West Sussex · Heat pump installation
Dragons Green air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps for Dragons Green, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
How we handle air source heat pumps in Dragons Green
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. The work covers homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, radiator systems and hot water cylinders, and people most often call us about no space for a hot water cylinder and moving away from fossil-fuel heating.
If your home in or near Dragons Green is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we set them out on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Place
- Dragons Green (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Price guide
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Dragons Green
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Dragons Green?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Dragons Green is in England, where it applies. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Will a heat pump in Dragons Green need planning permission?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. Around 7 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Dragons Green. 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 Dragons Green, typically Horsham council).
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
Anything that involves the refrigerant needs an F-Gas qualified engineer from a certified company. That’s a legal requirement, and it also matters for the manufacturer’s warranty. We can quote for the whole job, from supply to commissioning.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, usually 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.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water heats radiators or underfloor heating and hot water; air-to-air heats rooms through indoor units and can cool them. Air-to-air does not heat hot water and the survey helps decide.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
For air-to-water, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any grant. Eligible homes in England and Wales can get £7,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and we confirm eligibility before you commit.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
It 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. How much of the heating changes decides most of the time, and we confirm the timing with your quote.
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Pricing air source heat pumps in Dragons Green
Typical ranges are on our prices page, but every job is priced on its own. What we look at:
- What kind of system it is
- What state the existing equipment is in
- How many units are involved
Several rooms, units or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every unit or room you need covered and we will price it together.
Before you get in touch
Good pictures often save a visit. Try to include:
- The address and the type of property
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
- Where the outdoor unit is, or where you’d like it
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. VAT can differ between homes and businesses and between kinds of work, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. To get one, phone 07833 053749.
What we do, step by step
Testing is the last part of the visit wherever the system can be switched on. Then we show you what we have done and answer any questions, and anything that needs attention later is pointed out. The visit takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. For a village like Dragons Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- The system is installed and connected to the controls.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your pictures and details. After that, we send a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
Leave it or put it right?
Radiators that are too small for a heat pump’s lower flow temperature leave rooms cool. The survey picks this up before installation. An early booking makes the visit to Dragons Green easier to arrange.
The cost depends on the type of system and how many units are involved, the access and what the work involves. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A reply the same working day
- Members of Checkatrade
- Leading brands including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu
What a heat pump looks like in Dragons Green
About 68% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
If your home is one of the older properties near The Church of St Mary the Virgin, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Dragons Green is about 5 miles south-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Whether you are in the middle of Dragons Green or further out, our engineers cover air source heat pumps, from a single room to a whole building. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Dragons Green among them.
Our nearest recent job to Dragons Green was on High Street, Billingshurst (RH14), about 4 miles north-west: installing two Panasonic wall-mounted units in the main consulting room and the recovery area.
Dragons Lane and Dragons Green Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. If your postcode is in RH13, the property is within reach. If you are just outside Dragons Green, we cover Shipley (1 mile south), Whitehall (1 mile south), Broomer's Corner (2 miles south-west), Dial Post (3 miles south) and West Grinstead (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (11 miles north-east), Horsham (5 miles north-east), Worthing (12 miles south) and Haywards Heath (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Dragons Green
Dragons Green’s nearest station is Billingshurst station, roughly 3.4 miles west. A little further out are Horsham Hospital (5.4 miles north-east) and Christs Hospital School Museum (3.2 miles north). The countryside around Dragons Green includes Knepp Wildland.
For landlords and property managers
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 to a regular schedule.
If you look after several properties, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Each property gets its own records, so each one has its own history.
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