Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Crockham Hill, Kent
Need air source heat pumps in Crockham Hill? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, then sign it off with written records.
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Comparing heat pump types
- Working out where a cylinder could go
Different systems, different jobs
Air-to-water heat pumps
The price for air-to-water is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. A £7,500 grant may be available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for eligible homes and the installer applies.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Permitted development conditions in England include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), and use for more than cooling alone. It can’t be within the curtilage of a listed building.
About our air source heat pumps in Crockham Hill
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027, then 5%. This is HMRC’s energy-saving materials relief, which applies to homes rather than businesses, and for air-to-air systems we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. If the problem is questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and deciding on the outdoor unit position, we can sort it out.
In a place like Crockham Hill, some homes are listed, and permitted development does not cover listed buildings, so consent comes first.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight, and every service is written up.
- Place
- Crockham Hill (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Certified
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What air source heat pumps cannot fix
Air source heat pumps cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
If you are not sure, just call us on 07833 053749 and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
Places near Crockham Hill
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Heat pumps in Crockham Hill: local notes
The middle of Crockham Hill is part of a conservation area. Listed buildings are part of the picture here: about 7 within half a mile of the centre, such as Church of Holy Trinity (grade II). Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with the local planning authority (typically Sevenoaks council) before the heat pump design is finished. The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures put about 40% of homes in and around Crockham Hill before 1919, and Census 2021 figures found about 64% 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.
Period properties close to Holy Trinity Church can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first. Chartwell, roughly 1 mile north-east, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings.
Crockham Hill is about 6 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cover Crockham Hill for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Crockham Hill among them. Our East Grinstead page covers places nearby, about 8 miles away.
The closest recent job we can point to from Crockham Hill was on Granville Road, Oxted (RH8), about 3 miles west: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the home gym and a second unit in the master bedroom.
Jobs in TN8 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether you’re on Deanery Road, Main Road and Spout Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Close to Crockham Hill, our area also takes in Goodley Stock (1 mile north), Pootings (1 mile south-east), Puddledock (1 mile east), The Chart (1 mile north-west) and Troy Town (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (6 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-east), Tonbridge (10 miles east) and Swanley (12 miles north-east).
Around Crockham Hill
The nearest railway station is Edenbridge station, roughly 1.9 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Hever Castle (4 miles south-east) and Haxted Watermill Museum (3.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Let and managed properties
Facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings book us too across Kent. Larger buildings can be done in stages to keep disruption down.
Larger air conditioning systems in buildings need more than servicing: a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor is required at least every 5 years for systems over 12 kW. We arrange the inspection, get the system ready and put right anything it picks up.
Common questions in Crockham Hill
Is Crockham Hill within the area you cover?
Yes. Crockham Hill is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A few photos and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Is the heat pump grant available in Crockham Hill?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Crockham Hill, 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. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night. When you call, tell us the make, what’s happening and any error code, and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it, and the quote is based on that.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some warranty terms require the system to be serviced regularly by a qualified engineer, so it’s worth checking. Keep every service record either way.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and explain why.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Anyone installing, repairing or servicing the refrigerant side must be qualified, and their company certified. It’s worth checking before you book, and we are happy to show ours.
The process
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby and nothing is moved without asking you. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. 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. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Crockham Hill.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
- Clear access to the fuse board
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address and the type of property, a few photos, the brand and model of anything already fitted and anything you’ve noticed, such as an error code or a noise. Then phone us on 07833 053749.
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From one of our customers
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath