Air-to-air heat pumps in Old Trafford
Damp North West weather makes the dehumidifying mode of a modern split system genuinely useful for much of the year. Ask at your Old Trafford survey whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant could apply to your home.
Homes in Old Trafford on electric, oil or LPG heating are the ones most likely to benefit from an air-to-air heat pump. We cover Old Trafford as part of Greater Manchester, roughly 3 miles from Manchester. Postcode districts we cover here include M16 and M17.
Prices in Old Trafford
Air-to-air heat pumps in Old Trafford typically come in at £2,795–£10,895 for 2–5 rooms including VAT, based on North West England rates. That sits a little below the UK middle, reflecting typical North West England labour rates. The biggest variables are the pipe route, access for the outdoor unit and the state of the consumer unit, all of which the survey settles. As an example, the Small home option (three or four rooms heated and cooled) would typically be £4,245–£7,095 here.
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.
Old Trafford 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 Old Trafford 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 Old Trafford:
- Outdoor unit placed for airflow and noise compliance
- Free survey with a room-by-room heat-loss calculation
- Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning
- Indoor units sized for winter heating, not just cooling
- Advice on running settings and tariffs
Nearby
If you are just outside Old Trafford, we also work in Stretford (1 mile), Salford (2 miles) and Eccles (3 miles). See all services in Old Trafford or air-to-air heat pumps across Greater Manchester.