Infinity Energy Services installs air source heat pumps across Fareham from our headquarters at Swanwick, which is inside the borough, about six miles west of the town centre. We’re MCS-certified, we apply for your Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant – £7,500 for most Fareham homes – and the money comes straight off your invoice.
More than two-thirds of homes in Fareham borough are detached or semi-detached houses, and over four in five are heated by mains gas alone. This page covers what that means for you: how a heat pump fits a typical Fareham house, what the borough’s planning rules allow, and what changes if you live near the shore.
For the full detail on the grant, running costs and the two heat pump ranges we generally fit, see our main guide to heat pump installers in Hampshire.
If you’d rather talk it through, call us on 0800 909 8882.
Fareham Homes and Heat Pumps
Most Fareham homes are well suited to an air source heat pump. The real question is usually how the system is sized for your house, not whether one can be fitted.
The 2021 Census counted 48,639 households across Fareham borough, which takes in Portchester, Titchfield, Stubbington, Locks Heath and Warsash as well as the town itself. More than a third (36.0%) live in detached houses and almost a third (32.2%) in semi-detached houses. Terraced houses account for 18.3% and purpose-built flats for just 11.4%.
Detached and semi-detached houses
These make up most of Fareham’s housing, and they’re usually the easiest homes to convert. There’s normally room in the garden for the outdoor unit and somewhere indoors for a hot water cylinder; if a combi boiler replaced your old cylinder, we’ll find a new spot at the survey. Bigger houses lose more heat, so sizing matters. We match the heat pump to your home’s measured heat loss, and some radiators may need to be larger to keep rooms warm at the lower temperatures a heat pump runs at.
Terraced homes and flats
Nearly a fifth of households live in terraced houses. They can work well, but smaller gardens and shared walls mean we plan the outdoor unit’s position carefully for noise and access. Flats are much less common here. If you live in one, you’ll usually need the freeholder’s permission and a suitable spot outside, and the planning rules differ from those for houses – so ask us before you commit to anything.
New-build homes
New homes are still going up around Fareham, including at Welborne, the new community north of the town, where the first residents moved in during 2025. If your new home was built with a gas boiler, the survey will show how easily a heat pump can take over.
How Fareham homes are heated
Mains gas is the only heating fuel for 82.7% of Fareham households, and fewer than 1% rely on oil or LPG alone. So almost every home here qualifies for the standard £7,500 grant rather than £9,000.
Source: Census 2021, type of central heating. Grant amounts from GOV.UK.
What We Check at a Fareham Survey
We start every survey with a room-by-room heat loss calculation. In Fareham, three more things shape the design: the planning rules, the coast and the local grid.
Planning: Fareham Borough Council
Fareham Borough Council is the planning authority for most of the borough. An air source heat pump on a house is usually permitted development, so in most cases you won’t need to apply. The rule that kept units at least 1 metre from the boundary was removed in May 2025, which gives more choice on narrower plots (more on the 2025 planning changes). Whatever the plot, the unit must meet the MCS 020(a) noise standard; we work that out during the survey.
Please note: listed buildings always need listed building consent, and permitted development rights are more restricted in the borough’s 13 conservation areas, which include Titchfield, Fareham High Street, Portchester (Castle Street), Wallington and Warsash. Part of Whiteley is in Winchester district, where Winchester City Council handles planning. We check which rules apply to your address before designing anything.
Homes near the shore
The borough’s coastline runs from Portchester Castle on Portsmouth Harbour, past Hill Head and Titchfield Haven, to Warsash and Swanwick on the River Hamble (Fareham Borough Council coastal strategy). Salt in the air is harder on outdoor units, so if you live near the water we follow the manufacturer’s guidance on where the unit goes and how it’s protected.
The local grid
Fareham is on the SSEN (Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks) network. Every heat pump has to be notified to the network operator, and some need approval before they’re connected. We deal with that for you.
The Grant and Running Costs in Fareham
With so many Fareham homes on mains gas, most households here get the standard £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, taken straight off the invoice.
The grant isn’t means-tested, and as your MCS-certified installer we make the application. Homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas connection can get £9,000 until March 2027 (GOV.UK). On top of that, HMRC zero-rates heat pumps for VAT until 31 March 2027. For every grant level, who’s eligible and how the application works, see our guide to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Replacing a gas boiler usually saves less than replacing oil or LPG, because gas costs less per kWh. In a gas-heated Fareham home, what makes the difference is a well-designed system running at low flow temperatures, the right electricity tariff and, if your roof suits them, solar panels. Put your own figures into the calculator below, or read our full guide to the grant and running costs.
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A Recent Hampshire Heat Pump Installation
For the Jenkins family in Southampton, we installed a Samsung air source heat pump together with solar panels. Their annual energy bills dropped from £1,710.61 to £517.51.
That result reflects the heat pump and solar panels combined, and energy prices have changed since, so treat it as a real local example rather than a prediction for your home.
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How Your Heat Pump Installation Works
- Free consultation. Call us or use the form below. We’ll talk about your home and how it’s heated now – by phone, video call or in person.
- Heat loss survey. A qualified surveyor visits your home, works out the heat loss room by room and checks the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- Fixed, itemised quote. You get a written quote with your Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant already deducted.
- Installation. A typical installation takes 3-5 days, including removing your old boiler.
- Handover and aftercare. We show you the controls, register your warranty and stay on hand for any questions.
For more on each stage, see how a heat pump installation works.
Areas We Cover in and Around Fareham
We cover the whole of Fareham borough – the PO14, PO15 and PO16 postcodes and the Fareham side of SO31. That includes the town centre and Wallington, Portchester, Titchfield, Stubbington and Hill Head, and the western villages of Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Warsash and Whiteley, close to our base at Swanwick.
Just outside the borough, we also cover Wickham and Knowle in Winchester district. For the neighbouring towns, see our Gosport heat pump page and our Portsmouth heat pump page; for anywhere else in the county, see heat pump installation across Hampshire.
Frequently Asked Questions About Heat Pumps in Fareham
Most Fareham homes get the standard £7,500 from the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, because more than four in five are heated by mains gas. If your home uses oil or LPG and isn’t connected to mains gas, the grant rises to £9,000 until March 2027. We make the application, and the grant is deducted from your invoice.
Usually, yes. These are the most common homes in the borough and often the easiest to convert, with room outside for the unit and inside for a hot water cylinder. The heat loss calculation at the survey decides the size of the heat pump and whether any radiators need upgrading.
For most houses, no. An air source heat pump is usually permitted development if it meets the MCS 020(a) noise standard and the size limits. Listed buildings need consent, and the borough’s conservation areas, such as Titchfield and Warsash, have tighter rules. Fareham Borough Council is the planning authority for most of the borough, and we check your address before designing anything.
Yes. Near the shore – at Hill Head, Warsash or Portchester, for example – salt in the air is harder on outdoor units, so we follow the manufacturer’s guidance on siting and protection. We’ll explain what that means for your home at the survey.
Yes – the whole borough, including Portchester, Titchfield, Stubbington, Hill Head, Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury, Warsash and Whiteley, plus Wickham and Knowle just outside it. Our headquarters at Swanwick is in the borough, about six miles west of Fareham town centre.
Book a Free Heat Pump Survey in Fareham
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What happens next
- We get in touch to talk about your home and how it’s heated now.
- A qualified surveyor carries out a free heat loss survey.
- You get a fixed, itemised quote with your grant already deducted.
We cover every part of Fareham from our headquarters at Unit 6 Swanwick Business Centre, Bridge Road, Southampton SO31 7GB.