Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Holland Park, Greater London
We cover Holland Park for air source heat pumps. A look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end.
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
Aftercare tips
Systems last better with the right care. We suggest:
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
- Keep up with insulation and draught-proofing
If you were eligible for a grant, we handle the application and keep you updated since the grant goes through the installer.
Keep radiators and indoor units unobstructed so the heat can get into the room.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Holland Park
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. The system must replace the existing fossil-fuel heating and meet the home’s full heating demand, it must be installed by an MCS certified installer, and it must be in a home; adding it alongside a boiler does not qualify. If the problem is moving away from fossil-fuel heating and questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, we can help.
In a London area like Holland Park, many homes are flats or terraces with little outside space, which affects which heat pump suits. Air-to-water needs room for the outdoor unit and typically a cylinder, while an air-to-air system needs less space.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we set them out on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, and we’re happy to talk you through them.
- Place
- Holland Park (W8, W11, W14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Response
- We reply the same working day
- Quote
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What owners can safely do
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the inside of the units, the refrigerant and the electrics still need a qualified engineer.
FAQs for Holland Park
Will a heat pump in Holland Park need planning permission?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. The Holland Park Conservation Area takes in the middle of Holland Park. 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 Holland Park, typically Hammersmith and Fulham council).
Can you fit air conditioning in a London flat in Holland Park?
In many cases, yes, once the lease and the building’s rules are checked. We look at where the outdoor unit could go, such as a balcony, flat roof or rear wall, and write it up for the freeholder or agent.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
It can, for some brands. 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.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and we tidy up as we go. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
How long does a heat pump installation take?
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 agreed before any work starts.
What accreditations do you have?
As the law requires for refrigerant work, we are an F-Gas certified company. We’re also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, normally whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Heat pumps in Holland Park: local notes
VOA council tax data put about 69% of homes in Holland Park and the neighbourhoods around it before 1919, and about 79% of households live in flats, according to Census 2021 figures. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. For flats, the first questions are where an outdoor unit could go, whether a cylinder fits and what the lease allows. For a London home, the outdoor unit position and the MCS noise check need careful planning.
With Leighton House about 0.4 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 George? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Holland Park is about 1 mile north of Kensington, in Greater London. Properties in Holland Park get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we’ve finished. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
The closest recent job we can point to from Holland Park was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 3 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
Streets in the area include Dukes Lane, Milson Road and Elsham Road, each of them within reach. Our engineers cover all of the W8, W11 and W14 postcode area. Places around Holland Park that are also on our list: Kensington (1 mile south), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Holland Park
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Kensington Palace Green, Abdus Salam Library and Windsor Castle in Kensington pub and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Kensington School (0.6 miles south-east) and Fox Primary School (less than half a mile north-east). Holland Park’s nearest station is Kensington Olympia station, about 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include London Museum (0.7 miles east) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Holland Park includes Campden Hill and WWT London Wetland Centre.
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. You only need to give us clear access to the units, or their planned positions, and to the fuse board. The visit 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. A few photos of the room, the outside wall and the fuse board help us plan a job in Holland Park.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
Ask for a quote
Quotes do not take long. 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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Leave it or put it right?
Getting the sizing wrong causes problems that are hard to fix later. Doing the survey properly from the start avoids that. Planning ahead in Holland Park means you choose the date, not the weather.
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- NICEIC approved for electrical work
- Covering London and the South East
- Fixed-price quotes after a survey or pictures
- Enquiries answered the same working day
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From one of our customers
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath