Hertfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Elstree, Hertfordshire
Air source heat pumps, in Elstree and nearby. Ask us for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
Elstree: your questions answered
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Elstree?
Elstree 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. You do not apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Is a heat pump in Elstree permitted development?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The centre of Elstree is in the Elstree Village Conservation Area. 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 Hertsmere council, normally the authority for Elstree.
Will you work on another installer’s system?
Yes. We work on systems fitted by other installers as well as our own from all the leading brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
We install and work on the leading makes, from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin and Fujitsu to Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Tell us the make and model and we’ll take it from there.
Do you work in Elstree?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Elstree.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards when we finish.
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’re without heating for as little time as possible, and we explain it in advance.
Air source heat pumps in Elstree
For an air-to-water heat pump, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme can provide £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water system in England and Wales, and as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Not every home qualifies, so we check eligibility before you commit. Common call-outs are for choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and deciding on the outdoor unit position, across underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and air-to-air heat pumps.
Homes around Elstree typically have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we set them out on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Location
- Elstree (WD6)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Pricing
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
Do not move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrics need care too. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
Before you call us about a fault, a few checks can save a visit: is the system in the right mode, is the set temperature sensible, are the remote’s batteries working and has the breaker tripped. If a breaker trips again after you reset it, leave it off and phone us on 07833 053749 or send an email.
Pricing air source heat pumps in Elstree
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The electrical supply and whether a new circuit is needed
- The pipe route between the units
- The condition of any existing system
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits or would go
- Any error code or flashing light on the display
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
Getting a quote is straightforward. Call or email with a few details and we’ll come back to you the same working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits you.
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Air source heat pumps in Elstree: the local picture
About 41% of homes in Elstree and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and the last census (2021) found about 61% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Nicholas, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Headstone Manor, roughly 4.1 miles south-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Elstree is about 2 miles south-west of Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire. Homes and businesses alike in Elstree, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. Count every place we list in Hertfordshire and you reach 381, with Elstree on the list. The nearest of our city pages is London, around 13 miles from Elstree.
Our nearest recent job to Elstree was on Richmond Hill, Richmond (TW10), about 13 miles south: installing a Mitsubishi Electric Zubadan multi-split system serving four bedrooms, the study and the living room: six indoor units in total.
Here we cover the WD6 postcode area. That includes properties on High Street, West View Gardens and Summer Grove and nearby roads. Close to Elstree, our area also takes in Deacon's Hill (1 mile east), Edgware Bury (1 mile south-east), Broadfields Estate (2 miles south-east), Borehamwood (2 miles north-east) and Edgware (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (5 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (10 miles north-west), St Albans (8 miles north) and Welwyn Garden City (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Elstree
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around The Holly Bush pub, London Academy and Aldenham Country Park. Elstree’s nearest station is Elstree & Borehamwood station, about 1.1 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Elstree and Borehamwood Museum (1.4 miles north-east) and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (0.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Darland's Lake and Edgware Way Grassland.
System by system
Air-to-water heat pumps
Flow temperatures are lower than with a typical boiler, so radiator sizes matter.
Heat loss surveys
The survey covers the building fabric and how air moves through it along with the room sizes.
What happens on the day
Anything involving refrigerant is handled by F-Gas qualified engineers, as the law requires, and electrical work is done by us as NICEIC approved contractors. On the day, both are in the same hands. On site, it takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Photos of the existing unit help with repairs and servicing in Elstree.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Before we arrive
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
How to get a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, and the rate that applies to your job is stated. VAT can differ between homes and businesses and between kinds of work, so we confirm it on the quote. To get one, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or send an email.
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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