Greater London · Heat pump installation
Hoxton air source heat pumps
We cover Hoxton for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
Air source heat pumps in Hoxton
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Hoxton and the rest of Greater London. There are two kinds: air-to-water, which heats radiators or underfloor heating and your hot water, and air-to-air, which warms rooms through indoor units and can also cool. We help you work out which suits your home. The work covers hot water cylinders, underfloor heating and air-to-water heat pumps, and people most often call us about comparing heat pump types and wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating.
For flats in Hoxton, the lease, the freeholder and the rules for flats all come into it. The planning rules for flats are stricter than for houses, and we check before designing.
If a fault appears while the equipment is under the manufacturer’s warranty, tell us the make, model and installation date. We’ll explain how the manufacturer’s terms are likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Where
- Hoxton (N1, N1P, EC1V)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Pricing
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Heat pumps in Hoxton: local notes
About 36% of homes in Hoxton and the neighbourhoods around it have been built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and the last census (2021) found about 87% of households live in flats. Newer homes usually lose less heat, which tends to suit a heat pump well. A flat may have no room for a hot water cylinder, and the freeholder typically has a say on the outdoor unit, which can tip the choice towards air-to-air. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
Homeowners near Hoxton station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that.
Hoxton is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. We cover Hoxton for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Greater London. 764 places in Greater London are on our list.
Our nearest recent job to Hoxton was on Greenwich High Road, Greenwich (SE10), about 5 miles south-east: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the retail area and a second unit in the stockroom and office.
You will find Hoxton on the A1200 and A1208, so it’s easy for us to get to for surveys and visits. If your postcode is in N1, N1P and EC1V, you are inside the area we cover. If you’re just outside Hoxton, we cover Haggerston (1 mile east), Shoreditch (1 mile south-east), Canonbury (1 mile north), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile north) and St Luke's (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west) and Walthamstow (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hoxton
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives, Islington Green School and Stag's Head pub, among other places. You’ll also find Hackney University Technical College (under half a mile south-east) and Shoreditch Park (within half a mile north-west). Hoxton has its own railway station: Hoxton station. Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's Hospital (less than half a mile east) and Montfichet's Tower (1.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Barnsbury Wood.
Hoxton: your questions answered
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Hoxton?
Hoxton is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Is a heat pump in Hoxton permitted development?
It depends on the property. Central Hoxton is a short walk from the Pitfield Street Conservation Area. 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 do not 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 Hoxton, normally Hackney council).
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. Any work is priced before it goes ahead.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what’s needed, where things go and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
For air-to-water, it’s £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. Air-to-air systems are priced after a survey, with the VAT confirmed on your quote.
Will you make a mess?
Protection goes down first: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards before we leave.
Which brands do you work with?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For a new system, we suggest the make and model that suit the property and tell you why.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Use the settings explained at handover
- Seal draughts where you can
- Keep the MCS certificate with the manufacturer’s paperwork
We show you how to use the controls and explain how a heat pump works differently from a boiler. Heat pumps tend to work best running steadily rather than in short bursts, and we’ll explain the settings for your home.
Keep radiators and indoor units unobstructed so the heat can get into the room.
Common problems we fix in Hoxton
Some homes heated by electric heaters or storage heaters consider a heat pump instead. The survey tells you whether it’s practical and what’s involved, and we explain the grant position for your home.
The things we’re asked about most are:
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
Mansion House lies about 1.4 miles south. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the figure could change on the day
- Which VAT rate the quote uses, and why
- Whether they looked at the job before pricing it
The process
Each visit follows the same order: agree the plan on site, put the dust sheets down, do the work, test what we have done and explain it all to you. The visit itself takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Pictures of the space and the outside wall help us plan the work in Hoxton.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- 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.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a price
Quotes do not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
Advice
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
Not sure which it is? You can call 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
Other services in Hoxton
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