Air conditioning for period and listed homes in Cardigan
If your home in Cardigan is Victorian, Edwardian or older, a console or concealed system often works better than a high wall unit. In South and Mid Wales, efficient heating is often as important as cooling.
If your Cardigan home is listed or in a conservation area, consent comes first and we provide what the council needs to see. We cover Cardigan as part of Dyfed, roughly 22 miles from Carmarthen. Postcode districts we cover here include SA43.
Prices in Cardigan
Air conditioning for period and listed homes in Cardigan typically comes in at £1,495–£7,295 per home, one room upwards including VAT, based on South and Mid Wales rates. It is a touch below the UK middle, as trade rates in South and Mid Wales tend to be. 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. On our South and Mid Wales figures, the Concealed option (ducted unit from a loft or void serving one or two rooms) is about £3,145–£4,995.
Console
Low-level console in place of a radiator, rear outdoor unit.
Concealed
Ducted unit from a loft or void serving one or two rooms.
Mixed
Consoles downstairs and ducted upstairs on one system.
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%.
Listed building consent
Listed homes in Cardigan need listed building consent from the council before any work, and permitted development does not apply to them. We plan low-impact routes, keep outdoor units out of sight and provide the details a consent application needs. In Wales, outdoor units of up to 1.5 m³ that meet MCS 020a noise limits are usually permitted development on houses; listed buildings need consent, and in conservation areas a unit cannot go on a wall or roof facing a road.
The survey
A survey in Cardigan 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. On a survey in Cardigan 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.
What is included
Here is what is included on every job in Cardigan:
- Console or concealed ducted options
- Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning
- Drawings and product data for consent applications
- Work started only once consent is in place
- Free survey with features and fabric recorded
Nearby
If you are just outside Cardigan, we also work in Carmarthen (22 miles), Haverfordwest (23 miles) and Tenby (28 miles). See all services in Cardigan or air conditioning for period and listed homes across Dyfed.