East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Chiddingly air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps for Chiddingly, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
How we handle air source heat pumps in Chiddingly
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. If you’re dealing with working out whether radiators need upsizing and no space for a hot water cylinder, we can help.
Homes around Chiddingly typically have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
If a fault appears while the equipment is under the manufacturer’s warranty, tell us the make, model and installation date. We will explain how the manufacturer’s terms are likely to apply before anything chargeable is done.
- Place
- Chiddingly (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What owners can safely do
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrics need care too. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
Owner care supports servicing; it doesn’t replace it. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the inside of the units, the refrigerant and the electrics still need a qualified engineer.
Homes in Chiddingly and heat pumps
About 36% of homes across Chiddingly and its surrounding area have been built since 2000, according to VOA council tax data, and about 76% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. 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 The Parish Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Historic houses such as Horselunges Manor, about 2.7 miles south-east, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in.
Chiddingly is about 4 miles north-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. If you need air source heat pumps in Chiddingly, please call 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form for a fixed-price quote. We work across London and the South East, Chiddingly included. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Eastbourne, about 9 miles from Chiddingly.
The closest recent job we can point to from Chiddingly was on South Road, Hailsham (BN27), about 4 miles south-east: installing individual wall-mounted units in 12 resident bedrooms, two communal lounges and the dining room: 15 units in total served by three outdoor units.
Every address in BN8 is within our area, from busy streets to back roads. Close to Chiddingly, our area also takes in Whitesmith (1 mile west), East Hoathly (2 miles north-west), Halland (3 miles north-west), Shortgate (3 miles west) and Blackboys (4 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (9 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (13 miles east), Seaford (10 miles south) and Lewes (8 miles west).
Around Chiddingly
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Six Bells Public House. The nearest railway station is Berwick (Sussex) station, roughly 4.7 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sussex Farm Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Tickerage Castle (4.8 miles north-west). The countryside around Chiddingly includes Selwyns Wood.
Also near Chiddingly
Other services in Chiddingly
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Draught-proofing and insulation upgrades
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
Not sure which it is? You can phone 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
Chiddingly: your questions answered
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Chiddingly?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Chiddingly, if they qualify. For an air-to-water heat pump the amount is £7,500; an air-to-air system can get £2,500 if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating outright, meets the home’s full heating demand and is not an add-on to a boiler. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Is a heat pump in Chiddingly permitted development?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The centre of Chiddingly is in the Chiddingly 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 Chiddingly, normally Wealden council).
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
£8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) for air-to-water, before the grant. The final price depends on the heat loss survey, the radiators and the cylinder and the quote is fixed.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for problems that cannot wait for a planned visit. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
Yes. It’s your proof of what was done: a dated note of the work, with refrigerant details where they apply.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
Not the refrigerant work. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
The heat loss survey answers that, room by room. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays and any changes are in the quote.
What we do, step by step
Our engineers bring the tools, gauges and access equipment the job needs. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. On site, the work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Pictures of the space and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan the work in Chiddingly.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- You get a fixed-price quote, with any grant you are eligible for and the VAT explained.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings across East Sussex. Larger buildings can be done in stages around the people who use them.
Running several properties is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so work at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
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