Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Honor Oak, Greater London
Air source heat pumps in and around Honor Oak, from the first look to the final check and a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
How we handle air source heat pumps in Honor Oak
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. The work covers air-to-water heat pumps, underfloor heating and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and people most often call us about plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump and not knowing whether a grant applies.
A terrace in Honor Oak shares walls with its neighbours, which helps keep heat in, as long as there’s a sensible spot for the outdoor unit and its noise is checked against the MCS planning standard.
Some warranty terms depend on the system being serviced regularly by a qualified engineer. Where yours does, a regular service with us keeps that side in order and each visit is recorded.
- Place
- Honor Oak (SE23, SE22, SE4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Pricing
- A fixed price before work begins
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Testing is the last part of the visit wherever the system can be switched on. Then we explain what was done and answer your questions, and anything that needs a follow-up is pointed out there and then. All told, the work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Send us a few phone photos and we can often price a straightforward job in Honor Oak before visiting.
- First, a chat about the property and your goals for the heating.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- 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 building has a permit or sign-in process
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Get a fixed-price quote
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Add the address and what you’d like done, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
Related advice
Common questions in Honor Oak
Can I fit a heat pump in Honor Oak without planning permission?
It depends on the property. There’s a conservation area, the Honor Oak Rise Conservation Area, close to central Honor Oak. 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 Honor Oak, typically Lewisham council).
Is the heat pump grant available in Honor Oak?
Honor Oak is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. It gives £7,500 towards an air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump that replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the whole home’s heating need. The installer applies, and we are MCS certified.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what’s needed, where things go and what access we need and the fixed price is built on it.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Anyone installing, repairing or servicing the refrigerant side must be qualified, and their company certified. It’s worth checking before booking and we will gladly show you ours.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water heats radiators or underfloor heating and hot water; air-to-air heats rooms through indoor units and can cool them. Air-to-air does not heat hot water, and we explain which suits your home.
Can landlords and managing agents book you?
Yes. From one rented home to commercial buildings, we work the same way: a look first, a fixed-price quote and written records.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards when we finish.
Homes in Honor Oak and heat pumps
VOA council tax data put about 54% of homes in the Honor Oak area before 1919, and the 2021 Census found about 55% of households live in flats. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Flats are often harder for air-to-water systems, so we look at whether air-to-air suits better. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Augustine, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Kingswood House, roughly 1.9 miles south-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings.
Honor Oak is about 2 miles south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. Properties in Honor Oak get the same service as everywhere we cover: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. We cover 764 places across Greater London.
Our nearest recent job to Honor Oak was on Brownhill Road, Catford (SE6), about 2 miles south-east: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the main living area.
We cover homes and businesses on Rye Road, Ewart Road and Bovill Road and nearby roads. If your postcode is in SE23, SE22 and SE4, the property is within reach. Close to Honor Oak, our area also takes in Forest Hill (1 mile south), Brockley (1 mile east), Crofton Park (1 mile east), Nunhead (1 mile north) and Telegraph Hill (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west) and Kensington (7 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Honor Oak
In Honor Oak, that means homes and buildings near Allenby Tutorial Trust, Peckham Rye and Herne Tavern and the streets around them. Honor Oak has its own railway station: Honor Oak Park station. A little further out are Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.9 miles north-east) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (0.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Honor Oak includes One Tree Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
Different systems, different jobs
Radiators and underfloor heating
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators may need to be larger, and the survey checks each one.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats have tighter limits, and an Article 4 direction can remove permitted development rights. Listed building consent is a separate matter, and we check the position for your property.
Nearby places to Honor Oak
Other services in Honor Oak
Why deal with it now?
The extra £1,500 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas is available until March 2027. If that applies to you, it’s worth asking about sooner rather than later. In London, hot spells can bring a rush of calls, so planning the work in Honor Oak before summer avoids the wait.
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but your price depends on the job in front of us. For a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or send an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why us?
- MCS certified heat pump installers
- Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba and more
- Diagnosis first, then a fixed price
- Covering London and the South East
See how installs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
After we have gone
How well a system lasts depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep to regular servicing
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Keep the outdoor unit clear all year
The warranty on the heat pump is the manufacturer’s, on its own terms. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running as explained at handover.
A customer’s words
“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