Heating upgrades and heat pumps · South East

Heating upgrades and heat pumps in Test Valley

If your heating programme in Test Valley needs extra delivery capacity, we can take a batch of homes or a whole project.

We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Test Valley for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in Test Valley belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Test Valley at a glance

Council: Test Valley Borough Council
Region: South East
County: Hampshire
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (England)
Damp and mould timescales: Awaab's Law (since 27 Oct 2025)
Population: 127,163 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 1.10 (VOA 2026)

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 Test Valley?

Most social homes in Test Valley are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. Test Valley Borough Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in Test Valley?

Boiler and full system replacements
Air source heat pumps, cylinders and controls
Radiator and emitter upgrades sized to the design
System flushing and commissioning
Removal of redundant appliances and flues

Heating upgrades and heat pumps in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Every heating job starts with confirming in writing who will do the work and what registration or certification they hold, and that paperwork goes into your handover pack.

Which rules apply in Test Valley?

Replacement windows, heating systems and some electrical work are controlled under the Building Regulations. In higher-risk buildings (18 metres or 7 storeys and above, with two or more homes), building work needs Building Safety Regulator approval before it starts unless it is exempt.

Decent Homes Standard (England) · More about heating upgrades and heat pumps

What do heating upgrades and heat pumps cost in Test Valley?

Our guide range for an air source heat pump in Test Valley is £11,000–£15,400 per home. That is the UK range of £10,000–£14,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 1.10 (VOA Rating Cost Guide 2026: 1.05–1.15); 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 Test Valley

Does Test Valley Borough Council still own council homes?

Can you take on heating upgrades and heat pumps in Test Valley as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Test Valley can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for heating upgrades and heat pumps, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Do you also work near Test Valley?

Yes. We take on heating upgrades and heat pumps across the South East, including Winchester, Southampton, Eastleigh and Basingstoke and Deane, and in every other UK nation.