Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Northbrook air source heat pumps
For heat pump installation in Northbrook, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before we start, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
What we do, step by step
We book the visit for a day and time that suit you, and we keep you posted if anything changes. On arrival, the engineer compares the job with the survey, your photos or the details you gave us. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, the work takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Northbrook.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- We send a fixed-price quote that shows the equipment, the grant position and the VAT.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
Getting a quote
Published ranges are a starting point; the quote is built on your property, because every property is different. Once we’ve looked at the job, from photos or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To start, ring us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
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How we handle air source heat pumps in Northbrook
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 anything that needs changing is in the quote. Typical jobs include working out whether radiators need upsizing and finding a place for the outdoor unit, on radiator systems, underfloor heating and hot water cylinders.
If your home in or near Northbrook is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027, on top of the £7,500.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. File them with the system’s paperwork, ready for the next service or a warranty query.
- Place
- Northbrook (SO21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Credentials
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Northbrook questions
Is a heat pump in Northbrook permitted development?
It depends on the property. The Micheldever Conservation Area is close to the centre of Northbrook. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with the local planning authority (for Northbrook, normally Winchester City council) first.
Is the heat pump grant available in Northbrook?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Northbrook, 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.
How quickly will you reply?
You’ll hear from us the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
Air-to-water systems are £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before any grant. Your price depends on the survey, the emitters and the hot water, and you get a fixed-price quote.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We will work out which band applies to yours.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes. Every job is looked at first, on a survey, or from your pictures and details where the job is simple. A fixed-price quote follows.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes. From one rented home to commercial buildings, we work the same way: a look first, a fixed-price quote and written records.
Why it’s worth doing now in Northbrook
A sudden boiler failure rarely leaves room to plan a heat pump properly. Surveying and designing in advance means the system is sized right and any grant is applied for while the old heating still works. 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 will have a fixed price before work begins, and the quote sets out the VAT.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- Electrical work covered by our NICEIC approval
- Listed on Checkatrade
- Warranty terms set out brand by brand
Take a look at what air conditioning costs and how to check a contractor.
Nearby places to Northbrook
What else we do in Northbrook
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
For landlords and property managers
The F-gas rules share responsibility for leak checking between the equipment’s operator and the service technicians. In a let or managed building, it’s worth agreeing who that operator is and we’re happy to deal with whoever it is.
Portfolio owners often want one contractor and one number. Our area covers Greater London and the South East, so work at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Heat pumps in Northbrook: local notes
Census 2021 figures found about 75% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Mary, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Sizing comes from the heat each room loses on a cold day, not from the size of the old boiler.
Northbrook is about 7 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. Northbrook gets the same approach as every job we take on: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 31 miles from Northbrook.
All of SO21 is within our area, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Northbrook: Micheldever (1 mile south-east), Stoke Charity (1 mile west), Hunton (2 miles west), Micheldever Station (2 miles north) and East Stratton (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (11 miles north-east), Winchester (7 miles south), Eastleigh (13 miles south) and Andover (10 miles north-west).
Around Northbrook
Around Northbrook, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Half Moon and Spread Eagle pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Northbrook is Micheldever station, roughly 2.1 miles north of the centre.
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