Greater London · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Kilburn
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Kilburn for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. A fixed price before any work starts, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
Air source heat pumps in Kilburn
A £2,500 grant is available for some air-to-air heat pumps, with conditions. 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 you are dealing with ageing boilers that will need replacing and questions about listed buildings or conservation areas, we can help.
In a flat in Kilburn, the lease and the freeholder usually decide where a heat pump can go. Permitted development limits are different for flats, and we check before designing.
Some warranty terms depend on the system being serviced regularly by a qualified engineer. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight and each visit is recorded.
- Place
- Kilburn (NW6, W9, W10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
After we have gone
Looking after it is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Let the heat pump run steadily, as set up at handover
- Check eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme early
The warranty on the heat pump is the manufacturer’s, on its own terms. We go through the conditions with you, including any servicing they ask for.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running, using the settings agreed at handover.
Before you call an engineer
Owner care supports servicing; it doesn’t replace it. 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.
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do, if the manual says so. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
What a heat pump looks like in Kilburn
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 59% of homes in and around Kilburn before 1919, and the last census (2021) found about 84% of households live in flats. Older homes can lose heat faster, so a room-by-room heat loss calculation, and sometimes insulation or larger radiators, comes before sizing a heat pump. Flats are often harder for air-to-water systems, so we look at whether air-to-air suits better. In London, outside space and the rules for flats often decide which kind of heat pump suits.
Live in one of the older houses around St Anne's and St Andrew's? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status. Historic houses such as Winfield House, about 1.7 miles east, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in.
Kilburn is about 3 miles north-west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Anywhere in NW6, we can help with air source heat pumps. Our list for Greater London has 764 entries and Kilburn is among them.
Not far from Kilburn, a recent job of ours was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 6 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
You’ll find Kilburn on the A4003, so it’s easy for us to get to. Our engineers work on The Lane, Dyne Road and Quex Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Kilburn: Queen's Park (1 mile south), Kensal Rise (1 mile south-west), Brondesbury (1 mile north), Kensal Town (1 mile south) and Kensal Green (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south-east), Marylebone (3 miles south-east) and Kensington (3 miles south).
Near you in Kilburn
In Kilburn, that means homes and buildings near The Brondesbury Arms, Maida Vale School and Queen’s Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Kilburn itself: Queens Park (London) station. Other landmarks nearby include Paddington General Hospital (1 mile south) and Brent Museum and Archives (1.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Greville Place nature reserve and Primrose Hill.
Questions from Kilburn
Is a heat pump in Kilburn permitted development?
It depends on the property. Central Kilburn sits inside a 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 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 Kilburn, normally Brent council).
Do I need permission to put air conditioning in my flat in Kilburn?
Often, yes, but the lease and the freeholder typically have a say. Permitted development rules for flats are tighter than for houses, so we check the outdoor unit position and give you the details to send to the freeholder or managing agent.
Will you work on another installer’s system?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine, on all the main brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
Expect £8,000–£16,000 for an air-to-water system, with 0% VAT on homes, before the grant is taken off. The heat pump size, radiator changes and the cylinder decide where in that range you are, and air-to-air systems are priced after a survey.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a system failing in a server room or water leaking from a unit, ring our 24/7 line and we’ll tell you what to do first.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Systems below 5 tCO2e fall outside the set leak check intervals, while larger ones need checks at least every 12 months, or every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We will work out which band applies to yours.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some warranty terms require the system to be serviced regularly by a qualified engineer, so it’s worth checking. Either way, keep a record of every service.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you and run through the plan before anything else. Dust sheets go down over floors and anything close to the work, and anything electrical is made safe before work starts. On site, it takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Managed buildings in London often need contractors booked in, and we can deal with the agent for a job in Kilburn.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- 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.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
Get a fixed-price quote
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but your quote is based on your job, because every property is different. Once we have looked at the job, from photos or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To start, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
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Why deal with it now?
Getting the sizing wrong causes problems that are hard to fix later. Doing the survey properly from the start avoids that. In London, hot spells can bring a rush of calls, so planning the work in Kilburn before summer avoids the wait.
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Electrical work covered by our NICEIC approval
- Enquiries answered the same working day
- 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns
- Listed on Checkatrade
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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