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Based in Houghton le Spring, DH4

Areas we cover across the North East

We work within around 25 miles of our DH4 6GQ base, covering Sunderland, Houghton le Spring, Durham, Washington, Chester le Street, Seaham, Gateshead and the wider Tyne and Wear area. Put your postcode in and we will tell you straight away.

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Covering DH, SR and NE postcodes Gas Safe registered engineers Rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google
16+
Years serving the North East
25 mi
Coverage radius from DH4
4.9★
Across 92 Google reviews
1 hour
Average call back time

A local engineer who actually knows the area

AR Heating & Gas was founded in Houghton le Spring and has served the North East for over sixteen years. That local knowledge counts. A 1960s back boiler in a DH5 pit village, a 1970s system boiler on a Washington estate and a modern combi in a Gosforth flat all fail in different ways. Water hardness varies across the patch too, softer on the Sunderland coast and harder over the Durham limestone, which changes how quickly a heat exchanger scales up.

We are based at 23 Wingate Grange, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6GQ and work to a radius of around 25 miles, covering Sunderland, Durham, Washington, Chester le Street, Seaham, Gateshead and South Shields. If your postcode falls just outside that, please still get in touch.

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Find the right service in your town

Every town we cover has its own page for the job you need doing, so you can go straight to fixed prices, timescales and local detail for your area rather than a generic overview.

New boiler installation

Boiler repair

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Emergency and same day call outs

Not listed? Call 0191 540 2051 with your postcode and we will confirm straight away.

Why book a local engineer over a national company

There is no contest on response times, accountability or quality of finish. Here is what you actually get from a local Gas Safe engineer.

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On site within hours, not days
Most national companies subcontract repair work to local engineers anyway, but the booking goes through a call centre first. Cut out the middle layer.
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One engineer, full accountability
When Alex installs your boiler he is the same person who services it next year. There is no rotation of strangers in your house and no buck passing if something needs revisiting.
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Genuine local knowledge
Different parts of the North East have different housing stock, different water hardness, and different common faults. Knowing this matters.
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Honest pricing
Fixed prices given before work starts. No upselling, no commission targets, no pressure to replace what only needs a repair.
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Direct line to the engineer
When you call 0191 540 2051 you get Alex or someone in his small team, not a call centre script.
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Backed by 92+ five star reviews
All from real customers in the area we cover, including 103 reviews on Checkatrade where every job is verified.

Coverage area FAQs

Common questions about where we work, how far we travel, and what counts as in our area.

What is your service area exactly? +
We work within roughly 25 miles of our base in Houghton le Spring (DH4 6GQ). That covers Tyne and Wear in full, most of County Durham, and parts of southern Northumberland. Use the postcode checker above for an instant answer.
Do you charge a call out fee for areas further out? +
Standard call out fees apply across our usual service area. For jobs at the edge of our radius or just outside it, we will be upfront about any travel charge before we book. There are never surprise costs added at the end.
Can you cover Northumberland or Tees Valley? +
We sometimes do, especially for larger installation jobs or LPG work in rural areas where specialist engineers are scarce. Give us a call with your postcode and we will tell you straight.
How quickly can you get to me in an emergency? +
If you are within our core service area we can usually attend the same day for emergencies. We keep a small van load of common parts ready to go so most repairs are completed in one visit.
Do you cover both natural gas and LPG? +
Yes. Alex is qualified for both natural gas and LPG, which is unusual for a one engineer business. LPG work tends to take us into rural Durham and Northumberland where mains gas is not available.
I am a landlord with properties across multiple postcodes. Can you handle them all? +
Absolutely. We work with landlords managing properties across our whole service area for annual gas safety certificates (CP12s), boiler servicing and repairs. We can schedule multiple properties together for efficiency.

Not sure if we cover you? Just ask.

If you are unsure whether your postcode falls within our area, the fastest way to check is to call us directly. Most calls are answered within an hour.

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