Heat pumps for Cheltenham — designed to respect a Regency facade.
Cheltenham's terraces, villas and Cotswold-stone cottages deserve better than a unit bolted where it fits. Thermal Earth designs air- and ground-source systems around the building's character as well as its heat loss — 4,000+ systems over 20+ years, with our own designers, drillers and installers.
Period homes are some of our favourite work: gentle, even warmth suits old buildings, and the design care suits their owners.
No EPC? Send an enquiry or call 01269 833100. We can check the evidence needed for your property.
We design for the whole building, not a standard package.
A Regency villa, a 1930s semi and a Bishop's Cleeve new-build all heat differently. Four things shape every Cheltenham design:
Fabric
Construction, heat loss and moisture — with improvements suggested only where they genuinely help old walls.
Comfort
Room-by-room demand, hot water and what your radiators can deliver at gentler temperatures.
Setting
Where the unit sits — appearance, sound, neighbours and whether consent applies.
System
Plant, pipework, controls and the aftercare that keeps it all working.
Air or ground — the building and its setting decide.
Both have their place in Cheltenham. See how we design the complete system.
Discreet where it needs to be.
We find a position that performs and doesn't fight the architecture — airflow, sound, condensate and looks reconciled on the same drawing, then the radiators, hot water and controls designed around it.
Explore air sourceCotswold limestone is a gift.
The local geology conducts heat well, which makes ground source unusually rewarding here — and many Cheltenham and north-Cotswold homes have the garden for it. Our own rigs drill the boreholes; our designers size the collector and system as one.
Old floors and new warmth can get along.
Inside a period home, pipe routes and finishes matter. Underfloor heating is lovely where floors allow it; where they don't, properly sized radiators do the job without disturbing what makes the house special.
Cylinder space, hydraulics and controls are planned before anything is ordered — so the system is as considered inside as it is discreet outside.
Compare emitter and underfloor-heating options
Designed for lower bills, cared for beyond handover.
A well-designed heat pump can cut heating costs — especially in the off-gas Cotswold villages running on oil or LPG. Our estimate starts from your property, not a universal percentage.
Electrics and DNO notification are part of the job, handled by us. Afterwards, annual servicing and Comfort Care monitoring keep the system doing what the design promised.
Get a free estimateFlats, schools and hospitality need a strategy first.
Larger buildings bring different loads, stakeholders and opening hours. We compare individual systems, shared ground loops and central plant around ownership, metering, phasing and long-term operation — before any equipment is fixed.
Request a consultationSeven conservation areas — and we know the rules.
Cheltenham has seven conservation areas, including a Central Conservation Area of around 599 hectares. Most air-source installations are still permitted development under MCS 020 conditions.
One reassurance: the borough's current Article 4 direction is about HMO conversions in part of St Paul's — it isn't a heat-pump restriction. Listing, conservation status and siting still get an address-specific check from us, early.
Grant help, handled with you.
You may qualify for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme — we handle the application. The council also publishes retrofit guidance for historic fabric, and finance can spread the rest.
Eligible air-to-water or ground-source heat pump installations receive £7,500. If your property has no mains gas connection and you are replacing oil or LPG heating, the grant is £9,000 for applications properly made from 21 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. We check eligibility for your home.
Things Cheltenham homeowners ask us.
Character and comfort, without the shortcuts.
Can a heat pump work in a Regency home?
Yes — and often beautifully. Heat pumps deliver gentle, even warmth that suits period fabric. We assess heat loss, radiators, pipe routes and the heritage context together, then show you the design before you decide.
Do I need planning permission?
Usually not — most installations are permitted development. Listed buildings and conservation areas can change that, and with seven conservation areas in the borough we check your exact address as standard.
Does the Article 4 direction affect heat pumps?
No — Cheltenham's current direction concerns HMO conversions in part of St Paul's. Other controls can still apply to your property, which is why we check.
Can I keep my existing radiators?
Often, yes. We measure each room's radiators at heat-pump temperatures — many period homes keep most of them, sometimes upgrading one or two.
Is ground source suitable here?
Cotswold limestone conducts heat well, so where there's garden or paddock space — common in the villages — ground source performs strongly. The survey confirms access, services and sizing for your site.
Will it lower my bills?
It can — most of all when replacing oil or LPG in the off-gas villages. We'll show you the comparison for your own house, tariff and fuel.
Already a Thermal Earth customer?
Choose "Existing customer" on our contact page and your request goes straight to the Helpdesk team.
Cheltenham and the north Cotswolds.
Cheltenham town, Charlton Kings, Leckhampton, Prestbury and Bishop's Cleeve — then out through Winchcombe, Broadway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Campden.
Many north-Cotswold villages are off the gas grid, where a heat pump makes the biggest difference. For Gloucester and the Forest of Dean, see our Gloucester page — or see everywhere we work.
Thinking about a heat pump in Cheltenham?
Get a free online estimate for your home — or bring us the school, hotel or building you look after and we'll talk it through.