Essex · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Ivy Chimneys
Air source heat pumps in Ivy Chimneys from an F-Gas certified company, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
About our air source heat pumps in Ivy Chimneys
Until 31 March 2027, a heat pump installed in residential accommodation carries 0% VAT, with 5% from 1 April 2027. This is HMRC’s energy-saving materials relief, which applies to homes rather than businesses. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote. Please treat this as general information rather than tax advice. If you’re dealing with no space for a hot water cylinder and planning and permitted development questions, we can help.
If your home in or near Ivy Chimneys is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027.
The records are your system’s health record: what was fitted or found, what was done and when. If anything goes wrong later, it helps the next engineer and the manufacturer and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Where
- Ivy Chimneys (CM16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What owners can safely do
Before you call us about a fault, a few checks can save a visit: check the mode, the set temperature, the remote’s batteries and the breaker. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and call us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
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What happens if it’s left?
A heat pump sized without a proper heat loss survey can struggle in cold weather or run inefficiently. Doing the survey properly from the start avoids that. Dealing with it now is normally simpler than a breakdown later.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is looked at first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why people in Ivy Chimneys choose us
- F-Gas certified company
- One contact for properties across the South East and London
- NICEIC approved electrical contractors
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
Take a look at how installs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: check the plan with you, protect the area, do the work, test what we’ve done and explain it all to you. The visit itself takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. We plan the trip to Ivy Chimneys around you.
- First we find out about the property, the heating you have now and what you’re hoping for.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. After that, we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
Advice
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Ivy Chimneys
Is a heat pump in Ivy Chimneys permitted development?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. Central Ivy Chimneys is a short walk from the Bell Common, Epping Conservation Area. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t face a road. Where needed, we check with the local planning authority (for Ivy Chimneys, usually Epping Forest council).
Is Ivy Chimneys within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We are based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes, always. New installations come with commissioning details, F-Gas records and warranty information, while repairs and services get a written note of what was found and done.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
We find out during the survey. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays, and any that need upsizing are set out in the quote.
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 you book, and we are happy to show ours.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, usually 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 yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Air-to-water work is in the £8,000–£16,000 range (0% VAT on homes), with any grant still to come off. Where you land depends on the size of heat pump, any radiators that need changing and the hot water cylinder, and air-to-air systems are priced after a survey.
What a heat pump looks like in Ivy Chimneys
About 43% of homes in Ivy Chimneys and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to VOA council tax data. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks.
Hill Hall, roughly 2.4 miles south-east, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings. Period properties close to Church of St John the Baptist can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Ivy Chimneys is about 1 mile south-west of Epping, in Essex. Our engineers cover Ivy Chimneys for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Ivy Chimneys among them. The nearest of our city pages is London, around 16 miles from Ivy Chimneys.
Our working area takes in CM16 in full. Local streets include High Road, Theydon Road and Centre Avenue, each of them within reach. Places around Ivy Chimneys that are also on our list: Epping (1 mile north-east), Steward's Green (1 mile east), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile east), Theydon Garnon (2 miles south-east) and Hobbs Cross (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Harlow (6 miles north), Brentwood (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles east) and Loughton (3 miles south-west).
Near you in Ivy Chimneys
Around Ivy Chimneys, our work takes us to homes and businesses near The Black Lion pub and St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled School. A little further out are Epping Signalling Museum (0.6 miles north-east) and St. Margaret's Hospital (1.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Ivy Chimneys includes Lippitts Hill and Gernon Bushes.
What affects the quote in Ivy Chimneys
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- What we find on the survey or diagnosis
- The pipe route between the units
- Access, including height, roofs and ladders
Typical ranges are on our prices page, but your price depends on the job in front of us. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- A few pictures of the room and the wall the unit is on, or will go on
- The make and model of the system, from the label
- The postcode and whether it’s a home, flat or business
For a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few pictures make it quicker. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
A customer’s words
“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