Wall-mounted air conditioning in Edinburgh
In a semi or terrace in Edinburgh, the indoor unit often goes on a back bedroom wall with the outdoor unit on a bracket below. Long Scottish heating seasons make efficiency in cold, damp weather the thing to design around.
A single wall-mounted unit is often all a bedroom or sunny living room in Edinburgh needs. Edinburgh is one of the main towns we cover in Edinburgh and the Lothians, alongside Livingston and Musselburgh. Homes in EH1, EH2, EH3, EH5, EH6 and 3 more are all within our coverage.
Prices in Edinburgh
Budget around £1,045–£2,695 per room including VAT for wall-mounted air conditioning in and around Edinburgh. It is a touch below the UK middle, as trade rates in Central and Southern Scotland tend to be. Quotes move with the length of the pipe run, where the outdoor unit can sit and how much electrical work the job needs. Typical Popular work (quieter mid-range unit with Wi-Fi control and better seasonal efficiency for a living room) lands around £1,445–£1,995 in this area.
Essential
Reliable 2.5–3.5 kW unit for a bedroom or study, standard pipe run, basic remote.
Popular
Quieter mid-range unit with Wi-Fi control and better seasonal efficiency for a living room.
Premium
Design-led or very quiet model, larger capacity or concealed pipework through a void.
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
In Scotland, planning conditions for outdoor units depend on the property type and location; conservation areas and listed buildings need particular care.
The survey
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. A survey in Edinburgh 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.
What is included
What a job in Edinburgh covers:
- Handover of the remote, Wi-Fi app (where fitted) and filter cleaning
- Free site survey and room heat-gain check
- Nitrogen pressure test and deep vacuum before commissioning
- Core-drilled wall penetration and sealed sleeve
- Insulated copper pipework, drain and interconnecting cable
Nearby
Nearby, we also cover Musselburgh (6 miles), Bonnyrigg (7 miles) and Penicuik (8 miles). See all services in Edinburgh or wall-mounted air conditioning across Edinburgh and the Lothians.