Greater London · Heat pump installation
North Wembley air source heat pumps
For MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for in North Wembley, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before any work starts, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
Do you need air source heat pumps in North Wembley?
Some people want to move away from burning fossil fuels at home. A heat pump runs on electricity and takes heat from the outside air and that is the appeal for many households.
The things we’re asked about most include:
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- No space for a hot water cylinder
Period properties close to Church of St John can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Comparing quotes
- Whether extra work needs your approval first
- Why the equipment they’re quoting suits the job
- What the manufacturer’s warranty covers and for how long
About our air source heat pumps in North Wembley
Every installation starts with a heat loss survey. That tells us how much heat the home needs, room by room so the system is sized to match. Guesswork leads to systems that are too big or too small. We’re often asked to deal with no space for a hot water cylinder and a boiler that’s getting old, on air-to-water heat pumps, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and hot water cylinders.
A terrace in North Wembley shares walls with its neighbours, which helps keep heat in, provided the outdoor unit can sit somewhere that passes the MCS noise check.
Think of the paperwork as the system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. If anything goes wrong later, it helps the next engineer and the manufacturer and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Location
- North Wembley (HA0, HA9, UB6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in North Wembley
What happens on the day
Every visit follows the same order: check the plan with you, protect the area, carry out the job, check the system and talk you through it. The visit itself takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Photos of the room and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan most of a visit to North Wembley in advance.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for air source heat pumps? Please phone 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier with a few details about the property. We’ll talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in North Wembley
Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air is easier with the facts. Air-to-water heats radiators and hot water, and can attract a £7,500 grant where eligible; air-to-air heats and cools rooms, and only qualifies for £2,500 under strict conditions, and we explain which fits your home. Hot weather is when everyone in London wants air conditioning, so it’s easier to plan the work in North Wembley early.
No two properties are the same, so each one gets its own fixed-price quote. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all play a part.
Why choose AirCon Doctor in North Wembley
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
- A 24/7 emergency line
- NICEIC approved electrical contractors
- Members of Checkatrade
See what air conditioning costs and our accreditations and certificates.
What a heat pump looks like in North Wembley
VOA council tax data show about 39% of homes in North Wembley and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1919 to 1939, and about 47% of households live in flats, according to the 2021 Census. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Flats are often harder for air-to-water systems, so we look at whether air-to-air suits better. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
Northolt Manor, roughly 2.9 miles west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
North Wembley is about 2 miles south-east of Harrow, in Greater London. North Wembley gets the same approach as every job we take on: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Count every place we list in Greater London and you reach 764, with North Wembley on the list. The nearest of our city pages is London, around 10 miles from North Wembley.
Not far from North Wembley, a recent job of ours was on Richmond Hill, Richmond (TW10), about 7 miles south: installing a Mitsubishi Electric Zubadan multi-split system serving four bedrooms, the study and the living room: six indoor units in total.
That includes properties on Elm Road, East Lane and High Road and nearby roads. Getting to North Wembley is easy by the A4089. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Brondesbury Park (1 mile north), Sudbury Hill (1 mile west), Sudbury (1 mile west), South Kenton (1 mile north) and Perivale (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (10 miles south-east), City of Westminster (7 miles south-east), Marylebone (7 miles east) and Kensington (6 miles south-east).
Near you in North Wembley
Typical jobs here are in properties near Wembley High Technology College, Preston Park and J.J. Moon's pub. North Wembley has its own railway station: Wembley Central station. A little further out are Clementine Churchill Hospital (1.4 miles north-west) and London Designer Outlet (0.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Perivale Wood and Castlebar Hill.
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Draught-proofing and insulation upgrades
If you’re not sure, just call 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
Your questions about air source heat pumps in North Wembley
Will a heat pump in North Wembley need planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. A conservation area takes in the middle of North Wembley. 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 North Wembley, typically Brent council).
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in North Wembley?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: North Wembley is in England, where it applies. It gives £7,500 towards an air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump that replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the whole home’s heating need. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Do you work on all makes?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and tell you why.
What accreditations do you have?
As the law requires for refrigerant work, we are an F-Gas certified company. We’re also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. That isn’t optional: it’s required by law, and AirCon Doctor is certified.
How quickly will you reply?
We reply to enquiries the same working day. For a breakdown that cannot wait, call our 24/7 emergency line.
From one of our customers
“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