Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Sydenham Hill, Greater London
Air source heat pumps, in Sydenham Hill and nearby. Call for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
Air source heat pumps in Sydenham Hill
For an air-to-water heat pump, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme can provide £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water system in England and Wales and the installer makes the application. Eligibility depends on the property, so we confirm it before anything is agreed. If the problem is working out where a cylinder could go and comparing heat pump types, we can help.
In a flat in Sydenham Hill, the lease and the freeholder normally decide where a heat pump can go. Permitted development limits are different for flats, so we check the position before we design.
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. For any other brand, we explain the manufacturer’s terms on your quote.
- Place
- Sydenham Hill (SE26, SE23, SE21)
- Region
- Greater London
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Price
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Sydenham Hill
The 0% VAT rate on heat pumps in homes runs until 31 March 2027, then 5% applies. It’s a date to bear in mind when planning alongside your own plans for the property. Approvals for flats in Sydenham Hill can take longer than the install itself.
Whatever the property, the quote works the same way: the equipment, the access, the work involved and the time it takes. Ask for a fixed-price quote and we will explain each part.
Why us?
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- MCS certification for heat pump work
- Enquiries answered the same working day
- We diagnose before we treat
See what air conditioning costs and our accreditations and certificates.
What the work involves, system by system
Radiators and underfloor heating
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators may need to be larger so we check them against each room’s heat loss.
Air-to-water heat pumps
An air-to-water heat pump costs £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. Eligible homes in England and Wales can get a £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant towards it and the installer applies.
Sydenham Hill: your questions answered
Can I fit a heat pump in Sydenham Hill without planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. Central Sydenham Hill sits inside the Dulwich Wood Conservation Area. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the local planning authority (for Sydenham Hill, usually Southwark council).
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Sydenham Hill?
Sydenham Hill is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
For refrigerant work, both the engineer and the company need the right F-gas credentials. It’s worth checking before you book, and we’re happy to show ours.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We work on systems fitted by other installers as well as our own, on all the main brands. Send us the make and model, and any records you have.
Will you make a mess?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before work begins, and we tidy up as we go. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Systems below 5 tCO2e fall outside the set leak check intervals, while larger ones need checks at least every 12 months, or every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We’ll work out which band applies to yours.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
How the visit works
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before we start, so you can plan around it. For businesses, we can usually work room by room or zone by zone. On site, it takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Pictures of the space and the outside wall help us plan the work in Sydenham Hill.
- Step one is understanding the house, how it’s heated today and what you’d like to change.
- We survey the home room by room for heat loss, and check the emitters, hot water and outdoor unit position.
- We send a fixed-price quote that shows the equipment, the grant position and the VAT.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
How to get a quote
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please give us a ring on 07833 053749 or drop us a line and tell us about the job. We will explain what we’d recommend and why, then send a fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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’ll copy in whoever needs it.
For anyone managing more than one building, we can quote and plan the work across all of them. Every address has its own paperwork, so each one has its own history.
Air source heat pumps in Sydenham Hill: the local picture
About 48% of homes in the Sydenham Hill area date from 1945 to 1972, according to VOA council tax data, and about 66% of households live in flats, according to the last census (2021). For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. A flat may have no room for a hot water cylinder, and the freeholder normally has a say on the outdoor unit, which can tip the choice towards air-to-air. For a London home, the outdoor unit position and the MCS noise check need careful planning.
Kingswood House lies about 0.6 miles west. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions. If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Philip the Apostle, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Sydenham Hill is about 1 mile east of West Norwood, in Greater London. We cover Sydenham Hill for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Greater London. Our list for Greater London has 764 entries, and Sydenham Hill is one.
Not far from Sydenham Hill, a recent job of ours was on Church Road, Crystal Palace (SE19), about 1 mile south: installing three LG cassette units in the main bar and dining area and a wall-mounted unit in the kitchen.
Streets in the area include Grange Lane, Dallas Road and Lyall Avenue, and we cover them all. If your postcode is in SE26, SE23 and SE21, you are inside the area we cover. If you are just outside Sydenham Hill, we cover West Dulwich (1 mile west), Sydenham (1 mile south-east), Crystal Palace (1 mile south), Dulwich (1 mile north-west) and Gipsy Hill (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles north), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west) and Kensington (7 miles north-west).
Around Sydenham Hill
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Long Meadow, The Wood House and Sydenham School, among other places. The closest station to Sydenham Hill is Sydenham Hill station, about 0.5 miles west. A little further out are Horniman Museum and Gardens (0.6 miles north-east) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles north-east). The countryside around Sydenham Hill includes Knight's Hill and Dulwich Upper Wood.
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