Greater London · Heat pump installation
Lisson Grove air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps, for Lisson Grove and the surrounding area. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we will reply the same working day.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
Air source heat pumps in Lisson Grove, done properly
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 doesn’t qualify. The work covers underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and hot water cylinders, and people most often call us about an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and deciding on the outdoor unit position.
Homes in Lisson Grove are often flats and terraces, where outside space is limited, 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.
We’re an F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved for electrical work, MCS certified for heat pumps and a Checkatrade member. Our engineers hold the F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
- Place
- Lisson Grove (NW8, W1H, W2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Quotes
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Pricing air source heat pumps in Lisson Grove
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The condition of any existing system
- The number of rooms, units or zones
- Whether it’s a one-off job or part of a maintenance contract
Several rooms, units or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every unit or room you need covered, and you will get one fixed price.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price a simple job. Useful things to send:
- The outdoor side of the property, including any roof or flat area
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
- A close-up of the unit’s label showing the model number
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed-price quote.
Larger air conditioning systems in buildings need more than servicing: systems with an effective rated output over 12 kW need a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor at least every 5 years. We can arrange it, prepare the system for it and fix what it finds.
FAQs for Lisson Grove
Will a heat pump in Lisson Grove need planning permission?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. Central Lisson Grove is a short walk from the Fisherton Street Estate 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 planning department at Westminster council, normally the authority for Lisson Grove.
Do I need permission to put air conditioning in my flat in Lisson Grove?
Often, yes, but the lease and the freeholder usually 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.
What VAT do I pay on a heat pump?
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, then 5%. Businesses pay the standard rate. This is general information, not tax advice.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant?
Possibly. In England and Wales it pays £7,500 for an eligible air-to-water or ground source heat pump, and £2,500 for air-to-air under tighter rules. Until March 2027 there’s an extra £1,500 for air source or ground source heat pumps in homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas. The survey is where we check your home against them.
Can I get a grant for an air-to-air heat pump?
The scheme offers £2,500 for air-to-air, but the conditions are strict. It won’t apply if the system is an add-on next to a boiler as it has to meet the full heating demand.
Should I choose air-to-water or air-to-air?
It depends on your home, your heating and whether you want cooling. The grant is £7,500 for eligible air-to-water systems and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases. We explain the options after the survey.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size across London and the South East. Let us know who the records should go to.
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How it works
You don’t need to do much on the day. Someone needs to let us in and show us the units, or where they’re going, and we take it from there. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. If a freeholder or agent needs to agree the work in Lisson Grove, we can send them the details.
- First we find out about the property, the heating you have now and what you are hoping for.
- On the visit we calculate what every room loses on a cold day, then check the radiators, room for a cylinder and outdoor unit options.
- The price comes back fixed and in writing, with the grant and VAT shown line by line.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
How to prepare
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Clear access to the fuse board
Ask for a quote
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please ring us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line with a few details about the property. We will explain what we’d recommend and why, then send a fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Homes in Lisson Grove and heat pumps
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 37% of homes in Lisson Grove and the neighbourhoods around it before 1919, and about 91% of households live in flats, according to Census 2021 figures. In older homes, the heat loss calculation is especially important, as solid walls and draughts change the size of heat pump needed. For flats, the first questions are where an outdoor unit could go, whether a cylinder fits and what the lease allows. In London, outside space and the rules for flats often decide which kind of heat pump suits.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Paul's Community Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. For a home near London Marylebone station, the survey looks at whether an air-to-water or air-to-air heat pump suits better.
Lisson Grove is about 1 mile north-west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the NW8 postcode area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Lisson Grove among them.
Our nearest recent job to Lisson Grove was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 5 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
Work in NW8, W1H and W2 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Lisson Grove sits on or near the A5 and A40, so getting to you is simple. If you are just outside Lisson Grove, we cover Paddington Green (1 mile south-west), Paddington (1 mile south), Little Venice (1 mile south-west), Connaught Village (1 mile south) and St John's Wood (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (4 miles south-east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east) and Hoxton (4 miles east).
Local landmarks in Lisson Grove
Around Lisson Grove, our work takes us to homes and businesses near RIBA Library, St John's Wood Art School and Regent's Park. There’s a railway station in Lisson Grove itself: London Marylebone station. Nearby you’ll also find Montfichet's Tower (3 miles east) and Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases (0.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s The Long Water and Greville Place nature reserve.
What happens if it’s left?
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. Hot weather is when everyone in London wants air conditioning, so it’s easier to plan the work in Lisson Grove early.
One room or a whole building, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the equipment. The price is fixed before any work starts, with VAT shown clearly.
What you get with us
- Every job looked at before it’s priced
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
- Members of Checkatrade
- Covering London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
A customer’s words
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead