Air conditioning for period and listed homes in Shrewsbury
If your Shrewsbury home is listed or in a conservation area, consent comes first and we provide what the council needs to see. In the West Midlands, sizing for winter heating first and then checking summer cooling usually gives the best all-year system.
If your home in Shrewsbury is Victorian, Edwardian or older, a console or concealed system often works better than a high wall unit. Our Shropshire coverage takes in Shrewsbury, about 13 miles from Telford. Coverage includes SY1.
Prices in Shrewsbury
Guide prices around Shrewsbury run from £1,595 to £7,795 per home, one room upwards including VAT. That is close to the UK middle for this kind of work. 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. Typical Concealed work (ducted unit from a loft or void serving one or two rooms) lands around £3,395–£5,345 in this area.
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
For a listed property in Shrewsbury, consent comes first: the council decides on the outdoor unit position, the pipe routes and any change to historic fabric. Conservation areas add their own limits on units facing a road. For most houses in Shrewsbury, the outdoor unit is permitted development if it passes the MCS 020(a) noise check (37 dB(A) or less at the nearest neighbouring window) and stays within the size and number limits. We run that check on survey.
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. We book surveys in Shrewsbury at a time that suits you, including early evenings by arrangement, and send the written quote afterwards.
What is included
Included with air conditioning for period and listed homes in Shrewsbury:
- Free survey with features and fabric recorded
- Careful routes that avoid cornicing and panelling
- Work started only once consent is in place
- Console or concealed ducted options
- Drawings and product data for consent applications
Nearby
Neighbouring places we cover include Wellington (10 miles), Telford (13 miles) and Market Drayton (17 miles). See all services in Shrewsbury or air conditioning for period and listed homes across Shropshire.