Hertfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Highfield, Hertfordshire
Air source heat pumps, in Highfield and nearby. Call for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
About our air source heat pumps in Highfield
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. That follows HMRC Notice 708/6, and it does not apply to businesses. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote. Please treat this as general information rather than tax advice. The work covers radiator systems, air-to-water heat pumps and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and the jobs we see most are a boiler that’s getting old and deciding on the outdoor unit position.
Whether a home near Highfield has mains gas makes a difference to the grant. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
For a fault on a system that may still be under warranty, send us the make, model and installation date. We’ll tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before anything chargeable is done.
- Where
- Highfield (HP2, HP1)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Response
- On the working day you ask
- Credentials
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Pricing
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. The visit takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Photos of the room and the outside wall help us plan a job near Highfield.
- 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.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Before we arrive
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
Getting a price
Getting a quote is straightforward. Call or email with a few details and we will come back to you the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
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What a heat pump looks like in Highfield
The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures date about 51% of homes in and around Highfield to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and Census 2021 figures found about 40% of households in terraced houses. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Terraced houses share walls with neighbours, which helps, but the outdoor unit position needs care with noise next door.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Paul's, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Batchwood Hall, roughly 4.4 miles east, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Highfield is about 1 mile north of Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire. We cover Highfield for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Hertfordshire. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list. For properties nearby, see our London page (24 miles or so).
Getting to Highfield is easy by the A4147. Streets in the area include Juno Road, Great Road and Dione Road, and we cover them all. We also cover the places around Highfield: Adeyfield (1 mile south-east), Hemel Hempstead (1 mile south), Piccotts End (1 mile north-west), Grovehill (1 mile south-west) and Woodhall Farm (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Watford (7 miles south), Stevenage (15 miles north-east), St Albans (6 miles east) and Welwyn Garden City (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Highfield
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Gadebridge Park, The Old Bell pub and The Astley Cooper School and the streets around them. Highfield’s nearest station is Hemel Hempstead station, roughly 2.1 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Redbourn Museum (3.3 miles north-east) and Hemel Hempstead Hospital (1.1 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Verulamium Lake and Long Deans.
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What the work involves, system by system
Air-to-water heat pumps
Air-to-water systems take heat from the air and put it into your central heating and hot water. It takes over from the boiler, and is MCS certified when we install it.
Heat loss surveys
Without a proper survey, a heat pump can be too big or too small, and both cause problems.
Questions from Highfield
Do you cover smaller places like Highfield?
Yes. Highfield is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Highfield?
It depends on the property. Around 3 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Highfield. 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 Dacorum council, which is usually the planning authority for Highfield.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size across London and the South East. Let us know who the records should go to.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Air-to-water installations cost £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. Air-to-air systems are priced after a survey, with the VAT confirmed on your quote.
Do you work on all makes?
We install and work on the leading makes, from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin and Fujitsu to Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Send us the make and model if you have it.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes. We always look before we price, either on a site survey or from photos and details for simple jobs. A fixed-price quote follows.
Will you make a mess?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before we start, and we tidy up as we go. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
Let and managed properties
Running several properties is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so work at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated record, with F-Gas records wherever refrigerant work is involved, so you can show what was done and when.
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Formal advice on VAT for your situation
- Planning approval where permitted development doesn’t apply
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-water heat pumps
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