Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Coombe, Kent
Air source heat pumps across Coombe and nearby, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off with the price fixed before work begins.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Coombe
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. Guesswork leads to systems that are too big or too small. If you are dealing with checking whether planning permission is needed and questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, we can help.
Homes around Coombe typically have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: 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.
- Place
- Coombe (CT3, CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price air source heat pumps
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The number of rooms, units or zones
- What electrical work the job needs
- Whether we need access equipment for high-level work
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
- A close-up of the unit’s label showing the model number
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please call us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and tell us about the job. We will talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before you commit to anything.
System by system
Heat loss surveys
Getting the survey right avoids undersized or oversized systems, and both cause problems.
VAT on heat pumps
Please treat this as general guidance rather than tax advice.
Also near Coombe
Also in Coombe
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Know the servicing conditions in your warranty
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
Where we applied for a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, we keep you informed through the process, as the installer applies for it.
Have the system serviced regularly. Your manufacturer’s warranty terms may say something about servicing.
Homes in Coombe and heat pumps
About 37% of homes across Coombe and its surrounding area were built before 1919, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and the 2021 Census found about 78% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. 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 Nicholas, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. Goodnestone Park, roughly 3.5 miles south-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Coombe is about 6 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. If you need air source heat pumps in Coombe, please phone 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier for a fixed-price quote. We work across London and the South East, Coombe included. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Eastbourne, about 55 miles from Coombe.
Coombe Lane, Saunders Lane and Langdon Avenue and the roads off them are all inside our area. Postcode districts we cover here: CT3 and CT13. Places around Coombe that are also on our list: Flemings (1 mile south-west), Ash (1 mile north-west), Weddington (1 mile north), Guilton (1 mile west) and Hammill Park (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (9 miles west), Margate (8 miles north-east), Dover (9 miles south) and Folkestone (14 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Coombe
Around Coombe, our work takes us to homes and businesses near The Chequer Inn and Sandwich Technology School. The closest station to Coombe is Sandwich station, roughly 2.1 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include White Mill (1.6 miles east). Not far away are Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Questions from Coombe
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Coombe?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. A conservation area takes in the middle of Coombe. 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 planning department at Dover council, normally the authority for Coombe.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Coombe?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Coombe, if they qualify. It gives £7,500 towards an air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump that replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the whole home’s heating need. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes, day and night. Call the emergency line and tell us the make, the symptoms and any error code, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system and the manufacturer need. Every visit is recorded, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some warranty terms require the system to be serviced regularly by a qualified engineer, so check the terms or ask us. Keep every service record either way.
Do you protect the property while you work?
Protection goes down first: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards before we leave.
How it works
We keep the work area tidy as we go, with sheets down and mess cleared as we go. If we need to drill through a wall, we agree the spot with you first. On site, it takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. For a place like Coombe, the timing is set with you and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- On the visit we calculate what every room loses on a cold day, then check the radiators, room for a cylinder and outdoor unit options.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- Commissioning, MCS certification and a handover of the controls finish the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
Get a fixed-price quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. Then you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
What a customer said
“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