Essex · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Marks Gate
Looking for air source heat pumps in Marks Gate? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, then sign it off with written records.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
How we handle air source heat pumps in Marks Gate
An air-to-water heat pump heats water to a lower temperature than a typical boiler, so radiators may need to be larger to give out the same heat. We check each radiator against the room’s heat loss, and the quote sets it out. The work covers underfloor heating, air-to-water heat pumps and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and common reasons people get in touch are no space for a hot water cylinder and moving away from fossil-fuel heating.
If your home in or near Marks Gate is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump, on top of the £7,500.
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.
- Location
- Marks Gate (RM7, RM5, RM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Quote
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Planning rules have specific conditions. Checking the position for your home at the survey stage avoids surprises later covering listed buildings, conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. Dealing with it now is normally simpler than a breakdown later.
A single unit or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and what it needs. You’ll have a fixed price before we start, and the quote sets out the VAT.
Why people in Marks Gate choose us
- F-Gas certified company
- We diagnose before we treat
- MCS certified heat pump installers
- We reply to enquiries the same working day
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What owners can safely do
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do, if the manual says so. They come out, get a gentle clean and go back only when they’re dry. For a heat pump, the main owner jobs are a clear outdoor unit and sensible control settings.
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
Air source heat pumps around Marks Gate
About 62% of homes in and around Marks Gate date from 1945 to 1972, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. On the National Heritage List, around 7 entries fall within 0.5 miles of the middle of Marks Gate; The White House (grade II) is one. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with Barking and Dagenham council, typically the planning authority here before the heat pump design is finished.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Mark's, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Hare Hall, roughly 2.8 miles east, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Marks Gate is about 2 miles north-west of Romford, in Essex. Homes and businesses alike in Marks Gate, we can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. Marks Gate is one of 644 places in Essex we cover. London, roughly 12 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Not far from Marks Gate, a recent job of ours was on Greenwich High Road, Greenwich (SE10), about 10 miles south-west: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the retail area and a second unit in the stockroom and office.
Our engineers cover all of RM7, RM5 and RM6 for air source heat pumps and the streets around it. Main roads around Marks Gate include the A1112, which makes travel easy. Other places close to Marks Gate include Chadwell Heath (1 mile south), Little Heath (1 mile south-west), Collier Row (1 mile east), Rise Park (2 miles east) and Romford (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Basildon (14 miles east), Harlow (12 miles north), Brentwood (7 miles east) and Billericay (12 miles east).
What’s near Marks Gate
In Marks Gate, that means homes and buildings near The Warren School, Fairlop Waters and Colley Rowe Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Marks Gate is Chadwell Heath station, roughly 1.9 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Redbridge Museum (3.8 miles south-west) and Romford Shopping Hall (1.8 miles south-east). Not far away are Hainault Lodge.
Nearby places to Marks Gate
What else we do in Marks Gate
Questions from Marks Gate
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Marks Gate?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Marks Gate, if they qualify. The grant is £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump and £2,500 for an air-to-air system that replaces the existing fossil-fuel heating. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Is Marks Gate within the area you cover?
Yes. Marks Gate is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A few photos and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always look before we price, either on a site survey or from pictures and details for simple jobs. Then you get a fixed-price quote.
Will you make a mess?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and the area is kept tidy throughout. At the end, we clear up and show you what we have done.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns that cannot wait. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. You get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
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. On arrival, the engineer compares the job with the survey, your pictures or the details you gave us. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. From there, the work takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. For a place like Marks Gate, the timing is set with you and the travel is our side of the planning.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
How to get a quote
Published ranges are a starting point; the quote is built on your property, because every property is different. After a look at the job, by pictures or a survey, the price is fixed. To start, ring 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as homeowners and businesses. Tell us who the contact on site is and who should receive the paperwork, and we will keep everyone informed.
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 can work for either side.
A customer’s words
“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