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Heat pump installers in Dagenham
Need air source heat pumps in Dagenham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, finishing with proper records.
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
Dagenham questions
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Dagenham?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Dagenham, if they qualify. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. The installer applies, and we are MCS certified.
Will a heat pump in Dagenham need planning permission?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. Central Dagenham is a short walk from the Dagenham Village Conservation Area. 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 Barking and Dagenham council, which is normally the planning authority for Dagenham.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, typically 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 long will it take to install a heat pump?
A typical installation takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. We plan the work so you are without heating for as little time as possible and agreed before any work starts.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including anything about the original installation that needs putting right. You get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
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.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
It depends on the manufacturer’s terms. Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of the warranty, so check the terms or ask us. Keep every service record either way.
Air source heat pumps in Dagenham, done properly
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. That follows HMRC Notice 708/6, and it does not apply to businesses. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. If you are dealing with a boiler that’s getting old and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air, we can sort it out.
Homes in Dagenham are often flats and terraces, where outside space is limited, and that decides which kind of heat pump works. An air-to-water system needs space outside and typically a hot water cylinder inside, while air-to-air units take less room.
Some warranty terms depend on the system being serviced regularly by a qualified engineer. Where yours does, a regular service with us keeps that side in order, and every service is written up.
- Place
- Dagenham (RM10, RM9, RM13, RM7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, system by system
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme covers England and Wales: £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.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats and blocks of flats have different limits, and Article 4 directions can remove rights. Listed buildings also need separate consent, and we check the position for your property.
Common problems we fix in Dagenham
An ageing boiler is often the moment people start thinking about a heat pump. Planning the change before the boiler fails gives you time to survey, design and apply for any grant instead of making a rushed decision when the heating stops.
Customers normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
If your home is one of the older properties near St. Peter and St. Paul, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
What your quote should include
- Whether they looked at the job before pricing it
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- If the figure could change on the day
Also near Dagenham
What else we do in Dagenham
Air source heat pumps in Dagenham: the local picture
VOA council tax data show about 66% of homes across Dagenham and its surrounding area date from 1919 to 1939, and about 47% of households live in terraced houses, according to the 2021 Census. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. Shared walls keep a terrace’s heat loss down, while gardens next door make the noise check on the outdoor unit important. For a London home, the outdoor unit position and the MCS noise check need careful planning.
With Rainham Hall about 2 miles south-east, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Dagenham is about 3 miles south of Romford, in Greater London. Whether you’re in the middle of Dagenham or further out, our engineers cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small. London, roughly 11 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Not far from Dagenham, a recent job of ours was on Greenwich High Road, Greenwich (SE10), about 8 miles south-west: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the retail area and a second unit in the stockroom and office.
If your postcode is in RM10, RM9, RM13 and RM7, we can take the job on. From Exeter Road, Plumtree Close and Rodwell Place to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Places around Dagenham that are also on our list: Becontree (1 mile north-west), Dagenham Green (1 mile south-west), Beam Park (1 mile south), South Hornchurch (1 mile south-east) and Hornchurch Marshes (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as London (11 miles west), City of Westminster (14 miles west), Marylebone (13 miles west) and St Pancras (12 miles west).
Around Dagenham
Around Dagenham, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Dagenham Park Community School, Beam Valley Country Park and Cross Keys pub. The nearest railway station is Dagenham Dock station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Rush Green Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and The Brewery (2.5 miles north). The countryside around Dagenham includes Dagenham Village Churchyard.
Leave it or put it right?
Planning rules have specific conditions. We look at the planning position early, so there are no surprises, including conservation areas, listed buildings and Article 4 directions. Consents in London blocks can take time, which is another reason to plan the job in Dagenham early.
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why people in Dagenham choose us
- One number for homes and businesses across London and the South East
- MCS certified heat pump installers
- 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
Take a look at how installs are priced or our accreditations.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. You only need to give us clear access to the units, or their planned positions, and to the fuse board. On site, the work takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. For a job in Dagenham, tell us about parking, permits and access to the building when you get in touch.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
Get a fixed-price quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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. Tell us the address and what you need, and many jobs can be priced from that.
Related advice
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