Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Old Alresford
Air source heat pumps in Old Alresford from an F-Gas certified company, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
Air source heat pumps in Old Alresford
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. If the problem is plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump and comparing heat pump types, we can sort it out.
In a place like Old Alresford, some homes are listed, and permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings, so we check consent first.
The records are your 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, so keep it safe.
- Location
- Old Alresford (SO24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Heat pumps in Old Alresford: local notes
Listed buildings are part of the picture here: about 17 within half a mile of the centre, such as Upton House (grade II*). For a heat pump, permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with the planning team at Winchester City council, which typically handles Old Alresford where needed. The 2021 Census found about 69% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Period properties close to Church of St Mary can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first. If your home is listed, like Hinton Ampner House about 4.1 miles south, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Old Alresford is about 7 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Homes and businesses alike in Old Alresford, we can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. In Hampshire alone we list 683 places and Old Alresford is among them. Guildford is in our area too, around 27 miles away.
Kiln Lane, Colden Lane and The Brook and the roads off them are all inside our area. Our working area takes in SO24 in full. Places around Old Alresford that are also on our list: Bighton (1 mile east), Northington (2 miles north-west), Totford (3 miles north-west), Brown Candover (3 miles north) and Upper Wield (4 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (7 miles south-west), Eastleigh (12 miles south-west) and Horndean (15 miles south-east).
Around Old Alresford
In Old Alresford, that means homes and buildings near The Globe Inn. A little further out are Barton Castle (3.1 miles north-east).
Owner checks or an engineer?
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. Under the F-gas rules, engineers need their own qualifications and the company must be certified, and escaping refrigerant can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
Why act early in Old Alresford
From 1 April 2027, VAT on heat pumps in homes rises from 0% to 5%. If you are thinking about a heat pump, that date is worth knowing alongside your own plans for the property. Waiting rarely makes an air conditioning problem smaller.
No two properties are the same, so each one gets its own fixed-price quote. The system, the access, the pipe routes and the parts involved all play a part.
Why us?
- MCS certification for heat pump work
- Emergency calls taken 24/7
- We work on all the leading brands
- Listed on Checkatrade
Take a look at what air conditioning costs or our accreditations.
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How it works
Anything involving refrigerant is handled by F-Gas qualified engineers, as the law requires, while the electrical side is covered by our NICEIC approval. So on the day, you don’t need a separate electrician for the electrical side. 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 Old Alresford, the timing is set with you and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First, a chat about the property and your goals for the heating.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Before we arrive
- Move furniture away from the wall where we will be working
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
How to get a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, and the rate that applies to your job is stated. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it on the quote. For a fixed-price quote, phone us on 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
For landlords and property managers
Whether it’s one property or many, you get the same standard: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote, work booked with the occupier and written records afterwards.
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Each visit produces a dated record, with F-Gas records wherever refrigerant work is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
FAQs for Old Alresford
Will you come out to Old Alresford?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Old Alresford?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Old Alresford is in England, where it applies. 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
How quickly will you reply?
You will hear from us the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
How long does a heat pump installation take?
Expect it to take anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. The cylinder, the radiators and the pipework make the biggest difference, and we confirm the timing with your quote.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine, on all the main brands. Send us the make and model, and any records you have.
How does the warranty work?
The manufacturer provides it, on its own terms. Some terms depend on regular servicing by a qualified engineer so it’s worth keeping the service records.
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