Home air conditioning in York
Across Yorkshire, an air-to-air system is a practical way to replace old electric heaters, with cooling for the hottest spells. We cover York and the rest of North Yorkshire, including Middlesbrough and Harrogate. Homes in YO1, YO10, YO24 and YO31 are all within our coverage.
Rooms and systems
If your home in York is Victorian, Edwardian or older, a console or concealed system often works better than a high wall unit. Where a house in York has a bay window, a console can sit where the radiator was. We size every heat pump in York for a cold winter day, then check the cooling side is right for summer. We service most makes found in York homes, including systems we did not install.
Flats, listed homes and garden rooms each bring their own questions, from freeholder consent to cable routes, and we cover them at survey. For a single hot bedroom or living room, a wall-mounted split is usually the simplest answer. Two to four rooms often suit a multi-split on one outdoor unit, while a ducted system hides everything except the grilles.
Guide prices in York
As a guide, homes in York can expect £2,795–£10,895 for 2–5 rooms for an air-to-air heat pump system, £2,345–£7,345 for 2–4 rooms for a multi-split and £1,295–£5,645 per flat for air conditioning in a flat, VAT included. Installations are fixed in writing after a free survey; visits are priced before we come.
Planning and permissions
In England, most houses can have an outdoor unit under permitted development if it is no larger than 1.5 m³, meets the MCS 020(a) noise limit of 37 dB(A) at the nearest neighbour's window, and there are no more than two on a detached house or one on other houses. Listed buildings need consent. For flats in York, the lease and the freeholder's consent come first. Planning rules for blocks of flats are stricter than for houses, and we check them before quoting.
If your home in York is replacing fossil fuel or electric heating, and no gas, oil or LPG boiler stays in use, an MCS-certified air-to-air heat pump may qualify for the £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, which the MCS-certified installer claims and deducts from the price.
Nearby
We also cover Selby (12 miles), Harrogate (19 miles) and Castleford (20 miles). See all of North Yorkshire.