rather than tax advice.
Towns and villages near Cobham
Also in Cobham
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
- Formal advice on VAT for your situation
If in doubt, call us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Cobham
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
When to call us in Cobham
Air-to-air systems interest people who want cooling in summer as well as heating. They heat rooms through wall, floor or ceiling units, and can cool them when it’s hot. Whether a grant applies depends on the scheme conditions.
What we’re most often called about:
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
Older homes near Church of St Andrew may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Before booking anyone
- Whether anyone has checked the property or the system first
- If the figure could change on the day
- How VAT is shown, and which rate applies
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Cobham
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Cobham?
Cobham is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. It gives £7,500 towards an air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump that replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the whole home’s heating need. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Is Cobham in your area for air source heat pumps?
Yes. We work across London and the South East from our base in East Grinstead, and Cobham is part of that. Get in touch with the details and we reply the same working day.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule with a fixed price. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Systems below 5 tCO2e fall outside the set leak check intervals, while larger ones need checks at least every 12 months, or every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We’ll work out which band applies to yours.
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. The grant is £7,500 for eligible air-to-water systems and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases, and we set out the options after the survey.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes, always. New installations come with commissioning details, F-Gas records and warranty information, and repairs and services get a record of the work.
Will skipping a service affect the warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some warranty terms require the system to be serviced regularly by a qualified engineer, so it’s worth checking. Keep every service record either way.
From one of our customers
“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