Greater London · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Paddington Green
Our engineers work in Paddington Green on MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
How we handle air source heat pumps in Paddington Green
An air-to-water heat pump heats water to a lower temperature than a typical boiler which means some radiators may need upsizing. We check each radiator against the room’s heat loss, and the quote sets it out. If the problem is moving away from fossil-fuel heating and a boiler that’s getting old, we can sort it out.
For flats in Paddington Green, the lease, the freeholder and the rules for flats all come into it. Permitted development limits are different for flats, and we check before designing.
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.
- Where
- Paddington Green (W2, W1H, NW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Response
- Answered the same working day
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What a heat pump looks like in Paddington Green
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 44% of homes in Paddington Green and the neighbourhoods around it before 1919, and the 2021 Census found about 92% of households live in flats. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. For flats, the first questions are where an outdoor unit could go, whether a cylinder fits and what the lease allows. In London, outside space and the rules for flats often decide which kind of heat pump suits.
If your home is near London Paddington station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits.
Paddington Green is about 1 mile north-west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Homes and businesses alike in Paddington Green, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. Paddington Green is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for homes and businesses.
The closest recent job we can point to from Paddington Green was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 5 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
Work in W2, W1H and NW8 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Paddington Green sits on or near the A5 and A40, which makes travel easy. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Paddington (1 mile south-east), Little Venice (1 mile west), Lisson Grove (1 mile north-east), Hyde Park Estate (1 mile south-east) and Connaught Village (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles south-east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (4 miles east) and Walthamstow (8 miles north-east).
Near you in Paddington Green
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Royal Society of Medicine Library, International Community School and Sir Alexander Fleming pub and the streets around them. You will also find North Westminster Community School (less than half a mile east) and Kensington Gardens (0.9 miles south). Paddington Green has its own railway station: London Paddington station. A little further out are Harrods (1.5 miles south) and London Toy & Model Museum (0.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s The Long Water and Greville Place nature reserve.
Let and managed properties
For anyone managing more than one building, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Each property gets its own records, so each one has its own history.
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. 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.
What we’re called out for in Paddington Green
Homes off the gas grid, heated by oil or LPG, are often good candidates to look at. Until March 2027, an extra £1,500 is available for air source and ground source heat pumps in homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas where the home is eligible.
It’s time to call us if you’re dealing with:
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
Older homes near St Mary on Paddington Green Church may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is based on a survey, pictures or a diagnosis
- What paperwork you’ll receive afterwards
- If the figure could change on the day
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep to regular servicing
- Know the servicing conditions in your warranty
- Ask about the grant before you commit
Once commissioned, we register the installation with MCS and give you the certificate. File it with the warranty documents for future reference.
Do not cover radiators with furniture or heavy curtains, as the system relies on them giving out heat.
Paddington Green questions
Can I fit a heat pump in Paddington Green without planning permission?
It depends on the property. The centre of Paddington Green is in the Paddington Green Conservation Area. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the planning department at Westminster council, normally the authority for Paddington Green.
Do I need permission to put air conditioning in my flat in Paddington Green?
Often, yes, but the lease and the freeholder normally 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.
How does the warranty work?
It’s the manufacturer’s warranty, which varies by brand. For instance, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years and we explain the terms for your brand on the quote.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
For some brands, yes. Read the manufacturer’s terms, or send us the make and model and we will explain them and stick to the interval they set.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like water coming from a unit or a critical room overheating, call our 24/7 line and we will tell you what to do first.
Will you work on another installer’s system?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. Any work is priced before it goes ahead.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
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 explain why.
How the visit works
Every visit follows the same order: agree the plan on site, put the dust sheets down, do the work, test what we have done and explain it all to you. The visit itself 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. Some blocks in Paddington Green need contractor details in advance, so tell us what your building needs.
- 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.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Bigger systems, commercial sites and awkward pipe routes are normally surveyed on site. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
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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