Hampshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Wickham, Hampshire
Heat pump installation, in Wickham and nearby. Call for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Comparing heat pump types
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Wickham
A heat pump takes heat from the outside air and moves it into your home with electricity running the compressor and fans. 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 underfloor heating, air-to-air heat pumps and hot water cylinders, and the jobs we see most are choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and working out where a cylinder could go.
Whether a home near Wickham has mains gas makes a difference to the grant. 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.
Looking after a system is mostly common sense: clear space around the outdoor unit, the cleaning the manual describes and a service at the recommended interval. It also keeps you on the right side of any warranty terms that ask for servicing.
- Location
- Wickham (PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Price
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Response
- On the working day you ask
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Wickham: your questions answered
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Wickham?
Wickham is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. 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.
Will a heat pump in Wickham need planning permission?
It depends on the property. Central Wickham sits inside the Wickham 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 Winchester City council, which is usually the planning authority for Wickham.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
F-Gas certification shows a company is approved to work on equipment containing fluorinated gases, such as the refrigerant in air conditioning and heat pumps. In Great Britain, that certification is a legal requirement, not an optional extra, and we hold it.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
For some brands, yes. Read the manufacturer’s terms, or send us the make and model and we’ll explain them and stick to the interval they set.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. 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.
How quickly will you reply?
On the same working day you contact us. Then we agree a date that works for you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Which brands do you work with?
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and others. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and explain why.
Nearby places to Wickham
What else we do in Wickham
Different systems, different jobs
Radiators and underfloor heating
At lower water temperatures, radiators give out less heat so we check them against each room’s heat loss.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Under permitted development, the outdoor unit must be 1.5 m³ or less, compliance with MCS 020(a), and use for more than cooling alone. It can’t be within the curtilage of a listed building.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after it is simple, and it helps at the next service:
- Keep to regular servicing
- File the MCS certificate safely
- Find out the grant position at the survey
Handover includes the controls and how to get the best from a heat pump. Heat pumps tend to work best running steadily rather than in short bursts, and we’ll explain the settings for your home.
Book a service every year. Your manufacturer’s warranty terms may say something about servicing.
When to call us in Wickham
Homes with electric heating sometimes look at heat pumps as an alternative. The survey tells you whether it’s practical and what’s involved along with whether any grant could apply.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Comparing heat pump types
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
Period properties close to Church of St Nicholas can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Before booking anyone
- Whether testing, commissioning and paperwork are included
- Whether they hold F-Gas company certification, not just individual qualifications
- Whether a new circuit is included and who certifies it
Homes in Wickham and heat pumps
Valuation Office Agency council tax records show about 53% of homes in and around Wickham were built in 2000 or later, and the last census (2021) found about 61% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Wickham is about 3 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. If you need air source heat pumps in Wickham, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please give us a ring on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form. We work across London and the South East, including Wickham. Count every place we list in Hampshire and you reach 683, with Wickham on the list. We also work in Worthing, around 35 miles away.
Every address in PO17 is within our area, from the main roads to the quietest streets. The Square, Station Road and Bridge Street and the roads off them are all inside our area. If you are just outside Wickham, we cover Shedfield (1 mile north-west), Shirrell Heath (2 miles north), Kingsmead (2 miles north-east), Woodend (2 miles north-east) and Mislingford (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (12 miles north-west), Gosport (7 miles south), Havant (9 miles east) and Eastleigh (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Wickham
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Old House Hotel. The nearest railway station is Fareham station, roughly 3.2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Fareham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles south) and Carron Row Farm Museum (3.5 miles south-west). Not far away are St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.
How the visit works
The visit goes in the diary at a time that works for you, and we let you know if plans need to move. When we arrive, we check the job against the survey or the photos you sent. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. From there, the work takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. Visits to a place like Wickham are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the job needs.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, from a site survey or, where the job is straightforward, from pictures and measurements. After that, we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
Related advice
A customer’s words
“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