Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Fordingbridge
Air source heat pumps across Fordingbridge and nearby, from the first look to the final check with the price fixed before work begins.
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
Homes in Fordingbridge and heat pumps
Census 2021 figures found about 78% 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.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Mary's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. If your home is listed, like Breamore House about 2.8 miles north, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Fordingbridge is in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the SP6 postcode area, we can help with air source heat pumps. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list. We also work in Guildford, around 57 miles away.
If you need air source heat pumps at a property on High Street, Station Road and Picket Close or a nearby road, we can help. Here we cover the SP6 postcode area. Close to Fordingbridge, our area also takes in Horseport (1 mile south-east), Tinkers Cross (1 mile north), Lower Burgate (1 mile north-east), Criddlestyle (1 mile east) and Stuckton (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south-east) and Ringwood (6 miles south).
What’s near Fordingbridge
Around Fordingbridge, our work takes us to homes and businesses near The Ship Inn and The Burgate School and Sixth Form. Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (1.6 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (less than half a mile south-east). The countryside around Fordingbridge includes Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Fordingbridge
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. Typical jobs include choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and finding a place for the outdoor unit, on homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, air-to-water heat pumps and underfloor heating.
If your home near Fordingbridge 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 tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Where
- Fordingbridge (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Fordingbridge: your questions answered
Is a heat pump in Fordingbridge permitted development?
It depends on the property. Central Fordingbridge is a short walk from the Fordingbridge 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 don’t 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 the local planning authority (for Fordingbridge, usually New Forest council).
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Fordingbridge?
Fordingbridge is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. For an air-to-water heat pump the amount is £7,500; an air-to-air system can get £2,500 if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating outright, meets the home’s full heating demand and isn’t an add-on to a boiler. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
Anything that involves the refrigerant needs an F-Gas qualified engineer from a certified company. That’s a legal requirement, and manufacturers expect it for their warranty too. We can quote for the whole job, from supply to commissioning.
Will you make a mess?
Protection goes down first: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts before we leave.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule with a fixed price. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. You get a written record of every visit, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. From one rented home to commercial buildings, we work the same way: a look first, a fixed-price quote and written records.
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The process
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby, and we ask before moving anything. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. The work on site takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved, and we clear up before we go. Seeing the property in pictures first helps us plan the trip to Fordingbridge.
- 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.
- You get a fixed-price quote, with any grant you’re eligible for and the VAT explained.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about parking and loading
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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.
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What affects the cost of air source heat pumps
Your quote is based on your property. We consider:
- The type of system, from a single split to a larger system
- Whether it’s a one-off job or part of a maintenance contract
- The size of the job
Every job is different, so each one gets its own fixed-price quote. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all play a part.
Before you get in touch
Good pictures often save a visit. The most useful are:
- The outdoor side of the property, including any roof or flat area
- Any previous service or F-Gas records
- The address and the type of property
Here’s what helps us quote: the address and the type of property, pictures of the rooms or units, the make and model of any existing system and any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Then ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Why deal with it now?
A heat pump sized without a proper heat loss survey can struggle in cold weather or run inefficiently. Doing the survey properly from the start avoids that. Small faults tend to grow, so it’s worth dealing with them early.
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- MCS certified for heat pumps
- A 24/7 emergency line
- Manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote
- Checkatrade member
Looking after your system
A little care keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Do not block radiators or indoor units with furniture
- Book a yearly service
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
Equipment warranties come from the manufacturer. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
Leave space around the outdoor unit. It needs good airflow to collect heat from outside so keep it unobstructed.
A customer’s words
“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