Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Tooting, Greater London
Looking for air source heat pumps in Tooting? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, finishing with proper records.
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
How we handle air source heat pumps in Tooting
A heat pump takes heat from the outside air and moves it into your home, using electricity to drive the process. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way, and air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes simply called air conditioning. The work covers air-to-air heat pumps, radiator systems and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and the jobs we see most are choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and a boiler that’s getting old.
A terrace in Tooting 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.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. Where yours does, a regular service with us keeps that side in order, and every service is written up.
- Location
- Tooting (SW17, SW19, CR4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Tooting questions
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Tooting?
Tooting 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 is not an add-on to a boiler. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Do I need permission to put air conditioning in my flat in Tooting?
Normally, yes, though leaseholders normally need the freeholder’s agreement. 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.
What accreditations do you have?
As the law requires for refrigerant work, we’re an F-Gas certified company. We’re also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
It depends on each radiator and the room it heats. Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators give out less heat so we check every radiator against the room’s heat loss.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
For air-to-water, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers £7,500 to eligible homes in England and Wales, and we confirm eligibility before you commit.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. Every visit is written up, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. File them with the system’s paperwork.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
The law says any company working on equipment containing F gas has to be certified, and each engineer needs the right qualifications too. It means the refrigerant in your system is handled legally.
After we have gone
Looking after the system is mostly common sense. A few tips:
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- Keep up with insulation and draught-proofing
- Book a yearly service
In cold, damp weather the outdoor unit runs a defrost cycle from time to time. You might see steam or hear the unit change note and it’s part of how the system works.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running, using the settings agreed at handover.
Do you need air source heat pumps in Tooting?
Some people want to move away from burning fossil fuels at home. With a heat pump, the heat comes from the air outside and the system runs on electricity, which is why it fits that aim.
Customers typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- Comparing heat pump types
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
Period properties close to St Augustine can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Comparing quotes
- What’s in the price and what is not
- Whether the manufacturer’s warranty depends on regular servicing
- What paperwork you will receive afterwards
Different systems, different jobs
Air-to-water heat pumps
Flow temperatures are lower than with a typical boiler, which is why radiator sizing is part of the survey.
Heat loss surveys
The survey works out the heat needed room by room. Everything else is sized from it.
Towns and villages near Tooting
What else we do in Tooting
Heat pumps in Tooting: local notes
About 64% of homes across Tooting and its surrounding area were built before 1919, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and the 2021 Census found about 55% of households live in flats. 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. In flats, space for an outdoor unit and a cylinder can be limited, and the lease and freeholder come into it, so air-to-air is sometimes the better fit. In London, outside space and the rules for flats often decide which kind of heat pump suits.
With Southside House about 3 miles west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Tooting is about 3 miles south-west of Stockwell, in Greater London. For air source heat pumps in and around Tooting, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please phone us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk. Our area covers London and the South East, including Tooting. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Tooting among them.
Our nearest recent job to Tooting was on Streatham High Road, Streatham (SW16), about 2 miles east: installing two LG wall-mounted units in the main nail bar area and a third unit in the treatment room.
If your postcode is in SW17, SW19 and CR4, you’re inside the area we cover. From Vant Road, Byton Road and Avarn Road to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Other places close to Tooting include Tooting Bec (1 mile north-west), Colliers Wood (1 mile south), Furzedown (1 mile east), Streatham Park (1 mile east) and Summerstown (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north) and Kensington (5 miles north).
What’s near Tooting
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around King's Head pub, Ensham School and Graveney School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Tooting station, roughly 0.6 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Southside Wandsworth (2.2 miles north-west) and Grove Hospital (less than half a mile west). For a walk, there’s Battersea Park Lake and Myrna Close.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work and nothing is moved without asking you. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. The work on site takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved, and we clear up before we go. Before a visit in Tooting, we ask where the van can stop and how we reach the outdoor unit.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
How to prepare
- Keep pets out of the rooms we’re working in
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
Getting a price
Published ranges are a starting point; the quote is built on your property, because no two buildings, rooms or systems are the same. Once we have looked at the job, from photos or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To start, phone us on 07833 053749.
Advice
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