Brighton and Hove · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Hangleton, Brighton and Hove
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, in Hangleton and nearby. Ask us for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- A boiler that is getting old
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
Air source heat pumps in Hangleton, done properly
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 check the rules for your property as part of the survey. Typical jobs include questions about listed buildings or conservation areas and ageing boilers that will need replacing, across homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, air-to-water heat pumps and radiator systems.
Homes around Hangleton normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder, so heat loss, radiators and the electrics are what we check.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Each brand sets its own conditions, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Place
- Hangleton (BN3, BN41)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Do you need air source heat pumps in Hangleton?
Many enquiries start with a question about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. Whether you can get the grant depends on your home and the scheme conditions and we confirm it before you go ahead.
Customers normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
With Portslade Manor about 0.9 miles south-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Before booking anyone
- If the figure could change on the day
- Whether extra work needs your approval first
- Whose warranty applies, and on what terms
Hangleton questions
Will you come out to Hangleton?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Hangleton?
It depends on the property. Central Hangleton is a short walk from the Hangleton Conservation Area. 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 local planning authority (for Hangleton, usually Brighton and Hove council) first.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
£8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) for air-to-water, before the grant. Your price depends on the survey, the emitters and the hot water and the quote is fixed.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
Anything that involves the refrigerant needs an F-Gas qualified engineer from a certified company. That is a legal requirement, and it also matters for the manufacturer’s warranty. We are happy to quote for the full job, supply to commissioning.
How much VAT is charged on a heat pump in a home?
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, then 5%. Businesses pay the standard rate, and this is general information rather than tax advice.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it and the fixed price is built on it.
Will my home qualify for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?
It depends on your home and the system. In England and Wales, the scheme offers £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water or ground source heat pump, and £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump only in limited cases, and we check before you commit.
What happens on the day
The visit goes in the diary at a time that works for you, and we keep you posted if anything changes. On arrival, the engineer compares the job with the survey, your pictures or the details you gave us. If something is different, we talk it through with you before carrying on. From there, the work takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Visits to a place like Hangleton are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the job needs.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
Getting a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. After that, we send a fixed price before any work starts.
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Air source heat pumps around Hangleton
At about 2 miles from the coast, Hangleton is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the coast, we choose the outdoor unit position with salt-laden wind in mind. The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures date about 47% of homes in Hangleton and the neighbourhoods around it to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and Census 2021 figures found about 65% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Period properties close to St Helen's Church can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Hangleton is about 1 mile north-west of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. We cover Hangleton for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Brighton and Hove. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, and Hangleton is one of them.
Our nearest recent job to Hangleton was on Second Avenue, Hove (BN3), about 2 miles south-east: installing a Mitsubishi Electric wall-mounted unit in the main living room.
Meads Avenue, Warenne Road and Burwash Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Hangleton is on the A2038, so it’s easy for us to get to. Places around Hangleton that are also on our list: Portslade (1 mile south-west), Southwick (2 miles south-west), Kingston by Sea (2 miles west), Fulking (3 miles north) and Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Brighton (3 miles east), Carlton Hill (3 miles south-east), Hanover (3 miles south-east) and West Hill (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Hangleton
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Downsman pub, Benfield Hill and Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College and the streets around them. Hangleton’s nearest station is Portslade station, about 1 mile south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Clayton Castle (4.7 miles north-east) and British Engineerium (1.1 miles east). Not far away are Ladies Mile and Thundersbarrow Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
The two types suit different homes and needs. Air-to-water works with radiators and a cylinder, with a £7,500 grant for eligible homes, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms and has a £2,500 grant only in limited cases, and we explain which fits your home. A system that is left with a fault, or without a service, normally costs more to run.
No two properties are the same, so each one gets its own fixed-price quote. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all make a difference.
Why us?
- MCS certified heat pump installers
- Members of Checkatrade
- Fixed-price quotes after a survey or pictures
- NICEIC approved for electrical work
What air source heat pumps cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by air source heat pumps, and we will tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- Planning approval where permitted development does not apply
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Hangleton
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
A customer’s words
“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