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Ground source heat pump surveys

Ground source heat pump surveys for UK installers

GSHP surveys with ground-loop feasibility, drilling or trenching constraints, electrical context, and heat-loss inputs your team can actually work from.

One clear report covering ground conditions, loop-space or borehole constraints, plant location, and the site detail needed before design and quoting move on.

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Guide pricing is shown online. We confirm scope, lead time, and the final quote before booking.

For confirmed ground source jobs where the main question is whether the site works for trenches, boreholes, and plant position.

For ASHP vs GSHP comparison, see the heat pump survey page before moving into GSHP detail.

If the route is already clear, this is the right next step after postcode and scope confirmation.

Ground source heat pump survey site assessment

What a ground source heat pump survey checks before drilling or trenching

A ground source heat pump survey checks whether the site can actually support the loop field, plant position, and access route the design is heading towards. That means ground conditions, available space, practical drilling or trenching limits, and the usual electrical and heat-loss inputs.

The report helps answer the early GSHP checks quickly: is the site realistic, what are the obvious constraints, and what still needs confirming before design moves on?

What's included

What is in a ground source heat pump survey

The exact deliverables depend on scope, but every ground source heat pump survey should show the loop-field constraints, plant decisions, and supporting evidence clearly.

Ground assessment

Ground condition evaluation

  • Soil type and ground stability assessment
  • Space evaluation for ground loops
  • Horizontal vs vertical loop feasibility
  • Geological considerations documented
System design

Heat pump unit location

  • Heat pump unit siting assessment
  • Access routes for installation
  • Electrical supply assessment
  • Room-by-room heat loss inputs
Ground loops

Ground loop planning

  • Horizontal loop space requirements
  • Vertical loop drilling feasibility
  • Ground loop routing options
  • Installation constraints documented
Choose the route

Confirmed GSHP jobs need a ground-source survey route

Confirmed ground source heat pump jobs need loop-field, plant, access, and design evidence. If the system route is still open, or the immediate blocker is room-by-room heat loss, the heat pump or heat loss pages are the better starting points.

Confirmed GSHP

Confirmed ground-source jobs

  • The brief already includes trenches, boreholes, or loop-field feasibility
  • The site needs plant-position, access, and ground-constraint checks before design moves on
  • You want the report scope, lead time, and quote agreed against a real GSHP job
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Ground-source evidence

A ground source heat pump survey needs more than a standard heat-pump checklist

The broad heat pump survey page is useful while the route is open. Once the job is confirmed as GSHP, the evidence needs to cover loop-field options, access, plant position, heat loss, and the practical constraints around trenching or boreholes.

GSHP route

Ground source heat pump survey scope

The report should separate ground-loop feasibility from the normal internal heat pump evidence so the design team can see what is confirmed and what still needs specialist review.

Heat loss

Heat loss survey and calculations

GSHP jobs still need room-by-room heat loss evidence. If fabric and emitter sizing are the blocker, start with heat loss before committing the ground-source survey scope.

Compare routes

Heat pump survey overview

Use the overview when the job is still between air source and ground source, or when the first step is route qualification rather than confirmed GSHP evidence.

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Coverage

Ground source heat pump surveys across England, Scotland, and Wales

For GSHP survey route, report detail, and the next cost step. We confirm coverage and lead time before booking if postcode is the first question.

Before booking

What we confirm first

  • Postcode, property type, and whether the job is horizontal or vertical loop-led
  • The level of site detail already available before a visit is booked
  • Lead time and whether extra heat-loss or EPC work is needed
Best for

National GSHP buying decisions

  • Checking the survey route before design or drilling decisions start
  • Reviewing what the report captures on site
  • Understanding the wider heat-pump and calculation scope
Related

Related services and guides

The linked guides help teams move between GSHP, ASHP, and heat-loss work without blurring the survey scope.