Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Shirley, Greater London
For MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for in Shirley, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
How we handle air source heat pumps in Shirley
Air source heat pumps collect heat from outdoor air and bring it inside, using electricity to drive the process. The technology is close to air conditioning, which is why we install both, and air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes simply called air conditioning. The work covers radiator systems, hot water cylinders and air-to-water heat pumps, and the jobs we see most are deciding on the outdoor unit position and not knowing whether a grant applies.
A terrace in Shirley shares walls with its neighbours, which helps keep heat in, as long as there’s a sensible spot for the outdoor unit and its noise is checked against the MCS planning standard.
Looking after a system is mostly common sense: clear space around the outdoor unit, the cleaning the manual describes and a service at the recommended interval. That also helps where the warranty terms ask for regular servicing.
- Where
- Shirley (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after your system
Simple habits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep up with insulation and draught-proofing
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
After commissioning, the installation is registered under MCS and you receive the certificate. Keep it with the manufacturer’s paperwork, as you may need it later.
Leave space around the outdoor unit. Airflow is what it runs on so keep it unobstructed.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby, and we ask before moving anything. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. It takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker, and we clear up before we go. If a freeholder or agent needs to agree the work in Shirley, we can send them the details.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address and the type of property, a few photos, the brand and model of anything already fitted and any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Once you have those, ring us on 07833 053749 or email us.
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Air source heat pumps in Shirley: the local picture
The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures show about 49% of homes in Shirley and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1919 to 1939, and Census 2021 figures found about 61% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these. For a London home, the outdoor unit position and the MCS noise check need careful planning.
If your home is one of the older properties near St George The Martyr Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Addington Palace, roughly 1.7 miles south, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Shirley is about 2 miles north-east of Croydon, in Greater London. Shirley gets the same approach as every job we take on: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Our list for Greater London has 764 entries, and Shirley is one.
Not far from Shirley, a recent job of ours was on George Street, Croydon (CR0), about 2 miles south-west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main working area and a wall-mounted unit in the private meeting room.
You’ll find Shirley on the A232, so it’s easy for us to get to for surveys and visits. Poppy Lane, Homer Road and Craven Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Places around Shirley that are also on our list: Monks Orchard (1 mile north), Shirley Oaks (1 mile west), Addiscombe (1 mile west), Ashburton (1 mile north-west) and Woodside (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north-west) and Kensington (10 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Shirley
In Shirley, that means homes and buildings near The Cricketers pub, Ashburton Park and Orchard Way Primary School. The nearest railway station is Elmers End station, roughly 1.2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Crystal Palace Museum (2.8 miles north) and St George's Walk (2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
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FAQs for Shirley
Can I have air conditioning in a flat in Shirley?
Often, yes, but the lease and the freeholder usually 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.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Shirley?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Shirley, 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.
How soon will you get back to me?
You will hear from us the same working day. If it’s an emergency, ring the 24/7 line instead.
Can landlords and managing agents book you?
Yes. From one rented home to commercial buildings, the approach is the same: a look first, a fixed-price quote and written records.
Which accreditations do you hold?
F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved and MCS certified for heat pumps, plus Checkatrade membership. Our engineers also hold the individual F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes. We always look before we price, either on a site survey or from photos and details for simple jobs. Then you get a fixed-price quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule with a fixed price. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
For landlords and property managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated record, plus the F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
If you look after several properties, we can quote and plan the work across all of them. Each property gets its own records, so the files stay tidy.
How the job changes from property to property
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme covers England and Wales: £7,500 for air-to-water and ground source, and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases. The application goes through the installer.
VAT on heat pumps
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, then 5% following HMRC’s rules on energy-saving materials. Businesses pay the standard rate.
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