Medway · Heat pump installation
Bredhurst air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps across Bredhurst and nearby, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off and a fixed price agreed before work begins.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
Looking after your system
Every system needs looking after, and most of it is easy. A few tips:
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- File the MCS certificate safely
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
We show you how to use the controls and explain how a heat pump works differently from a boiler. Steady running suits a heat pump better than switching on and off, and we will explain the settings for your home.
Leave space around the outdoor unit. It needs good airflow to collect heat from outside so keep it unobstructed.
Air source heat pumps in Bredhurst
We begin with a room-by-room heat loss survey. It shows how much heat each room needs on a cold day so the system is sized to match. Sizing by rule of thumb is not good enough. Typical jobs include ageing boilers that will need replacing and plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump, across hot water cylinders, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and air-to-air heat pumps.
For a home around Bredhurst that is off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027, on top of the £7,500.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: the work carried out, the refrigerant involved and the quantities. File them with the system’s paperwork, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Where
- Bredhurst (ME7)
- Region
- Medway
- Price
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Bredhurst
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Bredhurst?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Historic England lists about 10 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Bredhurst. 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 do not 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 Bredhurst, typically Maidstone council).
Is the heat pump grant available in Bredhurst?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Bredhurst is in England, where it applies. The grant is £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump and £2,500 for an air-to-air system that replaces the existing fossil-fuel heating. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Whoever operates the equipment, together with the technicians who service it. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We’ll work out which band applies to yours.
Are you F-Gas certified?
F-Gas company certification, NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps, and we’re Checkatrade members. Our engineers also hold the individual F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water feeds your central heating and hot water, while air-to-air warms and cools rooms directly. Air-to-air doesn’t heat hot water, and we explain which suits your home.
Do you protect the property while you work?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before we start, and we tidy up as we go. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Expect £8,000–£16,000 for an air-to-water system, with 0% VAT on homes, before the grant is taken off. The heat pump size, radiator changes and the cylinder decide where in that range you are, and air-to-air systems are priced after a survey.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work, and we ask before moving anything. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes, and we clear up before we go. Work in Bredhurst is booked in advance at a time that suits you.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
Get a fixed-price quote
Getting a quote is straightforward. Call or email with a few details and we will come back to you the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
Advice
System by system
Heat loss surveys
The survey covers the building fabric and how air moves through it along with the room sizes.
Air-to-air heat pumps
Air-to-air heat pumps warm rooms through indoor units and can cool them in summer. Hot water needs a separate source, so that has to come from elsewhere.
Nearby places to Bredhurst
Also in Bredhurst
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
- A grant for a home that does not meet the scheme rules
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
If you are not sure, just ring us on 07833 053749 or send an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Bredhurst
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
Air source heat pumps in Bredhurst: the local picture
The 2021 Census found about 85% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
With Restoration House about 5 miles north-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump. Period properties close to Church of St Peter can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Bredhurst is about 3 miles south-east of Chatham, in Medway. Whether you’re in the middle of Bredhurst or further out, we cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. Our list for Medway has 68 entries and Bredhurst is among them. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 25 miles from Bredhurst.
You will find streets such as The Street, Fir Tree Grove and Hurstwood Road, all of which are in our area. Work in ME7 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Dunn Street (1 mile south-west), Kemsley Street (1 mile east), Lidsing (1 mile west), Scragged Oak (1 mile south-east) and Lower Cox Street (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (3 miles north), Chatham (3 miles north-west), Rochester (5 miles north-west) and Strood (6 miles north-west).
What’s near Bredhurst
In Bredhurst, that means homes and buildings near Levan Strice, Rainham School for Girls and The Harrow pub. The closest station to Bredhurst is Rainham (Kent) station, about 2.9 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Allington Castle (3.8 miles south-west) and KIMS hospital (3.2 miles south). For a walk, there’s Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
A customer’s words
“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