Hampshire · Heat pump installation
South Harting air source heat pumps
Looking for air source heat pumps in South Harting? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, then sign it off with written records.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
Air source heat pumps in South Harting
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit cannot be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. The work covers hot water cylinders, radiator systems and air-to-air heat pumps, and people most often call us about not knowing whether a grant applies and checking whether planning permission is needed.
In a place like South Harting, some homes are listed, and permitted development does not cover listed buildings, so consent comes first.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, with MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership. Refrigerant work is done by engineers who hold the F-gas qualifications the law requires.
- Where
- South Harting (GU31)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Quote
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Credentials
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Response
- Same working day
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price air source heat pumps
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The pipe route between the units
- The number of rooms, units or zones
- The type of system, from a single split to a larger system
Homes, offices, shops and public buildings are all priced the same way: the equipment, the access, the work involved and the time it takes. Ask for a fixed-price quote and we’ll explain each part.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- A short video of any fault, such as a noise or a flashing light
- Wide pictures of the room or the existing unit
- Where the outdoor unit is, or where you’d like it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. After that, we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
Air source heat pumps in South Harting: the local picture
Central South Harting is inside the South Harting Conservation Area. Draw a one-mile circle round the middle of South Harting and it takes in 3 conservation areas. Historic England lists about 45 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of South Harting, including The Parish Church of St Mary (grade I). That affects heat pumps: listed buildings need consent, and conservation areas limit where the outdoor unit can go under permitted development. Where necessary, we check with the local planning authority (typically Chichester council). About 41% of homes in South Harting and the neighbourhoods around it were built before 1919, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and about 82% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Older homes can lose heat faster, so a room-by-room heat loss calculation, and sometimes insulation or larger radiators, comes before sizing a heat pump. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
If your home is one of the older properties near The Parish Church of St Mary & St Gabriel, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. If your home is listed, like Uppark about 1.2 miles south-west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
South Harting is about 3 miles south-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. For air source heat pumps in and around South Harting, please call us on 07833 053749 for a fixed-price quote. Our area covers London and the South East, South Harting included. Count every place we list in Hampshire and you reach 683, with South Harting on the list. You can also see our page for Worthing, about 23 miles away.
Not far from South Harting, a recent job of ours was on East Street, Chichester (PO19), about 10 miles south-east: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the dining area and a second unit serving the kitchen pass area.
From The Square, Smithfield and Mill Lane to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Our engineers cover all of GU31 and the streets around it. Close to South Harting, our area also takes in East Harting (1 mile east), Nyewood (2 miles north-east), Elsted (2 miles east), Compton (3 miles south) and Dumpford (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Havant (9 miles south-west), Horndean (7 miles south-west), Alton (13 miles north) and Waterlooville (9 miles south-west).
Landmarks near South Harting
In South Harting, that means homes and buildings near The Ship Inn. South Harting’s nearest station is Petersfield station, roughly 3.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Bear Museum (3.3 miles north-west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (3.6 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Iping and Stedham Commons and Oakham Hill.
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What else we do in South Harting
FAQs for South Harting
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in South Harting?
South Harting is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. For an air-to-water heat pump the amount is £7,500; an air-to-air system can get £2,500 if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating outright, meets the home’s full heating demand and isn’t an add-on to a boiler. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Is South Harting within the area you cover?
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.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards before we leave.
Can landlords and managing agents book you?
Yes. From a single let flat to offices, shops and public buildings, the approach is the same: survey or diagnosis, a fixed price and proper paperwork.
What warranty do I get?
The manufacturer’s warranty, on the manufacturer’s terms. Each brand sets its own conditions and periods, so we explain them on your quote.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. That is not optional: it’s required by law, and AirCon Doctor is certified.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Whoever operates the equipment, together with the technicians who service it. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We can tell you which band your system falls into.
Aftercare tips
Looking after it is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Ask about the grant before you commit
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
The warranty on the heat pump is the manufacturer’s, on its own terms. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running, using the settings agreed at handover.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you and check the plan with you first. Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets, and anything electrical is made safe before work starts. On site, it 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. Rural lanes and tight entrances are worth mentioning before a visit to South Harting.
- First we find out about the property, the heating you have now and what you’re hoping for.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- The price comes back fixed and in writing, with the grant and VAT shown line by line.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- Commissioning, MCS certification and a handover of the controls finish the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
Get a fixed-price quote
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: the inside and outside of the property where the work is, plus the rating plate of any unit already there. Add the address and what you’d like done, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
Advice
Rented and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the property, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed-price quote.
Landlords, letting agents and managing agents book us, not only the people who live or work in the property. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to and we will copy in whoever needs it.
What a customer said
“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