Kent · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Doddington
Air source heat pumps across Doddington and nearby, from the first look to the final check and a fixed price agreed before we start.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
What affects the quote in Doddington
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but every job is priced on its own. What we look at:
- The pipe route between the units
- What we find on the survey or diagnosis
- What electrical work the job needs
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is looked at first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
- The remote or wall controller showing any error
- The make and model of the system, from the label
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but your quote is based on your job, because no two buildings, rooms or systems are the same. After a look at the job, by photos or a survey, the price is fixed. To start, ring 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk.
Air source heat pumps in Doddington
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. The work covers air-to-water heat pumps, hot water cylinders and underfloor heating, and common reasons people get in touch are comparing heat pump types and deciding on the outdoor unit position.
For a home around Doddington that is off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: 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.
- Location
- Doddington (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Pricing
- A fixed price before work begins
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
The visit has three parts, a bit like a doctor’s appointment: diagnose, treat and sign off. First we check the system or the space against the plan, then we do the work, and finally we test, record and explain. Most of the time goes on the middle part, which 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. Pictures of the space and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan the work in Doddington.
- 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.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
Getting a price
If you need air source heat pumps in Doddington, call 07833 053749. Let us know the type of property and what you need, and send a few photos if you can. Enquiries get a reply the same working day.
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Doddington: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Doddington?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Doddington?
Doddington is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. 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.
Which accreditations do you hold?
As the law requires for refrigerant work, we are an F-Gas certified company. We are also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is written up, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it, and the quote is based on that.
How soon will you get back to me?
The same working day. Then we agree a date that works for you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
It takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. How much of the heating changes decides most of the time, and we confirm the timing with your quote.
Homes in Doddington and heat pumps
VOA council tax data put about 35% of homes across Doddington and its surrounding area before 1919, and about 69% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Detached and semi-detached houses typically have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder. The middle of Doddington is part of the Doddington and Newnham Conservation Area. About 16 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Doddington, Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist (grade I) among them. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with Swale council, usually the planning authority here before the heat pump design is finished.
If your home is listed, like Belmont House and Gardens about 3.3 miles east, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Doddington is about 5 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Anywhere in ME9, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. Doddington is one of 922 places in Kent where we work. Bromley, roughly 34 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Local streets include The Street, Old Lenham Road and Northdown, and we cover them all. Our engineers cover all of ME9 and the streets around it. Close by, we work in Wichling (1 mile south-west), Bluetown (1 mile north-west), Newnham (1 mile east), Hollybushes (1 mile west) and Payden Street (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (11 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles east) and Sittingbourne (5 miles north).
Near you in Doddington
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Chequers Inn and Doddington Place Gardens, among other places. Doddington’s nearest station is Teynham station, about 4 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Newnham Castle (1.4 miles east).
Also near Doddington
Other services in Doddington
Do you need air source heat pumps in Doddington?
Homes off the gas grid, heated by oil or LPG, are often good candidates to look at. Until March 2027, an extra £1,500 is available for air source and ground source heat pumps in homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas, subject to the scheme rules.
These are the situations we see most often:
- Comparing heat pump types
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
Period properties close to Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Comparing quotes
- The make and model of any parts or equipment being quoted
- What’s in the price and what is not
- How extra work would be agreed if they find something unexpected
How the job changes from property to property
Heat loss surveys
A heat loss survey measures how much heat each room loses on a cold day. It’s the basis for sizing the heat pump and the radiators.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
In England and Wales, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers grants towards heat pumps: £7,500 for air-to-water and ground source, and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases. The application goes through the installer.
What a customer said
“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