Buckinghamshire · Heat pump installation
Great Kimble air source heat pumps
Need air source heat pumps in Great Kimble? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, then sign it off with written records.
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Great Kimble
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers which means some radiators may need upsizing. We check each radiator against the room’s heat loss and anything that needs changing is in the quote. Typical jobs include working out whether radiators need upsizing and questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, on hot water cylinders, air-to-water heat pumps and air-to-air heat pumps.
If your home in or near Great Kimble is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027, on top of the £7,500.
Some warranty terms depend on the system being serviced regularly by a qualified engineer. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight, and every service is written up.
- Location
- Great Kimble (HP17)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Pricing
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Great Kimble questions
Is Great Kimble within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We’re based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
Will a heat pump in Great Kimble need planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Around 7 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Great Kimble. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with the planning department at Buckinghamshire council, usually the authority for Great Kimble first.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. From a single let flat to offices, shops and public buildings, the approach is the same: a look first, a fixed-price quote and written records.
How much VAT is charged on a heat pump in a home?
Under HMRC Notice 708/6, a heat pump installed in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027 and 5% after that. For air-to-air systems, we confirm the VAT on your quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule with a fixed price. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Can I get a grant for an air-to-air heat pump?
The air-to-air grant is £2,500, and only some homes qualify. It must replace fossil-fuel heating and meet the full heating demand of a home, installed by an MCS certified installer.
Will you make a mess?
Protection goes down first: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts before we leave.
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Great Kimble
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We consider:
- Whether it’s a simple split or a larger system
- Which make and model is being fitted or worked on
- How far the pipework has to run, and where
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price a simple job. Send what you can of the following:
- The postcode and whether it’s a home, flat or business
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
- A short video of any fault, such as a noise or a flashing light
If you need air source heat pumps in Great Kimble, call us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk. Let us know the type of property and what you need, and send a few pictures if you can. Enquiries get a reply the same working day.
Homes in Great Kimble and heat pumps
About 47% of homes in and around Great Kimble date from 1945 to 1972, according to VOA council tax data, and Census 2021 figures found about 71% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Detached and semi-detached houses typically have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
If you live near Little Kimble station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted. Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Nicholas? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Great Kimble is about 5 miles south of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. Properties in Great Kimble get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. We cover 263 places across Buckinghamshire, large and small. Our London page covers places nearby, about 35 miles away.
From Bridge Street, Hill View and Lower Icknield Way to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. Work in HP17 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in Little Kimble (1 mile north-east), Askett (1 mile south-west), Lower Cadsden (1 mile south), Meadle (1 mile west) and Whiteleaf (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (5 miles north), High Wycombe (9 miles south), Chesham (9 miles east) and Marlow (12 miles south).
Near you in Great Kimble
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Swan pub and Princes Risborough School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Great Kimble itself: Little Kimble station. Well-known places in the area include National Paralympic Heritage Centre (3.6 miles north) and Stoke Mandeville Hospital (3.4 miles north). Open spaces near Great Kimble include Beacon Hill and Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve.
Towns and villages near Great Kimble
What else we do in Great Kimble
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Kimble
From 1 April 2027, VAT on heat pumps in homes rises from 0% to 5%. If you’re thinking about a heat pump, that date is worth knowing alongside your own plans for the property. Getting the date in early helps for a place like Great Kimble.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is looked at first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Leading brands including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu
- Members of Checkatrade
- MCS certified for heat pumps
- Manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote
Read how installs are priced and our accreditations.
How the visit works
Wherever the system can be run before we leave, we run it and check it in operation. Then we show you what we’ve done and answer any questions, and anything that needs a follow-up is pointed out there and then. The visit takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. A note on how to find the property and where to park makes a visit to Great Kimble easier.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- 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.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
How to get a quote
Published ranges are a starting point; the quote is built on your property, because every property is different. Once we have looked at the job, from photos or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To get going, call us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
Related advice
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
Not sure which it is? You can ring us on 07833 053749 and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Radiator systems
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
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