Essex · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Epping Green
Air source heat pumps across Epping Green and nearby, from the first look to the final check and a fixed price agreed before work begins.
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
Looking after your system
Simple habits make a real difference. We recommend:
- File the MCS certificate safely
- Read the manufacturer’s warranty terms for your brand
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
Where we applied for a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, we keep you informed through the process, as the installer applies for it.
A well-insulated home helps a heat pump, as lower heat loss means the system has less to do.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Epping Green
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit cannot be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. If you are dealing with a boiler that’s getting old and not knowing whether a grant applies, we can help.
For a home around Epping Green that’s off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027, on top of the £7,500.
Looking after a system is mostly common sense: keep the outdoor unit clear, follow the manufacturer’s guidance on cleaning and book a service at the interval they recommend. That also helps where the warranty terms ask for regular servicing.
- Where
- Epping Green (CM16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Response
- On the working day you ask
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Epping Green
When a home is being extended or renovated, it’s a good moment to look at heat pumps. Pipework, radiators and space for a cylinder are easier to plan while work is going on.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of All Saints, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
What your quote should include
- Who does the electrical work, and whether they can certify it
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- Whether they looked at the job before pricing it
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for you to do on the day. Just let us in and point us to the units, or to where they’ll be fitted, and we take it from there. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. If a lane or gateway near Epping Green is tight for a van, let us know and we’ll plan for it.
- Step one is understanding the house, how it’s heated today and what you’d like to change.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- Commissioning, MCS certification and a handover of the controls finish the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
How to get a quote
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please call 07833 053749 and tell us about the job. We will talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
FAQs for Epping Green
Is Epping Green within the area you cover?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Is the heat pump grant available in Epping Green?
Epping Green is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. The grant is £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump and £2,500 for an air-to-air system that replaces the existing fossil-fuel heating. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
How quickly will you reply?
We reply to enquiries the same working day. For a breakdown that cannot wait, call our 24/7 emergency line.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump?
Many installations on houses in England fall under permitted development, subject to the rules. Listed buildings are excluded, and listed building consent is separate, so we check for your property.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Every visit is recorded and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
Will you work on another installer’s system?
Yes. We work on systems fitted by other installers as well as our own, on all the main brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
Yes. Every visit is written up, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Towns and villages near Epping Green
What else we do in Epping Green
Air source heat pumps in Epping Green: the local picture
VOA council tax data date about 51% of homes in and around Epping Green to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and about 52% of households live in terraced houses, according to the last census (2021). For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. Terraced houses share walls with neighbours, which helps, but the outdoor unit position needs care with noise next door. At about 17 miles from central London, Epping Green sits inside the area we cover across London and the South East.
Hill Hall lies about 4.9 miles south-east. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Epping Green is about 3 miles south-west of Harlow, in Essex. Whatever kind of property you have in Epping Green, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Epping Green among them. The nearest of our city pages is London, around 17 miles from Epping Green.
Our working area takes in CM16 in full. That includes properties on Elm Close, Epping Road and Green Close and nearby roads. We also cover Epping Upland (1 mile south-east), Jack's Hatch (1 mile north), Broadley Common (1 mile north-west), Nazeing (2 miles north-west) and Bumble's Green (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Harlow (3 miles north-east), Brentwood (12 miles south-east), Loughton (6 miles south) and Waltham Abbey (4 miles south-west).
What’s near Epping Green
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Nazeing Triangle, The Cock and Magpie pub and Stewards School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Roydon station, about 3.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Harlow Mill (4.8 miles north-east) and St. Margaret's Hospital (2.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Cheshunt Lake and Gernon Bushes.
Different systems, different jobs
Air-to-air heat pumps
Air-to-air heat pumps are now covered by permitted development rules in England, subject to conditions. A unit used solely for cooling isn’t covered and need a check with the council.
VAT on heat pumps
Heat pumps in homes carry 0% VAT until 31 March 2027, and 5% after that, under HMRC Notice 708/6. It does not apply to businesses.
A customer’s words
“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