Air conditioning for period and listed homes in Bath
In the South West, a system that heats well through damp winters is often as valuable as summer cooling. For period homes in Bath, we look at consoles in place of radiators and ducted units from the loft before anything else.
If your home in Bath is Victorian, Edwardian or older, a console or concealed system often works better than a high wall unit. We cover Bath as part of Somerset, roughly 41 miles from Taunton. Postcode districts we cover here include BA1.
Prices in Bath
Air conditioning for period and listed homes in Bath typically comes in at £1,650–£7,950 per home, one room upwards including VAT, based on South West England rates. That is broadly in line with national guide prices. 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 South West England figures, the Concealed option (ducted unit from a loft or void serving one or two rooms) is about £3,450–£5,450.
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 Bath, 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 Bath, 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
A survey in Bath 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. 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
Every job in Bath includes:
- Console or concealed ducted options
- Work started only once consent is in place
- Free survey with features and fabric recorded
- Careful routes that avoid cornicing and panelling
- Drawings and product data for consent applications
Nearby
Close to Bath, our coverage also includes Trowbridge (8 miles), Kingswood (8 miles) and Corsham (9 miles). See all services in Bath or air conditioning for period and listed homes across Somerset.