Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Finsbury
For heat pump installation in Finsbury, one call is all it takes, from the first look to sign-off. F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved and Checkatrade members.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- No space for a hot water cylinder
Pricing air source heat pumps in Finsbury
Our prices page gives typical ranges, and your quote is built on your job. The quote depends on:
- Whether the existing supply is suitable
- The brand, model and parts involved
- The size of the job
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 give you a fixed price before work begins.
Before you get in touch
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits or would go
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Bigger systems, commercial sites and awkward pipe routes are normally surveyed on site. Either way, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Finsbury
An air-to-water heat pump costs £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 the installer makes the application. Eligibility depends on the property, so we confirm it before anything is agreed. The work covers air-to-water heat pumps, underfloor heating and hot water cylinders, and people most often call us about a boiler that’s getting old and plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump.
For flats in Finsbury, the lease, the freeholder and the rules for flats all come into it. Permitted development limits are different for flats, and we check before designing.
Equipment warranty comes from the manufacturer, on its own terms, and we set them out on your quote. Each brand sets its own conditions, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Place
- Finsbury (EC1V, N1, EC2A)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Response
- Same working day
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Heat pumps in Finsbury: local notes
VOA council tax data show about 36% of homes across Finsbury and its surrounding area were built in 2000 or later, and the last census (2021) found about 97% of households live in flats. Lower heat loss in recent homes often means a smaller heat pump and fewer radiator changes. In flats, space for an outdoor unit and a cylinder can be limited, and the lease and freeholder come into it, so air-to-air is sometimes the better fit. In London, outside space and the rules for flats often decide which kind of heat pump suits.
Older homes near Jewin Welsh Presbyterian Chapel may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed. If your home is listed, like Mansion House about 0.6 miles south, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Finsbury is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. Our engineers cover Finsbury for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Greater London. Our list for Greater London has 764 entries, and Finsbury is one.
The closest recent job we can point to from Finsbury was on Greenwich High Road, Greenwich (SE10), about 5 miles south-east: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the retail area and a second unit in the stockroom and office.
Our engineers work on Oat Lane, Long Lane and Love Lane and the roads around them. With the A1 and A501 close by, Finsbury is easy for our engineers to reach. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in St Luke's (1 mile north), Barbican Estate (1 mile south), City of London (1 mile south), Bishopsgate (1 mile south-east) and Shoreditch (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover City of Westminster (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east) and Hampstead (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Finsbury
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Artillery Ground, Barts Health Archives and Charterhouse Square School and the streets around them. Nearby too are The Jugged Hare pub (under half a mile south), St Mary-at-Hill (0.9 miles south-east) and Central Foundation Boys' School (less than half a mile north-east). Finsbury has its own railway station: Old Street station. Nearby you’ll also find Honourable Artillery Company Museum (within half a mile east) and Gabriel's Wharf (1.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Finsbury includes Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work, and we ask before moving anything. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. It takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes, and we clear up before we go. Send us a few phone photos and we can often price a straightforward job in Finsbury before visiting.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your pictures and details. Then you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different answer:
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Finsbury
- Radiator systems
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
Nearby places to Finsbury
What else we do in Finsbury
Questions from Finsbury
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Finsbury?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The centre of Finsbury is in a conservation area. 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 necessary, we check with the City of London Corporation, which is usually the planning authority for Finsbury.
Is the heat pump grant available in Finsbury?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Finsbury, if they qualify. 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. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Whoever operates the equipment, together with the technicians who service it. Systems below 5 tCO2e fall outside the set leak check intervals, while larger ones need checks at least every 12 months, or every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We can tell you which band your system falls into.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
Not the refrigerant work. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Will you work on another installer’s system?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including anything about the original installation that needs putting right. Any work is priced before it goes ahead.
Do you protect the property while you work?
We start with protection: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts before we leave.
How long does a heat pump installation take?
It takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. How much of the heating changes decides most of the time, and we confirm the timing with your quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Finsbury
Permitted development rules can change, and conditions vary between properties. Checking the position for your home at the survey stage avoids surprises later covering listed buildings, conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. In a London building, getting the freeholder’s or agent’s agreement can take a while, so it’s worth starting early.
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but your price depends on the job in front of us. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why book with us
- MCS certified for heat pumps
- One number for homes and businesses across London and the South East
- Emergency calls taken 24/7
- A reply the same working day
From one of our customers
“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