Air conditioning for period and listed homes in Shirley
If your Shirley 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 Shirley is Victorian, Edwardian or older, a console or concealed system often works better than a high wall unit. Shirley is about 6 miles from Birmingham and falls within our West Midlands coverage. Coverage includes B90.
Prices in Shirley
Our West Midlands guide price for air conditioning for period and listed homes is £1,595–£7,795 per home, one room upwards, VAT included. It sits near the middle of UK prices. Concealed pipework, access equipment for high walls and any electrical work are what push prices towards the upper figure. For reference, the Concealed option in Shirley (ducted unit from a loft or void serving one or two rooms) usually comes to about £3,395–£5,345.
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
Period homes in Shirley that are not listed can usually follow the normal rules for outdoor units, but listed buildings always need consent, and conservation areas restrict units on elevations facing a road. In England, most houses can have an outdoor unit under permitted development if it is no larger than 1.5 m³, meets the MCS 020(a) noise limit of 37 dB(A) at the nearest neighbour's window, and there are no more than two on a detached house or one on other houses. Listed buildings need consent.
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 Shirley at a time that suits you, including early evenings by arrangement, and send the written quote afterwards.
What is included
Included as standard in Shirley:
- Careful routes that avoid cornicing and panelling
- Drawings and product data for consent applications
- Console or concealed ducted options
- Free survey with features and fabric recorded
- Work started only once consent is in place
Nearby
We also cover Solihull (2 miles), Acocks Green (3 miles) and Birmingham (6 miles). See all services in Shirley or air conditioning for period and listed homes across the West Midlands.