East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Broad Street, East Sussex
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, for Broad Street and the surrounding area. Ask us for a fixed-price quote, and we will reply the same working day.
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease or tenancy agreement normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the records to whoever needs them.
Whether it’s one property or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, access agreed with the people on site and paperwork at the end.
Air source heat pumps in Broad Street
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; adding it alongside a boiler does not qualify. The work covers hot water cylinders, air-to-air heat pumps and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and common reasons people get in touch are radiators that may be too small for a heat pump and deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home.
For a home around Broad Street 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.
Warranty periods vary by brand and by product. Daikin, for example, gives a standard 2 years on split air conditioning, with longer extensions only on its air-to-water heat pumps. Whatever the brand, the manufacturer’s terms are explained on your quote.
- Where
- Broad Street (TN36)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Quotes
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Certified
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or send an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby, and we ask before moving anything. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. The work on site takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved, and we clear up before we go. For a place like Broad Street, the timing is set with you and the travel is our side of the planning.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the inside and outside of the property where the work is, plus the rating plate of any unit already there. Tell us the address and what you need, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
Advice
Broad Street: your questions answered
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Broad Street?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. Central Broad Street sits inside a conservation area. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the local planning authority (for Broad Street, usually Rother council).
Is the coast a problem for outdoor units in Broad Street?
It can, as Broad Street is within about 3 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on coils and fixings. We site outdoor units out of the worst of the sea wind where possible and can suggest models with corrosion protection where the manufacturer offers it.
How long does a heat pump installation take?
It takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. The cylinder, the radiators and the pipework make the biggest difference and the timing is set out with your quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a system failing in a server room or water leaking from a unit, ring our 24/7 line and we’ll agree what happens next.
Will my home qualify for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?
Not every home qualifies, so we check. Only one grant is available per property, it can’t replace a low-carbon system, and hybrids don’t qualify and other conditions apply.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size in Broad Street and across East Sussex. Let us know who the records should go to.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and others. For a new system, we suggest the make and model that suit the property and explain why.
Towns and villages near Broad Street
What else we do in Broad Street
Leave it or put it right?
From 1 April 2027, VAT on heat pumps in homes rises from 0% to 5%. It’s a date to bear in mind when planning, though the right time also depends on your home and heating. Small faults tend to grow, so it’s worth dealing with them early.
Several rooms, units or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why choose AirCon Doctor in Broad Street
- Every job looked at before it’s priced
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
- We work on all the leading brands
- Clear warranty information from the manufacturer
Air source heat pumps around Broad Street
At about 3 miles from the coast, Broad Street is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the coast, we choose the outdoor unit position with salt-laden wind in mind. About 85% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Historic houses such as Lamb House, about 4.1 miles north-east, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in. Older homes near The Parish Church of St Nicholas may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Broad Street is about 5 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the TN36 postcode area, we cover air source heat pumps. Broad Street is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work. Our Eastbourne page covers places nearby (18 miles or so).
The closest recent job we can point to from Broad Street was on Mermaid Street, Rye (TN31), about 4 miles north-east: installing three Fujitsu wall-mounted units in guest bedrooms, with the outdoor units positioned in the hotel’s walled rear garden.
Work in TN36 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in Icklesham (1 mile east), Udimore (1 mile north), Cock Marling (2 miles north-east), Three Oaks (2 miles south-west) and Broadland Row (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Hastings (5 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles south-west), St Leonards (6 miles south-west) and Hastings Old Town (5 miles south-west).
Around Broad Street
For rail, the closest station is Doleham station, about 1.8 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Camber Castle (3.7 miles east) and Winchelsea Court Hall Museum (2.5 miles east). Not far away are Flatropers Wood.
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