West Berkshire · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Crockham Heath
For MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for in Crockham Heath, one call is all it takes, from the first look to sign-off. F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved and Checkatrade members.
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Crockham Heath
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 the quote sets it out. The work covers underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and air-to-air heat pumps, and common reasons people get in touch are radiators that may be too small for a heat pump and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air.
Older and listed homes in villages like Crockham Heath need extra care, because permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, so we check consent first.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, MCS certified for heat pumps and a Checkatrade member. Refrigerant work is done by engineers who hold the F-gas qualifications the law requires.
- Place
- Crockham Heath (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Every visit follows the same order: agree the plan on site, protect the area, carry out the job, check the system and explain it all to you. On site, the work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Crockham Heath.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Move furniture away from the wall where we will be working
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. Then you get a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Crockham Heath
Portfolio owners often want one contractor and one number. Our area covers Greater London and the South East, so a run of properties can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Landlords, letting agents and managing agents book us, not only the people who live or work in the property. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to and we will copy in whoever needs it.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Book a yearly service
- Ask about the grant before you commit
- Keep the outdoor unit clear all year
The warranty on the heat pump is the manufacturer’s, on its own terms. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
Let the heat pump run steadily rather than switching it on and off, using the settings agreed at handover.
Air source heat pumps around Crockham Heath
At about 56 miles from central London, Crockham Heath sits inside the area we cover across London and the South East. About 48% of homes in Crockham Heath and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and about 72% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Benham Park, roughly 1.8 miles north, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings. Live in one of the older houses around Parish Church of St Michael? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Crockham Heath is about 3 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Crockham Heath 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. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire. Our Guildford page covers places nearby (36 miles or so).
Our engineers cover all of RG20 and the roads nearby. Church Lane and Church Close and the roads off them are all inside our area. Close by, we work in Enborne (1 mile north), Hamstead Marshall (1 mile west), Skinners Green (1 mile north-east), Enborne Row (1 mile south-east) and Ball Hill (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Newbury (3 miles north-east), Thatcham (5 miles east), Burghfield Common (14 miles east) and Speenhamland (3 miles north-east).
Around Crockham Heath
In Crockham Heath, that means homes and buildings near Park House School, Hamstead Marshall Park and Craven Arms, among other places. The nearest railway station is Newbury station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are West Berkshire Community Hospital (4 miles north-east) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (2.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Rack Marsh and Pilot Hill.
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Crockham Heath questions
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Crockham Heath?
Crockham Heath 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.
Can you do air source heat pumps in Crockham Heath?
We do: Crockham Heath falls inside our working area. Get in touch with the details and we reply the same working day.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
We find out during the survey. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays and any changes are in the quote.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
Whoever operates the equipment, together with the technicians who service it. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We’ll work out which band applies to yours.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night. When you call, tell us the make, what’s happening and any error code, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
For air-to-water, it’s £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. Air-to-air prices are set after a survey, and we confirm the VAT on the quote.
Which brands do you work with?
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 will take it from there.
How the job changes from property to property
Heat loss surveys
A heat loss survey measures how much heat each room loses on a cold day. Everything else is sized from it.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
In England and Wales, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers grants towards heat pumps: £7,500 for air-to-water and ground source, and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases. The application goes through the installer.
A customer’s words
“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