Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Park Gate air source heat pumps
Expert air source heat pumps for Park Gate: diagnosis first, then a fixed-price quote, the work and written records. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
About our air source heat pumps in Park Gate
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Park Gate and the rest of Hampshire. Air-to-water systems feed your radiators or underfloor heating and hot water cylinder, while air-to-air systems heat rooms directly through indoor units and can cool them too. We help you work out which suits your home. The work covers hot water cylinders, air-to-water heat pumps and air-to-air heat pumps, and the jobs we see most are working out where a cylinder could go and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life.
If your home in or near Park Gate is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump, on top of the £7,500.
Each manufacturer sets its own warranty period. For example, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years, and its longer extensions apply to its air-to-water units only. Whatever the brand, the manufacturer’s terms are explained on your quote.
- Where
- Park Gate (SO31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Response
- On the working day you ask
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Credentials
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Park Gate
For homes with no mains gas, heated by oil or LPG, a heat pump is well worth considering. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme includes an extra £1,500, until March 2027, for air source or ground source heat pumps in homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas, subject to the scheme rules.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
If you live near Swanwick station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted.
Comparing quotes
- Whether anyone has checked the property or the system first
- Whether the quote is a fixed price
- Who does the electrical work, and whether they can certify it
Towns and villages near Park Gate
Other services in Park Gate
Heat pumps in Park Gate: local notes
At about 3 miles from the coast, Park Gate is close enough for sea air to matter. For a heat pump near the sea, ask about any coastal protection option the manufacturer offers. About 71% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Period properties close to St Margaret Mary can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Park Gate is about 3 miles south-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Our engineers cover Park Gate for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Hampshire. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Park Gate among them. Our Worthing page covers places nearby (38 miles or so).
If your postcode is in SO31, we can take the job on. Our engineers work on Station Road, Botley Road and Middle Road and the roads around them. We also cover Sarisbury (1 mile west), Locks Heath (1 mile south), Segensworth (1 mile east), Whiteley (1 mile north-east) and Swanwick (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (13 miles north), Gosport (7 miles south-east), Havant (12 miles east) and Eastleigh (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Park Gate
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Brookfield Community School and Language College and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Park Gate itself: Swanwick station. Well-known places in the area include Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (1.4 miles north-west) and St Andrew's Castle (2.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Swanwick Lakes.
What air source heat pumps cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Draught-proofing and insulation upgrades
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
If in doubt, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
For landlords and property managers
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. In a let or managed building, it’s worth agreeing who that operator is and we are happy to deal with whoever it is.
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.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby, and we ask before moving anything. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker, and we clear up before we go. A few photos help us make the most of a visit to Park Gate.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
Getting a quote
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but your quote is based on your job, because no two buildings, rooms or systems are the same. Once we’ve looked at the job, from pictures or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To start, call us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
Advice
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Park Gate
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Park Gate?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Around 3 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Park Gate. 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 Park Gate, usually Fareham council).
Is Park Gate within the area you cover?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. A few photos and the postcode are enough to get things started.
How quickly will you reply?
The same working day. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, with a fixed price before work starts.
Is there a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant for air-to-air?
Only in limited cases, with a grant of £2,500. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, meet the full heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer, and be in a home.
Which brands do you work with?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For a new system, we suggest the make and model that suit the property and explain why.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like water coming from a unit or a critical room overheating, call our 24/7 line and we’ll tell you what to do first.
What VAT do I pay on a heat pump?
Under HMRC Notice 708/6, a heat pump installed in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027 and 5% after that. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote.
What a customer said
“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