Air-to-air heat pumps in Thatcham
Hot spells reach the South East early, which makes spring the easiest time to arrange an installation. Ask at your Thatcham survey whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant could apply to your home.
We size every heat pump in Thatcham for a cold winter day, then check the cooling side is right for summer. Thatcham lies roughly 13 miles from Reading, and we cover it as part of Berkshire. Coverage includes RG18.
Prices in Thatcham
Guide prices around Thatcham run from £3,595 to £13,945 for 2–5 rooms including VAT. South East England is one of the dearer parts of the UK for trades, which shows in the range. Quotes move with the length of the pipe run, where the outdoor unit can sit and how much electrical work the job needs. Typical Small home work (three or four rooms heated and cooled) lands around £5,445–£9,095 in this area.
Two rooms
Living room and main bedroom on one outdoor unit.
Small home
Three or four rooms heated and cooled.
Whole home
Five or more rooms, sized to replace the existing heating.
Prices are shown before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. The £2,500 air-to-air grant applies only to eligible homes in England and Wales, using an MCS-certified heat pump installed by an MCS-certified installer, who applies for the grant and deducts it from the price. We confirm eligibility, and which installer applies, before you commit.
Guide prices show VAT at 20%. HMRC treats most fixed air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps installed in homes as energy-saving materials, zero-rated until 31 March 2027 when we supply and fit them. If your installation qualifies, your quote shows 0% VAT and a lower price. Servicing, repairs, cleaning and controls are charged at 20%.
Planning and permissions
England's rules let most houses fit an outdoor unit without a planning application, as long as the size, number and MCS 020(a) noise conditions are met. Flats, listed buildings and roof-mounted units are treated differently.
Thatcham 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.
The survey
On a survey in Thatcham the engineer looks at room size, glazing, the route for pipes and drains, the electrics and where the outdoor unit can sit quietly, then the written quote follows. A survey in Thatcham usually takes one to two hours. We measure the rooms, check the walls and the consumer unit, agree the outdoor unit position with you and photograph the pipe routes.
What is included
Here is what is included on every job in Thatcham:
- Advice on running settings and tariffs
- Indoor units sized for winter heating, not just cooling
- Grant eligibility check for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning
- Free survey with a room-by-room heat-loss calculation
Nearby
If you are just outside Thatcham, we also work in Newbury (3 miles), Basingstoke (12 miles) and Reading (13 miles). See all services in Thatcham or air-to-air heat pumps across Berkshire.