Air-to-air heat pumps in Brentwood
Low rainfall and long summer days in the East of England make south-facing rooms the first to overheat. Ask at your Brentwood survey whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant could apply to your home.
We size every heat pump in Brentwood for a cold winter day, then check the cooling side is right for summer. Brentwood is about 18 miles from Southend-on-Sea and falls within our Essex coverage. That includes the CM14 postcode district.
Prices in Brentwood
Guide prices around Brentwood run from £3,295 to £12,795 for 2–5 rooms including VAT. That is above the UK middle, mainly because labour and access cost more in the East of England. 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 £4,995–£8,345 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.
If your home in Brentwood 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.
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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood:
- Advice on running settings and tariffs
- Indoor units sized for winter heating, not just cooling
- Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning
- Outdoor unit placed for airflow and noise compliance
- Free survey with a room-by-room heat-loss calculation
Nearby
If you are just outside Brentwood, we also work in Billericay (5 miles), Hornchurch (6 miles) and Romford (6 miles). See all services in Brentwood or air-to-air heat pumps across Essex.