Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Red Post Bridge, Hampshire
Air source heat pumps across Red Post Bridge and nearby, from the first look to the final check and a fixed price agreed before we start.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
How we handle air source heat pumps in Red Post Bridge
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. That follows HMRC Notice 708/6, and it does not apply to businesses. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. Common call-outs are for no space for a hot water cylinder and deciding on the outdoor unit position, across homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, underfloor heating and air-to-air heat pumps.
In a place like Red Post Bridge, some homes are listed, because permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, so consent comes first.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: commissioning details and F-Gas records for a new system, a note of the fault and the fix for a repair, or a service record. Keep it with the system’s paperwork so it’s to hand next time.
- Place
- Red Post Bridge (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Quotes
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Replies
- Same working day
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Red Post Bridge
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Red Post Bridge?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Red Post Bridge, 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. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do you cover smaller places like Red Post Bridge?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Is a heat pump permitted development?
Many installations on houses in England fall under permitted development, subject to the rules. Listed buildings are excluded, and listed building consent is separate. We check what applies to you.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We start with a proper look and tell you honestly what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. Any work is priced before it goes ahead.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
It depends on the manufacturer’s terms. Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of the warranty, so check the terms or ask us. Either way, keep a record of every service.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
How quickly will you reply?
On the same working day you contact us. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Towns and villages near Red Post Bridge
What else we do in Red Post Bridge
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Use the settings explained at handover
- Find out the grant position at the survey
- Keep the outdoor unit clear all year
Where we applied for a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, we keep you informed through the process since the grant goes through the installer.
Do not cover radiators with furniture or heavy curtains, as the system relies on them giving out heat.
Air source heat pumps in Red Post Bridge: the local picture
The 2021 Census found about 68% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder. Draw a one-mile circle round the middle of Red Post Bridge and it takes in 2 conservation areas. So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area?
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Mary? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status. A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Red Post Bridge is about 2 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Properties in Red Post Bridge get the same service as everywhere we cover: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Red Post Bridge is one of them. For properties nearby, see our Guildford page (42 miles or so).
Jobs in SP11 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Newall Road, Andover Road and Red Post Lane, and we cover them all. We also cover the places around Red Post Bridge: Penton Corner (1 mile north), Weyhill (1 mile north-west), Penton Grafton (1 mile north), Penton Mewsey (2 miles north) and East Cholderton (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (13 miles south-east) and Tidworth (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Red Post Bridge
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Black Swan Public House. The closest station to Red Post Bridge is Andover station, about 1.9 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Andover Museum (2.6 miles east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2 miles north-east). Not far away are Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
What affects the cost of air source heat pumps
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The pipe route between the units
- One-off work versus a regular service cycle
- How many units are involved
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we look at the job first, from photos or on a survey, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Simple jobs can often be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The remote or wall controller showing any error
- The outdoor side of the property, including any roof or flat area
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
Here’s what helps us quote: where the property is and what kind of building it is, photos of the rooms or units, the brand and model of anything already fitted and any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Then give us a ring on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts, a bit like a doctor’s appointment: diagnose, treat and sign off. First we check the system or the space against the plan, then we do the work, and finally we test, record and explain. The middle part takes longest, which takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Visits to Red Post Bridge are agreed with you in advance and planned so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
- 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 recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as homeowners and businesses. Tell us who the contact on site is and who should receive the paperwork and we’ll copy in whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed-price quote.
From one of our customers
“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