Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Colden Common, Hampshire
Air source heat pumps for Colden Common and the surrounding area: a survey or diagnosis, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed-price quote.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- A boiler that is getting old
Air source heat pumps in Colden Common, done properly
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit cannot 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. We are often asked to deal with finding a place for the outdoor unit and moving away from fossil-fuel heating, on underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and hot water cylinders.
Cottages and older homes near Colden Common can lose heat faster, so a proper heat loss calculation matters. Sometimes insulation first is the better investment.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. Keep the records with the manual and the warranty documents, ready for the next service or a warranty query.
- Location
- Colden Common (SO21, SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Pricing
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Simple care keeps the air moving through the system, but the refrigerant circuit, the electrics and the parts you can’t see still need an engineer at the interval the manufacturer recommends.
Write down what you notice: an error code, a new noise, a drip, a smell or a change in how well the system heats or cools. It helps us diagnose quickly, and a photo of the display helps even more.
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Do you need air source heat pumps in Colden Common?
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme has made people ask whether their home could qualify. Whether you can get the grant depends on your home and the scheme conditions, so we check before you commit.
If any of these sounds familiar, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
Live in one of the older houses around Church of the Holy Trinity? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether testing, commissioning and paperwork are included
- Whether anyone has checked the property or the system first
- What paperwork you will receive afterwards
The process
We book the visit for a day and time that suit you, and we keep you posted if anything changes. When we arrive, we check the job against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, the work takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. Visits to a place like Colden Common are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the job needs.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
Get a fixed-price quote
For a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line 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.
Related advice
What a heat pump looks like in Colden Common
The 2021 Census found about 72% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
With South Stoneham House about 4.8 miles south-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Colden Common is about 2 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO21, we can help with air source heat pumps. Count every place we list in Hampshire and you reach 683, with Colden Common on the list. Guildford, roughly 37 miles off, has its own page on this site.
If your postcode is in SO21 and SO50, the property is within reach. If you need air source heat pumps at a property on St Vigor Way, Ash Close and Birch Close or a nearby road, we can help. Close to Colden Common, our area also takes in Brambridge (1 mile south-west), Nob's Crook (1 mile south-east), Lord's Wood (1 mile south-west), Highbridge (1 mile south-west) and Fisher's Pond (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Fareham (11 miles south-east) and Horndean (15 miles south-east).
What’s near Colden Common
In Colden Common, that means homes and buildings near Thornden School. For rail, the closest station is Shawford station, about 1.9 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Wolvesey Castle (4.4 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
What air conditioning will not do
Not every problem is solved by air source heat pumps, and we will tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Improving the building’s insulation
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
If you are not sure, just phone us on 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
Colden Common questions
Is a heat pump in Colden Common permitted development?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. Historic England lists about 10 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Colden Common. 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 the planning department at Winchester City council, usually the authority for Colden Common.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Colden Common?
Colden Common is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. 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.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
F-Gas certification shows a company is approved to work on equipment containing fluorinated gases, such as the refrigerant in air conditioning and heat pumps. That isn’t optional: it’s required by law, and we hold it.
Do you work on all makes?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For a new system, we suggest the make and model that suit the property and tell you why.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, normally whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
How quickly will you reply?
The same working day. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. It’s the record a manufacturer or the next engineer will ask to see: a dated note of the work, with refrigerant details where they apply.
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