Home air conditioning in Aston
Away from the coast, West Midlands summers can turn hot quickly, and bedrooms under the roof are the first to suffer. Aston sits around 1 mile from Birmingham, inside our West Midlands area. Homes in B6 are all within our coverage.
Rooms and systems
If an older system in your Aston home uses R22, replacement is usually the route, because it can no longer be recharged. For a renovation in Aston, the best time to plan ducted cooling is before the plasterers arrive. For Aston systems over fifteen years old, the repair quote comes with a replacement price alongside it. Units over fifteen years old in Aston homes are worth replacing before they fail completely.
Existing systems need care too: an annual service, an occasional deep clean and prompt repairs keep them efficient and quiet. Many homes start with one or two rooms. A system can be designed so that more rooms are added later without replacing the outdoor unit.
Guide prices in Aston
Guide prices here, including VAT, start with a wall-mounted system at £1,145–£2,895 per room; a deep clean is £140–£240 per indoor unit and a ducted system £5,345–£14,645 per system. Installations are fixed in writing after a free survey; visits are priced before we come.
Planning and permissions
For most houses in Aston, the outdoor unit is permitted development if it passes the MCS 020(a) noise check (37 dB(A) or less at the nearest neighbouring window) and stays within the size and number limits. We run that check on survey. Leaseholders in Aston usually need the freeholder's consent for anything fixed outside, and blocks of flats often need planning permission for outdoor units.
Aston is in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme area, so eligible homes replacing oil, gas, LPG or electric heating may be able to get £2,500 off an air-to-air heat pump, as long as no fossil-fuel boiler stays in use. An MCS-certified installer must claim it; we confirm eligibility, and which installer applies, before you commit.
Nearby
Close to Aston, our coverage also includes Birmingham (1 mile), Washwood Heath (2 miles) and Smethwick (4 miles). See all of the West Midlands.