Essex · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Havering-atte-Bower, Essex
Need air source heat pumps in Havering-atte-Bower? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, finishing with proper records.
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
Air source heat pumps in Havering-atte-Bower
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. The work covers radiator systems, air-to-water heat pumps and underfloor heating, and the jobs we see most are deciding on the outdoor unit position and radiators that may be too small for a heat pump.
In a place like Havering-atte-Bower, some homes are listed, and permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings, so consent comes first.
If a fault appears while the equipment is under the manufacturer’s warranty, tell us the make, model and installation date. We will tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Place
- Havering-atte-Bower (RM4)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Pricing
- A fixed price before work begins
- Response
- Same working day
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Air source heat pumps around Havering-atte-Bower
Valuation Office Agency council tax records date about 53% of homes in Havering-atte-Bower and the neighbourhoods around it to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup.
With Hare Hall about 2.6 miles south, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump. Live in one of the older houses around Church of St John the Evangelist? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Havering-atte-Bower is about 3 miles north-west of Harold Wood, in Essex. Wherever you are in the RM4 postcode area, we cover air source heat pumps. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex. There’s also a page for London, roughly 15 miles from Havering-atte-Bower.
The closest recent job we can point to from Havering-atte-Bower was on Greenwich High Road, Greenwich (SE10), about 13 miles south-west: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the retail area and a second unit in the stockroom and office.
That includes properties on North Road, Broxhill Road and Bower Farm Road and the roads around them. Our working area takes in RM4. Places around Havering-atte-Bower that are also on our list: Chase Cross (1 mile south-west), Stapleford Abbotts (1 mile north-west), Redbridge (2 miles west), Lambourne End (2 miles west) and Lambourne (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (15 miles north-east), Basildon (12 miles east), Harlow (11 miles north) and Brentwood (5 miles east).
Landmarks near Havering-atte-Bower
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Bower Park Academy, The Top Oak pub and Havering Country Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Havering-atte-Bower is Harold Wood station, about 2.7 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Harold Wood Hospital (2.5 miles south-east) and Romford Shopping Hall (2.8 miles south). The countryside around Havering-atte-Bower includes Bedfords Park.
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System by system
Air-to-water heat pumps
The price for air-to-water is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. A £7,500 grant may be available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for eligible homes and the installer applies.
Air-to-air heat pumps
The £2,500 grant for air-to-air applies only when the system replaces the fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s demand. It must be installed by an MCS certified installer and be in a home.
Havering-atte-Bower questions
Will a heat pump in Havering-atte-Bower need planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. There’s a conservation area, the Havering-atte-Bower Conservation Area, close to central Havering-atte-Bower. 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 local planning authority (for Havering-atte-Bower, normally Havering council).
Will you come out to Havering-atte-Bower?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. We’re based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
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 when we finish.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
It can, for some brands. Send us the make and model and we will tell you what the manufacturer expects, and book the service at the interval they recommend.
Are you F-Gas certified?
F-Gas company certification, NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps, and we are Checkatrade members. Engineers who handle refrigerant hold their own F-gas qualifications as well.
How long will it take to install a heat pump?
As a guide, it takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. The programme is planned to keep time without heating short, and we explain it in advance.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water feeds your central heating and hot water, while air-to-air warms and cools rooms directly. Air-to-air doesn’t heat hot water and the survey helps decide.
Owner checks or an engineer?
Keep a note of anything odd: error codes, noises, drips, smells or a drop in performance. It helps us diagnose quickly, and a photo or a short video of the display is even better.
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: is the system in the right mode, is the set temperature sensible, are the remote’s batteries working and has the breaker tripped. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and phone us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
What happens if it’s left?
Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air is easier with the facts. Air-to-water works with radiators and a cylinder, with a £7,500 grant for eligible homes, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms and has a £2,500 grant only in limited cases, and we explain which fits your home. A system that’s left with a fault, or without a service, normally costs more to run.
Leaving a fault or an overdue service rarely makes the work cheaper. Faults and wear in a system tend to grow, and a struggling system uses more electricity to do less. If you’re unsure, ring 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier for straight advice and a fixed price.
Why people in Havering-atte-Bower choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for homes and businesses across London and the South East
- 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at what air conditioning costs and our accreditations.
The process
Our engineers bring the tools, gauges and access equipment the job needs. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. The visit takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. A note on how to find the property and where to park makes a visit to Havering-atte-Bower easier.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- 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.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, from a site survey or, where the job is straightforward, from pictures and measurements. Then you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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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