Greater London · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in West Kensington
Air source heat pumps across West Kensington and nearby, from the first look to the final check with the price fixed before work begins.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Working out where a cylinder could go
How the visit works
Refrigerant work is done by qualified engineers working for an F-Gas certified company, and electrical work is done by us as NICEIC approved contractors. On the day, both are in the same hands. The work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. If your building in West Kensington has a managing agent, a concierge or sign-in rules, mention them when you book.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- 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.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Clear access to the fuse board
Getting a quote
If you need air source heat pumps in West Kensington, call us on 07833 053749. Let us know the type of property and what you need, and send a few photos if you can. We reply the same working day.
Related advice
Air source heat pumps in West Kensington
Hot water from an air-to-water system is stored in a cylinder. Homes with a combi boiler may not have a cylinder, so finding space for one is part of the survey. Air-to-air systems do not heat hot water, so you will need another way to do that. If the problem is not knowing whether a grant applies and finding a place for the outdoor unit, we can sort it out.
For flats in West Kensington, the lease, the freeholder and the rules for flats all come into it. The planning rules for flats are stricter than for houses, and we check before designing.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight and each visit is recorded.
- Place
- West Kensington (W14, SW6, SW5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Price guide
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Response
- Answered the same working day
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
West Kensington: your questions answered
Do I need permission to put air conditioning in my flat in West Kensington?
Usually, 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.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in West Kensington?
West Kensington 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.
Is West Kensington in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes West Kensington.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule and quote for it. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For simple jobs, photos and a few details can be enough, while larger systems and faults that need testing are seen on site.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
It varies from room to room. The survey compares each radiator with the room’s needs and the quote shows what’s needed.
Common problems we fix in West Kensington
Air-to-air systems interest people who want cooling in summer as well as heating. They heat rooms through wall, floor or ceiling units, and can cool them when it’s hot. The grant only applies in some cases, so we check first.
These are the situations we see most often:
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Older homes near St Cuthbert's may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Questions to ask before you book
- Exactly what the price includes, from supply and fitting to commissioning
- Why the equipment they’re quoting suits the job
- How extra work would be agreed if they find something unexpected
System by system
Air-to-air heat pumps
The £2,500 grant for air-to-air applies only when the system replaces the fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s demand. It also has to be fitted by an MCS certified installer, in a home.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Eligibility depends on the property and the scheme rules and we confirm it before anything is agreed.
Towns and villages near West Kensington
What else we do in West Kensington
Homes in West Kensington and heat pumps
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 68% of homes in the West Kensington area before 1919, and the last census (2021) found about 82% 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. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
If you live near Kensington Olympia station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted.
West Kensington is about 1 mile south of Kensington, in Greater London. Across the W14 area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. In Greater London alone we list 764 places, and West Kensington is one.
Not far from West Kensington, a recent job of ours was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 3 miles south: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
We work across W14, SW6 and SW5 and the roads nearby. Local streets include Sun Road, Star Road and Field Road, and we cover them all. Close to West Kensington, our area also takes in North End (1 mile west), Brook Green (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile south), Hammersmith (1 mile west) and Brackenbury Village (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles north-east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east) and St Pancras (5 miles north-east).
What’s near West Kensington
In West Kensington, that means homes and buildings near Avonmore Primary School, Gwendwr Garden and Seven Stars pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Kensington Olympia station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (1 mile south-east) and Fulham Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Campden Hill and The Long Water.
Managing agents and facilities teams in West Kensington
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease or tenancy agreement normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the paperwork can go to both.
We work for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as homeowners and businesses. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to, and we’ll keep everyone informed.
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