Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Southwood air source heat pumps
For air source heat pumps in Southwood, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before any work starts, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
What air conditioning will not do
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
If you’re not sure, just call us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
About our air source heat pumps in Southwood
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. This is HMRC’s energy-saving materials relief, which applies to homes rather than businesses. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. If the problem is not knowing whether a grant applies and questions about where the outdoor unit can go, we can sort it out.
If your home near Southwood has no mains gas, the grant can be bigger. Homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas can get an extra £1,500 on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027, for an air source or ground source heat pump.
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
- Southwood (GU14, GU51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Pricing
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Owner checks or an engineer?
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and refrigerant lines can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: check the mode, the set temperature, the remote’s batteries and the breaker. If a breaker trips again after you reset it, leave it off and ring 07833 053749 or send an email.
Air source heat pumps around Southwood
Census 2021 figures found about 72% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these. The centre of Southwood lies within a conservation area. 2 conservation areas lie within a mile of central Southwood. 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 Rushmoor council, typically the planning authority here.
A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs. Period properties close to St John the Baptist can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Southwood is about 1 mile west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Whether you are in the middle of Southwood or further out, we cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Southwood is one of them. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 10 miles away.
The closest recent job we can point to from Southwood was on Princess Way, Camberley (GU15), about 4 miles north-east: installing a Samsung VRF system serving twelve rooms across two floors, including open-plan working areas, individual offices, a server room and a boardroom.
If your postcode is in GU14 and GU51, you are inside the area we cover. We cover homes and businesses on Fleet Road, Kennels Lane and Summit Avenue and nearby roads. We also cover Cove (1 mile north), Farnborough (1 mile east), North Camp (2 miles east), Mytchett (3 miles east) and Aldershot (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (13 miles west), Alton (12 miles south-west), Yateley (4 miles north-west) and Bordon (13 miles south).
Landmarks near Southwood
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to National Aerospace Library, Ancells Farm Park and Cove School and the streets around them. The closest station to Southwood is Fleet station, about 1.5 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hart Shopping Centre (2.1 miles west) and Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (2.6 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Aunt's Pool and Ball Hill.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. On site, the work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Because we plan from pictures or a survey, a job in Southwood can usually be finished in one visit.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
How to prepare
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Clear access to the fuse board
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is straightforward. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
Related advice
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Southwood
Do you cover smaller places like Southwood?
Yes. Southwood is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Is the heat pump grant available in Southwood?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Southwood is in England, where it applies. 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 is not an add-on to a boiler. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
What warranty do I get?
The manufacturer provides it, on its own terms. Some brands make regular servicing a condition, so keep your service records.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
For air-to-water, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any grant. Eligible homes in England and Wales can get £7,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and we confirm eligibility before you commit.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what’s needed, where things go and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
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.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
Companies working on equipment that contains F gas must be certified by an approved body, and each engineer needs the right qualifications too. It’s how you know the refrigerant is being handled legally and safely.
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What affects the cost of air source heat pumps
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We take into account:
- The electrical supply and whether a new circuit is needed
- What state the existing equipment is in
- Access, including height, roofs and ladders
Homes, offices, shops and public buildings are all priced the same way: the equipment, the access, the work involved and the time it takes. Call for a fixed-price quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price a simple job. Useful things to send:
- Any error code or flashing light on the display
- A photo of the consumer unit with the cover closed
- The paperwork from the last service, if you have it
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your pictures and details. After that, we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
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