Heating upgrades and heat pumps · East of England
Heating upgrades and heat pumps in Harlow
If your heating programme in Harlow needs extra delivery capacity, we can take a batch of homes or a whole project.
We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Harlow for Harlow District Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Harlow District Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Harlow at a glance
- Council
- Harlow District Council
- Region
- East of England
- County
- Essex
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- Decent Homes Standard (England)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
- Population
- 87,280 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 1.04 (our estimate)
Council housing status from Housing Revenue Account records (MHCLG and the 2012 HRA list, updated for later transfers) and council publications, checked October 2026. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Harlow?
Harlow District Council still owns council homes in Harlow and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Harlow?
- Air source heat pumps, cylinders and controls
- Radiator and emitter upgrades sized to the design
- Heating controls and smart thermostats
- Removal of redundant appliances and flues
- Resident guidance on running the new system

How do we deliver it?
Residents get a short, plain-English explanation of their new controls, and a phone number to call if something does not feel right in the first weeks.
Which rules apply in Harlow?
Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (£1.29bn for 2025–2028, plus up to £295m more for 2026/27) requires delivery under PAS 2035/2030, TrustMark-registered installers and, for heat pumps and solar, MCS certification. The fund is closed to new applications.
Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about heating upgrades and heat pumps
What do heating upgrades and heat pumps cost in Harlow?
Our guide range for an air source heat pump in Harlow is £10,400–£14,550 per home. That is the UK range of £10,000–£14,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.04 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about heating upgrades and heat pumps in Harlow
Does Harlow District Council still own council homes?
Harlow District Council still owns council homes in Harlow and manages them directly, funded through its Housing Revenue Account. Housing associations also own and manage social homes in the area, and we can work for both.
Do you also work near Harlow?
Yes. We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps across the East of England, including Epping Forest, Broxbourne, East Hertfordshire and Enfield, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Harlow as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Harlow can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for heating upgrades and heat pumps, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Harlow
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Void property works
- External wall insulation
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Estate and external works
- Damp and mould remediation
- Communal area refurbishment
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment