Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Charcott
Air source heat pumps for Charcott, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
Air source heat pumps in Charcott, done properly
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, cover the whole heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer and be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. If the problem is ageing boilers that will need replacing and working out whether radiators need upsizing, we can help.
Older and listed homes in villages like Charcott need extra care, and permitted development does not cover listed buildings, so consent comes first.
Think of the paperwork as the system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. If anything goes wrong later, it helps the next engineer and the manufacturer, so keep it safe.
- Place
- Charcott (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Air source heat pumps around Charcott
Charcott’s centre falls inside a designated conservation area. About 10 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Charcott, Church of St Luke (grade II*) among them. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with Sevenoaks council, normally the planning authority here before the heat pump design is finished. Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 46% of homes in the Charcott area before 1919, and the last census (2021) found about 73% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Older homes can lose heat faster, so a room-by-room heat loss calculation, and sometimes insulation or larger radiators, comes before sizing a heat pump. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Luke, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Charcott is about 4 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. Charcott gets the same approach as every job we take on: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Charcott is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for homes and businesses. East Grinstead, roughly 10 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Not far from Charcott, a recent job of ours was on Granville Road, Oxted (RH8), about 8 miles north-west: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the home gym and a second unit in the master bedroom.
Our working area takes in TN11, every street of it. Close to Charcott, our area also takes in Hall's Green (1 mile north), Woodhatch (2 miles north-east), Bough Beech (2 miles west), Sevenoaks Weald (2 miles north) and Goathurst Common (4 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Sevenoaks (5 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles south-east), Tonbridge (4 miles east) and Swanley (13 miles north).
Landmarks near Charcott
Typical jobs here are in properties near Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens and The Greyhound pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Charcott is Penshurst station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Chiddingstone Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (4.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Charcott include Barden Lake.
Towns and villages near Charcott
What else we do in Charcott
Do you need air source heat pumps in Charcott?
An ageing boiler is often the moment people start thinking about a heat pump. Starting early leaves time for the survey, the design and any grant application, rather than rushing a replacement in winter.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
If your home is near Penshurst station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- What happens if the job turns out to be different on the day
- If the figure could change on the day
What happens on the day
Our engineers bring the tools, gauges and access equipment the job needs. You only need to give us clear access to the units, or their planned positions, and to the fuse board. On site, the work 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. Seeing the property in pictures first means the trip to Charcott can be planned properly.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
Getting a price
Here’s what helps 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 any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Once you have those, ring us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
Advice
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
If you’re not sure, just phone 07833 053749 and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Charcott
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Charcott
Is the heat pump grant available in Charcott?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Charcott, if they qualify. 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. The installer applies, and we are MCS certified.
Do you cover smaller places like Charcott?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
Yes. Each visit is written up, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. File them with the system’s paperwork.
How does the warranty work?
Warranty is the manufacturer’s own, on its terms. Terms differ by brand, and we set them out on your quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for problems that can’t wait for a planned visit. Call 07833 053749 and tell us what’s happened.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, typically whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We start with a proper look and tell you honestly what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. You get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Let and managed properties
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Every visit is written up, with F-Gas records wherever refrigerant work is involved, so you can show what was done and when.
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system, and we can work for either side.
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