Essex · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in High Garrett
Air source heat pumps, for High Garrett and the surrounding area. Ask us for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll reply the same working day.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
How we handle air source heat pumps in High Garrett
Every installation starts with a heat loss survey. That tells us how much heat the home needs, room by room, so the heat pump and the radiators or indoor units can be sized properly. Sizing by rule of thumb is not good enough. If the problem is checking whether planning permission is needed and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air, we can help.
For a home around High Garrett that is off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. Keep the records with the manual and the warranty documents, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Place
- High Garrett (CM7)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Replies
- We reply the same working day
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Accreditations
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
The process
The first job on site is protection: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work and nothing is moved without asking you. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. 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 tidy up before we leave. Seeing the property in pictures first means the trip to High Garrett can be planned properly.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- The price comes back fixed and in writing, with the grant and VAT shown line by line.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
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Your questions about air source heat pumps in High Garrett
Do you cover smaller places like High Garrett?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in High Garrett?
High Garrett is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We work on systems fitted by other installers as well as our own from all the leading brands. Send us the make and model, and any records you have.
Will I need planning consent for an air source heat pump?
That depends on your home and the unit’s position. Flats have different limits, conservation areas have extra conditions, and an Article 4 direction can remove the rights and we look at it during the survey.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. Each visit is written up, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes. Homeowners, landlords, agents and businesses all book us in High Garrett and across Essex. Let us know who the records should go to.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
For some brands, yes. Read the manufacturer’s terms, or send us the make and model and we will explain them, and book the service at the interval they recommend.
Do you need air source heat pumps in High Garrett?
Homes off the gas grid, heated by oil or LPG, are often good candidates to look at. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme includes an extra £1,500, until March 2027, for air source or ground source heat pumps in homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas where the home is eligible.
What we’re most often called about:
- A boiler that is getting old
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Comparing quotes
- Whether anyone has checked the property or the system first
- How extra work would be agreed if they find something unexpected
- Whether the company is F-Gas certified, and whether you can check it
How we price air source heat pumps
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Which make and model is being fitted or worked on
- The condition of any existing system
- Whether we need access equipment for high-level work
The cost depends on the system and the number of rooms or units, the access and the parts and time the job needs. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Where the outdoor unit is, or where you’d like it
- The paperwork from the last service, if you have it
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. To get one, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or send an email.
Places near High Garrett
What else we do in High Garrett
What the work involves, system by system
Hot water cylinders
An older cylinder may not suit a heat pump and we tell you if it needs replacing.
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 also has to be fitted by an MCS certified installer, in a home.
Heat pumps in High Garrett: local notes
On the National Heritage List, around 9 entries fall within 0.5 miles of the middle of High Garrett; Mill Lodge (grade II) is one. So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area? The last census (2021) found about 75% 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.
Grant applications go through the MCS certified installer, so that part is handled for you.
High Garrett is about 2 miles north of Braintree, in Essex. Across the CM7 area, we cover air source heat pumps. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, High Garrett among them. London, roughly 40 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Every address in CM7 is covered. From High Garrett, Grove Field and Sunnyfields Road to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. Close by, we work in Bocking Churchstreet (1 mile south-west), Gosfield (2 miles north), Beazley End (2 miles north-west), Church End (3 miles west) and Shalford (4 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (14 miles east), Chelmsford (13 miles south), Maldon (13 miles south) and Witham (8 miles south).
Landmarks near High Garrett
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Tabor Academy and Bocking Blackwater, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Braintree station, about 2.6 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (1.7 miles south-west) and Braintree Community Hospital (2.6 miles south-west). The countryside around High Garrett includes Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
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