East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Blackness air source heat pumps
One call covers heat pump installation in Blackness: diagnosis, fixed price, work and sign-off. An F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, on Checkatrade.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Comparing heat pump types
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Blackness
A £2,500 grant is available for some air-to-air heat pumps, with conditions. The system must replace the existing fossil-fuel heating and meet the home’s full heating demand, it must be installed by an MCS certified installer, and it must be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. The work covers homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, air-to-water heat pumps and hot water cylinders, and people most often call us about an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and comparing heat pump types.
If your home in or near Blackness is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027.
Aftercare is simple, and most of it is in the manual: clear space around the outdoor unit, the cleaning the manual describes and a service at the recommended interval. That also helps where the warranty terms ask for regular servicing.
- Place
- Blackness (BN24)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Certified
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Pricing
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Nearby places to Blackness
Other services in Blackness
Heat pumps in Blackness: local notes
The coast is only about 3 miles from Blackness. Salt air is hard on outdoor units, so a heat pump near the sea needs a sensible position and regular checks, and some models offer corrosion protection for coastal sites. The 2021 Census found about 79% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
If your home is one of the older properties near St Luke's Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Historic houses such as Michelham Priory, about 4.4 miles north-west, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in.
Blackness is about 2 miles north of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. We cover Blackness for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of East Sussex. Our list for East Sussex has 289 entries, and Blackness is one.
The closest recent job we can point to from Blackness was on Meads Road, Eastbourne (BN20), about 2 miles south: installing a Mitsubishi Electric multi-split system serving three bedrooms and a study.
We work across BN24 and the roads nearby. Forge Place, Hailsham Road and Hankham Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Places around Blackness that are also on our list: Hankham (1 mile north-east), Stone Cross (1 mile south-east), Polegate (2 miles west), Lower Willingdon (2 miles south-west) and Willingdon (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Hastings (12 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles east), Seaford (9 miles west) and Lewes (13 miles west).
Around Blackness
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Causeway School and The Red Lion pub. The closest station to Blackness is Pevensey & Westham station, about 1.5 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Pevensey Court House Museum And Gaol (1.9 miles east) and Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Combe Hill.
Common questions in Blackness
Can I fit a heat pump in Blackness without planning permission?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. The half-mile around the middle of Blackness holds about 6 listed buildings and structures. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask the local planning authority (for Blackness, normally Wealden council).
Is Blackness within the area you cover?
Yes. Blackness is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
How soon will you get back to me?
On the same working day you contact us. Then we agree a date that works for you, with a fixed price before work starts.
How much VAT is charged on a heat pump in a home?
In residential accommodation, 0% until 31 March 2027 and 5% afterwards. The relief doesn’t cover businesses, and this is not tax advice.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For simple jobs, photos and a few details can be enough, while bigger systems and repairs that need testing get a visit.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
The law says any company working on equipment containing F gas has to be certified, and the engineers need their own qualifications. It’s how you know the refrigerant is being handled legally and safely.
The process
The visit goes in the diary at a time that works for you, and we let you know if plans need to move. On arrival, the engineer compares the job with the survey, your photos or the details you gave us. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. From there, the work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Blackness.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
Get a fixed-price quote
Published ranges are a starting point; the quote is built on your property, because every property is different. After a look at the job, by photos or a survey, the price is fixed. To get going, ring us on 07833 053749.
Advice
Pricing air source heat pumps in Blackness
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Which make and model is being fitted or worked on
- How many units are involved
- Whether it’s a simple split or a larger system
The cost depends on the type of system and how many units are involved, how easy the units are to reach and what the work involves. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any error code or flashing light on the display
- The postcode and whether it’s a home, flat or business
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
To help us quote: where the property is and what kind of building it is, a few pictures, the brand and model of anything already fitted and anything you’ve noticed, such as an error code or a noise. Once you have those, phone 07833 053749.
Looking after your system
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Let the heat pump run steadily, as set up at handover
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
- Book a yearly service
Handover includes the controls and how to get the best from a heat pump. Steady running suits a heat pump better than switching on and off, and we’ll explain the settings for your home.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running as explained at handover.
From one of our customers
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead