Greater London · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Paddington
We cover Paddington for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. A look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
How we handle air source heat pumps in Paddington
Air-to-water heat pumps heat your hot water through a cylinder. If you have a combi boiler and no cylinder, the survey looks at where one could go. Air-to-air systems don’t heat hot water, so you will need another way to do that. Common call-outs are for ageing boilers that will need replacing and not knowing whether a grant applies, across hot water cylinders, underfloor heating and air-to-air heat pumps.
A terrace in Paddington shares walls with its neighbours, which helps keep heat in, provided the outdoor unit can sit somewhere that passes the MCS noise check.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we set them out on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, and we’re happy to talk you through them.
- Where
- Paddington (W2, W1H, W1U)
- Region
- Greater London
- Response
- Answered the same working day
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Pricing
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Before you call an engineer
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
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. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
Towns and villages near Paddington
Also in Paddington
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Formal advice on VAT for your situation
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Underfloor heating
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
Homes in Paddington and heat pumps
The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures put about 47% of homes in and around Paddington before 1919, and about 92% of households live in flats, according to the 2021 Census. In older homes, the heat loss calculation is especially important, as solid walls and draughts change the size of heat pump needed. For flats, the first questions are where an outdoor unit could go, whether a cylinder fits and what the lease allows. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St John the Evangelist, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Homeowners near London Paddington station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that.
Paddington is about 1 mile west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. For air source heat pumps in and around Paddington, please call us on 07833 053749 or email us for a fixed-price quote. We work across London and the South East, Paddington included. Paddington is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for homes and businesses.
The closest recent job we can point to from Paddington was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 4 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
From Harrow Road, Craven Road and Harbet Road to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. The A5 and A40 pass through or close to Paddington, which keeps journeys to surveys and visits simple. We also cover the places around Paddington: Paddington Green (1 mile north-west), Hyde Park Estate (1 mile south-east), Connaught Village (1 mile south-east), Tyburn (1 mile south-east) and Little Venice (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east) and Hoxton (4 miles east).
Local landmarks in Paddington
Typical jobs here are in properties near Royal Society of Medicine Library, Fountains Abbey pub and Royal Parks of London. Other local landmarks include North Westminster Community School (under half a mile north-east) and Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School (less than half a mile east). Paddington has its own railway station: London Paddington station. A little further out are Harrods (1.3 miles south) and London Toy & Model Museum (0.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Paddington include Greville Place nature reserve and The Long Water.
Paddington: your questions answered
Can you fit air conditioning in a London flat in Paddington?
Often, yes, but the lease and the freeholder typically have a say. Permitted development rules for flats are tighter than for houses, so we check the outdoor unit position and give you the details to send to the freeholder or managing agent.
Is a heat pump in Paddington permitted development?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The Bayswater Conservation Area takes in the middle of Paddington. 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 Westminster council, which is usually the planning authority for Paddington first.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
An air-to-water heat pump costs £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before the grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers £7,500 to eligible homes in England and Wales, and we confirm eligibility before you commit.
Am I eligible for a heat pump grant?
That depends on the scheme conditions, which we check for you. The installer applies for the grant, so we handle the application if you’re eligible.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
Not the refrigerant work. 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.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule and quote for it. That can include the leak checks the F-gas rules require for larger systems.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes. Photos often do the job for simple work, while bigger systems and repairs that need testing get a visit.
For landlords and property managers
For anyone managing more than one building, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Every address has its own paperwork, so the files stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings in Paddington and across Greater London. Larger buildings can be done in stages around the people who use them.
How it works
Wherever the system can be run before we leave, we run it and check it in operation. Then we explain what was done and answer your questions, and anything that needs a follow-up is pointed out there and then. The visit takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. The more we can see beforehand, the smoother the visit to Paddington will be.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- 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.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
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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