Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Compton, Hampshire
Air source heat pumps for Compton, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- No space for a hot water cylinder
Air source heat pumps in Compton, done properly
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers, so radiators may need to be larger to give out the same heat. The survey shows which rooms are fine and which need changes and anything that needs changing is in the quote. If you are dealing with planning and permitted development questions and ageing boilers that will need replacing, we can help.
If your home in or near Compton is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight, and every service is written up.
- Where
- Compton (SO21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Compton: your questions answered
Will a heat pump in Compton need planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. The half-mile around the middle of Compton holds about 13 listed buildings and structures. 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 don’t 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 local planning authority (for Compton, typically Winchester City council).
Do you cover smaller places like Compton?
Yes. Compton is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day.
What warranty do I get?
The manufacturer’s warranty, on the manufacturer’s terms. Each brand sets its own conditions and periods, so we explain them on your quote.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
The refrigerant side has to be done by a qualified engineer working for an F-Gas certified company. That’s the law, not just our preference, and it also matters for the manufacturer’s warranty. We’re happy to quote for the full job, supply to commissioning.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re 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.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Air-to-water work is in the £8,000–£16,000 range (0% VAT on homes), with any grant still to come off. The heat pump size, radiator changes and the cylinder decide where in that range you are. Air-to-air is priced after a survey.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re an F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved for electrical work and MCS certified for heat pumps. We are members of Checkatrade too.
Air source heat pumps around Compton
Census 2021 figures found about 73% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Detached and semi-detached houses typically have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
If you live near Shawford station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted. Period properties close to Church of All Saints can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Compton is about 3 miles south of Winchester, in Hampshire. Compton gets the same approach as every job we take on: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. In Hampshire alone we list 683 places and Compton is among them. For properties nearby, see our Guildford page (37 miles or so).
If your postcode is in SO21, you are inside the area we cover. From Field Way, Clease Way and Cliff Way to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Neighbouring places we cover include South Down (1 mile south), Shawford (1 mile east), Otterbourne (1 mile south), Twyford (1 mile east) and Oliver's Battery (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (3 miles north), Eastleigh (4 miles south), Fareham (13 miles south-east) and Andover (14 miles north-west).
What’s near Compton
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Bridge Inn, Thornden School and St. Cross Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shawford station, about 0.5 miles east. Nearby you will also find Balfour Museum of Hampshire Red Cross History (2.4 miles north) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (2.8 miles north). The countryside around Compton includes Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
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Also in Compton
Let and managed properties
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit is written up, plus the F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
Portfolio owners often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so work at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Never try to top up, release or handle refrigerant yourself. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and escaping refrigerant can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different answer:
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 07833 053749 or send an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
What happens on the day
Testing is the last part of the visit wherever the system can be switched on. 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 several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Visits to Compton are agreed with you in advance and planned so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- A heat loss survey works out how much heat each room needs, and we look at the radiators, the cylinder space and where the outdoor unit could go.
- You get a fixed-price quote, with any grant you’re eligible for and the VAT explained.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Bigger systems, commercial sites and awkward pipe routes are normally surveyed on site. Either way, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
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What a customer said
“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