Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Ellingham
Need air source heat pumps in Ellingham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, finishing with proper records.
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
Pricing air source heat pumps in Ellingham
Every job gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether the existing supply is suitable
- Which make and model is being fitted or worked on
- How many units are involved
Putting several jobs into one visit often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Any previous service or F-Gas records
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
- Wide pictures of the room or the existing unit
Getting a quote is straightforward. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
Air source heat pumps in Ellingham, done properly
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Ellingham and the rest of Hampshire. There are two kinds: air-to-water, which heats radiators or underfloor heating and your hot water, and air-to-air, which warms rooms through indoor units and can also cool. We help you work out which suits your home. If you are dealing with questions about where the outdoor unit can go and comparing heat pump types, we can help.
Older and listed homes in villages like Ellingham need extra care, because permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, so consent comes first.
If a fault appears while the equipment is under the manufacturer’s warranty, tell us the make, model and installation date. We’ll explain how the manufacturer’s terms are likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Place
- Ellingham (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price guide
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Replies
- We reply the same working day
- Pricing
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Ellingham
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Ellingham?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. Around 4 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Ellingham. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot face a road. Where needed, we check with the planning department at New Forest council, typically the authority for Ellingham.
Do you cover smaller places like Ellingham?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Air-to-water installations cost £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. Air-to-air prices are set after a survey, and we confirm the VAT on the quote.
Does the grant cover air-to-air heat pumps?
A £2,500 grant is available in some cases. Adding air-to-air alongside a boiler does not qualify, and it must cover the whole heating demand.
Am I eligible for a heat pump grant?
That depends on the scheme conditions, which we check for you. The installer applies for the grant, so we handle the application if you’re eligible.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
It depends on each radiator and the room it heats. Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators give out less heat, and the survey checks each one.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
For some brands, yes. Read the manufacturer’s terms, or send us the make and model and we’ll explain them and stick to the interval they set.
Looking after your system
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
- Keep up with insulation and draught-proofing
If anything does not seem right after installation, call us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we will look into it. A yearly service is a good habit.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running as explained at handover.
What we do, step by step
Where something has to be switched off during the work, we agree it with you first, so you can plan around it. In a business, work can often be done one area at a time. The work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Pictures of the space and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan the work in Ellingham.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
Getting a quote
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it on the quote. For a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or send an email.
Advice
System by system
Air-to-water heat pumps
An air-to-water heat pump heats water for your radiators or underfloor heating and your hot water cylinder. It takes over from the boiler, and is MCS certified when we install it.
VAT on heat pumps
Heat pumps in homes carry 0% VAT until 31 March 2027, and 5% after that following HMRC’s rules on energy-saving materials. Businesses pay the standard rate.
Also in Ellingham
Heat pumps in Ellingham: local notes
Census 2021 figures found about 84% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Period properties close to Church of St Mary and All Saints can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first. A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Ellingham is in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the BH24 postcode area, we can help with air source heat pumps. We cover 683 places across Hampshire. Guildford, roughly 59 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Postcode districts we cover here: BH24. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Blashford (1 mile south-east), Ibsley (1 mile north-east), Rockford (1 mile east), Harbridge (1 mile north) and Mockbeggar (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (10 miles south-east) and Barton on Sea (11 miles south-east).
Near you in Ellingham
Around Ellingham, our work takes us to homes and businesses near The Old Beams Inn. Well-known places in the area include Fordingbridge Doll Museum (3.8 miles north) and St Leonard's Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Ellingham include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
What a customer said
“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