Air-to-air heat pumps in Chelsea
Ask at your Chelsea survey whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant could apply to your home. The urban heat island effect means London bedrooms can stay uncomfortably warm on summer nights.
We size every heat pump in Chelsea for a cold winter day, then check the cooling side is right for summer. Chelsea sits around 2 miles from central London, inside our London area. Homes in SW3 and SW10 are all within our coverage.
Prices in Chelsea
Guide prices around Chelsea run from £3,895 to £15,095 for 2–5 rooms including VAT. That is above the UK middle, mainly because labour and access cost more in London. Longer or hidden pipe runs, high-level brackets and electrical upgrades are the usual reasons a quote lands at the top of the range. On our London figures, the Small home option (three or four rooms heated and cooled) is about £5,845–£9,845.
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.
Chelsea 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. At the survey we look at how each room is used, where the sun hits it and how the pipes can reach the outside wall, then put it all in a written quote.
What is included
What a job in Chelsea covers:
- Grant eligibility check for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Advice on running settings and tariffs
- Free survey with a room-by-room heat-loss calculation
- Indoor units sized for winter heating, not just cooling
- Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning
Nearby
If you are just outside Chelsea, we also work in Battersea (1 mile), Fulham (1 mile) and Westminster (2 miles). See all services in Chelsea or air-to-air heat pumps across London.