Air-to-air heat pumps in Ferndown
We size every heat pump in Ferndown for a cold winter day, then check the cooling side is right for summer. Damp South West winters make the dehumidifying side of a heat pump almost as useful as its cooling.
Homes in Ferndown on electric, oil or LPG heating are the ones most likely to benefit from an air-to-air heat pump. We cover Ferndown as part of Dorset, roughly 6 miles from Bournemouth. Postcode districts we cover here include BH22.
Prices in Ferndown
Budget around £2,950–£11,450 for 2–5 rooms including VAT for air-to-air heat pumps in and around Ferndown. That is broadly in line with national guide prices. Longer or hidden pipe runs, high-level brackets and electrical upgrades are the usual reasons a quote lands at the top of the range. Typical Small home work (three or four rooms heated and cooled) lands around £4,450–£7,450 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
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.
Ferndown 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
The free survey is where the real price is set: room measurements, pipe and drain routes, electrical checks and the outdoor unit position, all written into your quote. A survey in Ferndown 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 Ferndown:
- Free survey with a room-by-room heat-loss calculation
- 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
Nearby
We also cover Wimborne Minster (4 miles), Bournemouth (6 miles) and Christchurch (7 miles). See all services in Ferndown or air-to-air heat pumps across Dorset.