Greater London · Heat pump installation
Foxbury air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps for Foxbury, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- Comparing heat pump types
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
Air source heat pumps in Foxbury: the local picture
Census 2021 figures found about 48% of households live in flats. Flats are often harder for air-to-water systems, so we look at whether air-to-air suits better. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
Eltham Palace, roughly 2.6 miles north-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings. If your home is one of the older properties near Christ Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Foxbury is about 1 mile east of Chislehurst, in Greater London. Our engineers cover Foxbury for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Greater London. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
The closest recent job we can point to from Foxbury was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 3 miles south: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
All of DA14, BR7 and DA15 is within our area. Our engineers work on Kemnal Road, Sydney Road and Carlton Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Foxbury: Longlands (1 mile north), Chislehurst (1 mile west), New Eltham (1 mile north-west), Elmstead (2 miles west) and Coldharbour (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover London (10 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west) and Kensington (14 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Foxbury
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Chislehurst Common, Mead Road Infant School and The Bulls Head Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sidcup station, roughly 1.2 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find The Glades (3.3 miles west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (0.6 miles east). The countryside around Foxbury includes Summer Hill and The Tarn.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Foxbury
We install air source heat pumps in Foxbury and across Greater London, and we’re MCS certified. Air-to-water systems feed your radiators or underfloor heating and hot water cylinder, while air-to-air systems heat rooms directly through indoor units and can cool them too. We’ll explain which type fits your home and why. Common call-outs are for planning and permitted development questions and checking emitters for a heat pump, on underfloor heating, air-to-air heat pumps and air-to-water heat pumps.
For flats in Foxbury, the lease, the freeholder and the rules for flats all come into it. Permitted development limits are different for flats, so we check the position before we design.
The records are your system’s health record: what was fitted or found, what was done and when. It makes the next visit quicker and any warranty question simpler, so keep it safe.
- Where
- Foxbury (DA14, BR7, DA15)
- Region
- Greater London
- Price
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Enquiries
- On the working day you ask
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Owner checks or an engineer?
Do not move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do where the manufacturer’s manual explains how. They come out, get a gentle clean and go back only when they’re dry. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
Towns and villages near Foxbury
What else we do in Foxbury
FAQs for Foxbury
Is the heat pump grant available in Foxbury?
Foxbury is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. 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 isn’t an add-on to a boiler. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Will a heat pump in Foxbury need planning permission?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. The centre of Foxbury is in the Chislehurst Conservation Area. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t face a road. Where needed, we check with Bromley council, which is usually the planning authority for Foxbury.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns that cannot wait. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Whoever operates the equipment, together with the technicians who service it. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We’ll work out which band applies to yours.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
That depends on the brand. Where servicing is a condition, a missed service could give the manufacturer grounds to refuse a claim, so we explain the terms on your quote.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. You get a written record of each visit, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. Keep them with the manual and the warranty documents.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is looked at first, either on a site survey or from photos and details for simple jobs. A fixed-price quote follows.
What we do, step by step
You don’t need to do much on the day. Just let us in and point us to the units, or to where they’ll be fitted, and we take it from there. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. If a freeholder or agent needs to agree the work in Foxbury, we can send them the details.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
Getting a price
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, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
Advice
System by system
Outdoor unit position and planning
Under permitted development, the outdoor unit must be 1.5 m³ or less, compliance with MCS 020(a), and use for more than cooling alone. Listed building curtilages are excluded.
Air-to-air heat pumps
Air-to-air heat pumps are now covered by permitted development rules in England, subject to conditions. A unit used solely for cooling isn’t covered and need a check with the council.
Why it’s worth doing now in Foxbury
Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air is easier with the facts. Air-to-water heats radiators and hot water, and can attract a £7,500 grant where eligible; air-to-air heats and cools rooms, and only qualifies for £2,500 under strict conditions, and we explain which fits your home. Consents in London blocks can take time, which is another reason to plan the job in Foxbury early.
Several rooms, units or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why book with us
- Electrical work covered by our NICEIC approval
- A reply the same working day
- A site survey and a fixed-price quote
- One number for homes and businesses across London and the South East
Take a look at how installs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
From one of our customers
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager