West Berkshire · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Highclere
Air source heat pumps in Highclere from an F-Gas certified company, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
Managing agents and facilities teams in Highclere
Bigger systems bring extra duties: systems with an effective rated output over 12 kW need a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor at least every 5 years. We can arrange it, prepare the system for it and fix what it finds.
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Each visit produces a dated record, plus the F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved, so you can show what was done and when.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Highclere
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 as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Not every home qualifies, so we check eligibility before you commit. If you are dealing with working out where a cylinder could go and working out whether radiators need upsizing, we can sort it out.
Space for an outdoor unit is rarely an issue near Highclere, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
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.
- Location
- Highclere (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Accreditations
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Heat pumps in Highclere: local notes
About 83% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Michael Archangel? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status. Highclere Castle lies about 1.4 miles south-east. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Highclere is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. For air source heat pumps in and around Highclere, please ring us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form for a fixed-price quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Highclere. Our area takes in 155 places across West Berkshire. Guildford, roughly 35 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Here we cover the RG20 postcode area. Local streets include Tubb's Lane, Arkwright Close and Coombe Corner, all of which are in our area. Close to Highclere, our area also takes in Penwood (1 mile north-east), Woolton Hill (1 mile north), Hollington (1 mile south-west), Enborne Row (2 miles north) and Wash Water (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (6 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (14 miles east) and Speenhamland (5 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Highclere
In Highclere, that means homes and buildings near The Clere School. The nearest railway station is Newbury station, about 4.3 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Newbury Castle (3.9 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Highclere includes Audrey's Meadow and Sidown Hill.
Why deal with it now?
Replacing a boiler in a hurry when it breaks leaves little time to consider a heat pump. Surveying and designing in advance means the system is sized right and any grant is applied for before you need the heat. Small faults tend to grow, so it’s worth dealing with them early.
Typical ranges are on our prices page, but your price depends on the job in front of us. For a fixed-price quote, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or drop us a line, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- Covering London and the South East
- Members of Checkatrade
- Manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote
- NICEIC approved electrical contractors
Common questions in Highclere
Is the heat pump grant available in Highclere?
Highclere is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Highclere?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. The half-mile around the middle of Highclere holds about 4 listed buildings and structures. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with Basingstoke and Deane council, which is normally the planning authority for Highclere first.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for problems that cannot wait for a planned visit. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
For refrigerant work, both the engineer and the company need the right F-gas credentials. It’s worth checking before booking, and we’re happy to show ours.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
As a guide, 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. The programme is planned to keep time without heating short, and we explain it in advance.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
That depends on the brand. If servicing is in the terms, missing one could affect a claim, so we explain the terms on your quote.
Do you work in Highclere?
Yes. We work in Highclere and across West Berkshire, as part of our area across London and the South East. For a fixed-price quote, ring 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier.
The process
Where something has to be switched off during the work, we agree it with you first, so you can plan around it. For businesses, we can usually work room by room or zone by zone. On site, it takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. For a place like Highclere, the timing is set with you and the travel is our side of the planning.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
How to get a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, and the rate that applies to your job is stated. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it on the quote. To get one, phone us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
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Before you call an engineer
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and escaping refrigerant can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
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What a customer said
“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