Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Little Venice, Greater London
Need air source heat pumps in Little Venice? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, then sign it off with written records.
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
Air source heat pumps in Little Venice, done properly
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers which means some radiators may need upsizing. We check each radiator against the room’s heat loss, and the quote sets it out. The work covers air-to-water heat pumps, hot water cylinders and underfloor heating, and the jobs we see most are wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and questions about listed buildings or conservation areas.
Homes in Little Venice 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 usually a cylinder, while an air-to-air system needs less space.
Looking after a system is mostly common sense: clear space around the outdoor unit, the cleaning the manual describes and a service at the recommended interval. It also keeps you on the right side of any warranty terms that ask for servicing.
- Where
- Little Venice (W2, W9, NW8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Pricing
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Response
- On the working day you ask
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What a heat pump looks like in Little Venice
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 47% of homes in and around Little Venice before 1919, and Census 2021 figures found about 92% of households live in flats. In older homes, the heat loss calculation is especially important, as solid walls and draughts change the size of heat pump needed. 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. 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 Saviour's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. With Winfield House about 1 mile north-east, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Little Venice is about 1 mile west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We cover Little Venice for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Greater London. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
The closest recent job we can point to from Little Venice was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 5 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
Getting to Little Venice is easy by the A5 and A40. From Harrow Road, Alfred Road and Newton Road to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. Close to Little Venice, our area also takes in Westbourne Green (1 mile west), Paddington Green (1 mile east), Paddington (1 mile south-east), Maida Vale (1 mile north-west) and Lisson Grove (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (5 miles east) and Walthamstow (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Little Venice
Typical jobs here are in properties near International Community School, The Bridge House and Westminster Academy, among other places. Nearby too are Kensington Gardens (1 mile south) and Royal Society of Medicine Library (1.6 miles east). There’s a railway station in Little Venice itself: London Paddington station. Nearby you’ll also find Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases (under half a mile north) and Kensington Arcade (1.5 miles south). Open spaces near Little Venice include Greville Place nature reserve and Campden Hill.
Aftercare tips
Every system needs looking after, and most of it is easy. Our tips:
- Diary the next service
- Keep radiators clear
- Let the heat pump run steadily, as set up at handover
Once commissioned, we register the installation with MCS and give you the certificate. Keep it with the manufacturer’s paperwork, as you may need it later.
Have the system serviced regularly. Check the manufacturer’s terms, as they may include servicing conditions.
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What else we do in Little Venice
How it works
We book the visit for a day and time that suit you, and we let you know if plans need to move. When we arrive, we check the job against the survey or the pictures you sent. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. After that, it takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Managed buildings in London often need contractors booked in, and we can deal with the agent for a job in Little Venice.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
How to prepare
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
Getting a price
Some jobs can be priced from photos, while others need a survey. 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.
Related advice
Before you call an engineer
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. 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.
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
Little Venice: your questions answered
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Little Venice?
Little Venice is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Little Venice?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. The Maida Vale Conservation Area takes in the middle of Little Venice. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the planning department at Westminster council, normally the authority for Little Venice.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Maintenance contracts are part of what we do, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is recorded, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
We work with the leading brands, from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin and Fujitsu to Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Tell us the make and model and we’ll take it from there.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
For some brands, yes. Send us the make and model and we will tell you what the manufacturer expects, and book the service at the interval they recommend.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
For air-to-water, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any grant. Eligible homes in England and Wales can get £7,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme though not every home qualifies.
Different systems, different jobs
Heat loss surveys
The survey works out the heat needed room by room. It’s the basis for sizing the heat pump and the radiators.
Air-to-air heat pumps
Air-to-air heat pumps warm rooms through indoor units and can cool them in summer. They don’t heat hot water, so that has to come from elsewhere.
From one of our customers
“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