Surrey · Heat pump installation
Thames Ditton air source heat pumps
For air source heat pumps in Thames Ditton, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before work begins, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Planning and permitted development questions
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Thames Ditton
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 the Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning. If you’re dealing with no space for a hot water cylinder and checking eligibility for a heat pump grant, we can sort it out.
Older homes around Thames Ditton can be draughty or have solid walls, which a heat loss calculation will show. Sometimes insulation first is the better investment.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: the work carried out, the refrigerant involved and the quantities. File them with the system’s paperwork, ready for the next service or a warranty query.
- Place
- Thames Ditton (KT7)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and property managers
We also work for facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings in Thames Ditton and across Surrey. Work can be phased by floor, zone or building to keep disruption down.
From a single flat to a whole estate, the approach is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, access agreed with the people on site and paperwork at the end.
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Thames Ditton
Is the heat pump grant available in Thames Ditton?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Thames Ditton, if they qualify. The amount depends on the type of heat pump, and the survey confirms which applies. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Can I fit a heat pump in Thames Ditton without planning permission?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The Thames Ditton Conservation Area takes in the middle of Thames Ditton. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with the planning department at Elmbridge council, usually the authority for Thames Ditton first.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it, and the quote is based on that.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes. From a single let flat to offices, shops and public buildings, we work the same way: survey or diagnosis, a fixed price and proper paperwork.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, normally whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water feeds your central heating and hot water, while air-to-air warms and cools rooms directly. With air-to-air, hot water needs another source, and we explain which suits your home.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule with a fixed price. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you and run through the plan before anything else. Dust sheets go down over floors and anything close to the work, and the electrics are made safe before any panel comes off. On site, it takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Visits to a place like Thames Ditton are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the job needs.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Let us know where we can park and unload
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
How to get a quote
For air source heat pumps in Thames Ditton, phone 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk. Tell us what kind of property it is and what you’d like done, and send a few photos if you can. Enquiries get a reply the same working day.
Advice
Towns and villages near Thames Ditton
Other services in Thames Ditton
Leave it or put it right?
The extra £1,500 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas is available until March 2027. If that applies to you, it’s worth asking about sooner rather than later. Booking before summer means the work near Thames Ditton is done before the hot weather.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is looked at first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- We work on all the leading brands
- Listed on Checkatrade
- We diagnose before we treat
- NICEIC approved for electrical work
Read what air conditioning costs or how to check a contractor.
Heat pumps in Thames Ditton: local notes
About 13 miles out from central London, Thames Ditton is part of the South East area we work across.
Older homes near Church of St. Nicholas may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed. Homeowners near Thames Ditton station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that.
Thames Ditton is about 1 mile west of Surbiton, in Surrey. Whatever kind of property you have in Thames Ditton, we can help with air source heat pumps. You’ll hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, and Thames Ditton is one of them. There’s also a page for Croydon, about 10 miles away.
Our nearest recent job to Thames Ditton was on High Street, Esher (KT10), about 2 miles south-west: installing a Daikin VRF system serving the dining room, private dining room and bar area: five indoor units in total.
Thames Ditton is on the A307, which makes it straightforward for our engineers to reach. From High Street, Watts Road and Ditton Close to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. Close by, we work in Weston Green (1 mile south-west), Long Ditton (1 mile east), Hinchley Wood (1 mile south), Seething Wells (1 mile east) and Molesey (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (14 miles south-west), Woking (12 miles south-west), Epsom (5 miles south-east) and Redhill (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Thames Ditton
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Esher College, George and Dragon pub and Shrewsbury House School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Thames Ditton itself: Thames Ditton station. Well-known places in the area include Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch Museum (0.8 miles west) and Tolworth Hospital (2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include The Wood and The Lake.
What the work involves, system by system
Heat loss surveys
Getting the survey right avoids undersized or oversized systems, and both cause problems.
Air-to-air heat pumps
Since 2025, air-to-air heat pumps can also be permitted development in England, subject to the conditions. Cooling-only units are not included and need a check with the council.
A customer’s words
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath