Isle of Wight · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Luccombe Village, Isle of Wight
Expert air source heat pumps for Luccombe Village: diagnosis first, then a fixed-price quote, the work and written records. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
Air source heat pumps around Luccombe Village
Luccombe Village lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Near the coast, we choose the outdoor unit position with salt-laden wind in mind. About 38% of homes across Luccombe Village and its surrounding area were built before 1919, according to VOA council tax data. 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.
If your home is listed, like Rylstone Manor about 0.7 miles north, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work. Live in one of the older houses around St Blasius Church? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Luccombe Village is about 7 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever you are in the PO37 postcode area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. Our the Isle of Wight coverage runs to 125 places, and Luccombe Village is one of them. For properties nearby, see our Worthing page, about 37 miles away.
We cover homes and businesses on The Highway, Maythorne Way and Ash Grove and nearby roads. Jobs in PO37 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Places around Luccombe Village that are also on our list: Shanklin (1 mile north), Lake (2 miles north), Sandown (3 miles north), Queen's Bower (3 miles north) and Skinner's Hill (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newport (8 miles north-west), Ryde (7 miles north), Cowes (11 miles north-west) and East Cowes (11 miles north-west). Remote and island properties need a little more planning, so please mention your location when you call us on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier.
Landmarks near Luccombe Village
Around Luccombe Village, our work takes us to homes and businesses near King Harry's Bar, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shanklin station, about 1.2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sandown Castle (3.1 miles north-east) and Rylstone Manor (0.7 miles north). For a walk, there’s Alverstone Mead and St Boniface Down.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Luccombe Village
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. 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. The work covers hot water cylinders, air-to-water heat pumps and air-to-air heat pumps, and people most often call us about deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home and questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Older and listed homes in villages like Luccombe Village need extra care, because permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, so consent comes first.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: commissioning details and F-Gas records for a new system, a note of the fault and the fix for a repair, or a service record. Keep it with the system’s paperwork, because it helps with any later warranty question.
- Where
- Luccombe Village (PO37)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Price
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Luccombe Village
Can I fit a heat pump in Luccombe Village without planning permission?
It depends on the property. The centre of Luccombe Village is in a 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 cannot face a road. Where necessary, we check with the local planning authority (for Luccombe Village, typically Isle of Wight council).
Will you come out to Luccombe Village?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Will my radiators work with a heat pump?
Some radiators may be fine as they are, and some may need to be larger. Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators give out less heat so we check every radiator against the room’s heat loss.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
Whoever operates the equipment, together with the technicians who service it. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We can tell you which band your system falls into.
Am I eligible for a heat pump grant?
Possibly. The scheme runs in England and Wales and pays £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 for an air-to-air system that meets stricter conditions. 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.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes. From one rented home to commercial buildings, we work the same way: survey or diagnosis, a fixed price and proper paperwork.
Do you work on all makes?
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.
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Find out the grant position at the survey
After commissioning, the installation is registered under MCS and you receive the certificate. Keep it with the manufacturer’s paperwork, as you may need it later.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running as explained at handover.
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What happens on the day
There’s very little for you to do 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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and we explain what we’ve done. A note on how to find the property and where to park makes a visit to Luccombe Village easier.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Before we arrive
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Tell us the address and what you need, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
Advice
For landlords and property managers
The F-gas rules share responsibility for leak checking between the equipment’s operator and the service technicians. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system and we’re happy to deal with whoever it is.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the property, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed-price quote.
What owners can safely do
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
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