Air conditioning in
Kensington and Chelsea
Installation, servicing and repair across Chelsea, South Kensington, Notting Hill, Holland Park, Earls Court, North Kensington and Ladbroke Grove. Forty five to sixty minutes from Southgate.
- Single room fitted from 2,500 to 4,800 pounds
- Free survey, usually within 48 hours
- Permission position checked for your address before we quote
- Fixed written price, one day on site for most single rooms
Covering SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10, W8, W10, W11, W14.
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Air conditioning installation in Kensington and Chelsea costs 2,500 to 4,800 pounds for a single room, fitted and including VAT, and takes one day on site.
A stucco-fronted terrace in this borough will not take an outdoor unit anywhere visible from the road. That is not a council opinion, it is what the conservation area rules on highway-facing elevations already say.
The housing stock in Kensington and Chelsea, and what it means for the job
Kensington and Chelsea has the highest conservation area coverage of any borough we work in, and a very large proportion of listed stucco terraces where any external alteration is a formal application. The stock is overwhelmingly period flats and large period houses, and the outdoor unit position is almost always a rear light well, a rear roof section or a mews elevation. Where the job works cleanly is in the mews properties and the newer developments in North Kensington. Where it needs patience is anywhere with a stucco frontage.
The typical Kensington and Chelsea installation
A typical Kensington job is a period flat with the outdoor unit set into a rear light well on anti-vibration mounts, invisible from any street, with consent and planning secured before the install date.
What it costs here
| Job | System | Installed price |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | 2.5kW single split | £1,750 to £2,400 |
| One double bedroom | 3.5kW single split | £1,900 to £2,800 |
| One living room | 5kW single split | £2,300 to £3,600 |
| Two rooms | 2 unit multi-split | £3,200 to £5,500 |
| Three rooms | 3 unit multi-split | £4,500 to £7,500 |
| Annual service | Any make | £95 plus VAT |
| Fault diagnosis | Any make | £89 plus VAT, waived if we repair |
Every figure on this site is an estimate based on published UK market ranges and our own installation experience. It is not a quotation. The price you are given after the free survey is the price you pay.
Permission in Kensington and Chelsea
Conservation area coverage in Kensington and Chelsea is high, so the first check on any address here is whether the street sits inside one. Inside a conservation area you keep permitted development rights, but the outdoor unit cannot go on a wall or roof slope fronting a highway, which in practice means the rear. Where the property is a flat, planning permission is needed regardless of any of that.
We check the conservation area boundary, any Article 4 direction and the listed building register for your exact address before quoting, and we tell you in writing what we find. We do not publish this council's individual position on this page, because we will not state a council's position we have not read. What we will do is confirm it for your property before you spend anything.
Everything else we do in Kensington and Chelsea
Servicing
Annual service from 95 pounds plus VAT, any make, keeps the manufacturer warranty valid.
Book a serviceRepairs
Not cooling, leaking, tripping or showing an error code. 89 pounds plus VAT to diagnose.
Get it fixedHeat pumps and solar
Whole-house heating with the 7,500 pound grant, plus solar panels and battery storage.
See the grantAir conditioning in Kensington and Chelsea: common questions
How much does air conditioning cost in Kensington and Chelsea?
2,500 to 4,800 pounds for a single room, and the professional fees around consent are frequently larger than the installation itself. A two-room system on one outdoor unit is typically 3,200 to 5,500 pounds, and three rooms 4,500 to 7,500 pounds.
Every price includes the units, installation, commissioning, electrical work and VAT. The fixed price comes after a free survey. There is a full breakdown on the cost page.
Do I need planning permission for air conditioning in Kensington and Chelsea?
Kensington and Chelsea has a high proportion of its area inside conservation areas, so the first thing to establish is whether your street is in one. If it is, you keep permitted development rights but the unit cannot go on a wall or roof slope fronting a highway, which normally means the rear. If your property is a flat, planning permission is required regardless, because flats sit outside permitted development for this work.
We check the conservation area boundary, any Article 4 direction and the listed building register for your specific address before we quote. The full set of conditions is on the planning permission page.
How quickly can you get to Kensington and Chelsea?
Forty five to sixty minutes from Southgate. For a survey we usually offer something within 48 hours, and for a fault call we will tell you the day we can genuinely attend rather than promising one we cannot keep.
Do you install in flats in Kensington and Chelsea?
Yes, and a large part of our work is flats. It takes two permissions rather than one: the freeholder's written consent and planning permission from the council. We prepare the licence pack the managing agent will ask for at no charge, including the drawing, the sound data and the insurance.
The order matters, and doing it in the wrong order is what makes flat installations expensive. There is a full sequence on the leasehold flats page.
Do you service and repair existing systems in Kensington and Chelsea?
Yes, any make and any age, including systems installed by companies no longer trading. An annual service is 95 pounds plus VAT and a fault diagnosis is 89 pounds plus VAT, waived if we do the repair the same day. See servicing and repairs.
Free survey anywhere in Kensington and Chelsea
Forty five to sixty minutes from Southgate. Tell us the postcode and the rooms, and we will give you a written fixed price and an honest answer on permission.