Essex · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Epping
Our engineers work in Epping on heat pump installation. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Comparing heat pump types
Air source heat pumps in Epping
A heat pump takes heat from the outside air and moves it into your home, using electricity to drive the process. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way, and air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes simply called air conditioning. The work covers homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, hot water cylinders and radiator systems, and the jobs we see most are planning and permitted development questions and working out whether radiators need upsizing.
If your home near Epping has no mains gas, the grant can be bigger. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
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.
- Location
- Epping (CM16)
- Region
- Essex
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Homes in Epping and heat pumps
VOA council tax data date about 43% of homes in and around Epping to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period.
Hill Hall lies about 2.5 miles south-east. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Epping is about 4 miles north-east of Loughton, in Essex. For air source heat pumps in and around Epping, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please call us on 07833 053749 or send an email. We work across London and the South East, including Epping. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Epping is one of them. Our London page covers places nearby, about 16 miles away.
Our working area takes in CM16 in full. If you need air source heat pumps at a property on High Street, Station Road and Twankhams Alley or a nearby road, we can help. Close to Epping, our area also takes in Ivy Chimneys (1 mile south-west), Steward's Green (1 mile south-east), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile south-east), Theydon Garnon (2 miles south) and Hobbs Cross (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Harlow (5 miles north), Brentwood (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles east) and Loughton (4 miles south-west).
What’s near Epping
Typical jobs here are in properties near St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, Thornwood Common Flood Meadow and The Black Lion pub and the streets around them. Nearby you will also find Epping Signalling Museum (within half a mile south) and St. Margaret's Hospital (0.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Gernon Bushes.
Nearby places to Epping
What else we do in Epping
What happens if it’s left?
A heat pump sized without a proper heat loss survey can struggle in cold weather or run inefficiently. A room-by-room survey gets it right first time. For a place like Epping, booking ahead lets us plan the visit properly.
Whatever the property, the quote works the same way: the equipment, the access, the work involved and the time it takes. Call for a fixed-price quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- Fixed-price quotes after a survey or photos
- Every job looked at before it’s priced
- Electrical work covered by our NICEIC approval
What happens on the day
The work area is kept tidy throughout, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. Any holes, fixings or cable routes are agreed with you before we drill. On site, it takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Send pictures of the space and the outside wall, and we can plan the work near Epping.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Keep pets out of the rooms we’re working in
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: 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. Add the address and what you’d like done, and many jobs can be priced from that.
Related advice
Do you need air source heat pumps in Epping?
A common reason is wanting to stop burning gas, oil or LPG. A heat pump runs on electricity and takes heat from the outside air and that’s the appeal for many households.
The things we are asked about most are:
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St John the Baptist? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the company is F-Gas certified, and whether you can check it
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- Why the equipment they’re quoting suits the job
Epping: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Epping?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. We are based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Epping?
It depends on the property. The centre of Epping is in the Epping 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 Epping Forest council, which is usually the planning authority for Epping.
Am I eligible for a heat pump grant?
We confirm eligibility at the survey stage. Only one grant is available per property, it can’t replace a low-carbon system, and hybrids don’t qualify and other conditions apply.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
Some radiators may be fine as they are, and some may need to be larger. At the lower temperatures a heat pump uses, radiators need more surface, and the survey checks each one.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine from all the leading brands. Send us the make and model, and any records you have.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size across London and the South East. Let us know who the records should go to.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for problems that can’t wait for a planned visit. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
Rented and managed buildings
Bigger systems bring extra duties: systems with an effective rated output over 12 kW need a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor at least every 5 years. We can arrange it, prepare the system for it and fix what it finds.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the property, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed-price quote.
What a customer said
“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