East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Hastings, East Sussex
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, for Hastings and the surrounding area. Ask us for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
Hastings: your questions answered
Does being near the sea make a difference to air source heat pumps in Hastings?
It can. Hastings is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion on outdoor units. We site outdoor units out of the worst of the sea wind where possible and can suggest models with corrosion protection where the manufacturer offers it.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Hastings?
Hastings 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. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water suits homes with radiators and a cylinder; air-to-air suits rooms that need heating and cooling. The survey helps decide. Both are part of what we install.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. We start with a proper look and tell you honestly what we find, including anything about the original installation that needs putting right. Any work is priced before it goes ahead.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, normally 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.
Are you F-Gas certified?
As the law requires for refrigerant work, we’re an F-Gas certified company. We are also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Will I need planning consent for an air source heat pump?
Often not in England, as many heat pumps on houses are permitted development, if the conditions are met. These include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), not being used solely for cooling and not being within the curtilage of a listed building.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Hastings
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Hastings and the rest of East Sussex. 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 help you work out which suits your home. The work covers underfloor heating, hot water cylinders and air-to-air heat pumps, and people most often call us about no space for a hot water cylinder and moving away from fossil-fuel heating.
In Hastings, some homes suit an air-to-air system instead, which heats and cools through indoor units. To get the £2,500 air-to-air grant, it has to replace the existing fossil-fuel heating and heat the whole home.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: commissioning details for an installation, a fault and repair note for a repair, or a record of the service. Keep it with the system’s paperwork so it’s to hand next time.
- Where
- Hastings (TN34, TN38, TN37, TN35)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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How it works
The work area is kept tidy throughout, with sheets down and mess cleared as we go. Any holes, fixings or cable routes are agreed with you before we drill. The visit takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Parking and access to the outside wall or roof are the main things to plan for a job in Hastings.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any previous service or F-Gas records
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. Then you get a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
Advice
Heat pumps in Hastings: local notes
Hastings lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt air is hard on outdoor units, so a heat pump near the sea needs a sensible position and regular checks, and some models offer corrosion protection for coastal sites. Draw a one-mile circle round the middle of Hastings and it takes in 7 conservation areas. So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area?
Live in one of the older houses around St Luke's Church? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Hastings is in East Sussex. Across the TN34 area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list. The nearest of our city pages is Eastbourne, around 13 miles from Hastings.
A recent job of ours in Hastings was on Old London Road (TN35): installing three Samsung cassette units in the main co-working hall and a wall-mounted unit in the meeting room.
Postcode districts we cover here: TN34, TN38, TN37 and TN35. The A21 and A28 serve Hastings, which keeps journeys to surveys and visits simple. We also cover Silverhill (1 mile west), Blacklands (1 mile east), St Helen's (1 mile north-east), Hollington (1 mile north-west) and St Leonards (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west) and Polegate (14 miles west).
Near you in Hastings
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around William Parker Sports College, University School and The Duke pub. The nearest railway station is St Leonards Warrior Square station, roughly 0.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Conquest Hospital (1.2 miles north) and Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Hastings includes Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Hastings
Typical ranges are on our prices page, and your quote is built on your job. The quote depends on:
- What we find on the survey or diagnosis
- Whether it’s a simple split or a larger system
- How far the pipework has to run, and where
Putting several jobs into one visit can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every unit or room you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed price.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
- Any error code or flashing light on the display
- The outdoor side of the property, including any roof or flat area
Some jobs can be priced from photos, while others need a survey. 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.
Do you need air source heat pumps in Hastings?
An ageing boiler is often the moment people start thinking about a heat pump. Planning the change before the boiler fails gives you time to survey, design and apply for any grant, rather than rushing a replacement in winter.
Common reasons people call us include:
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
If you live near St Leonards Warrior Square station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the electrical work is done by a registered contractor, such as NICEIC approved
- Whether the manufacturer’s warranty depends on regular servicing
- Exactly what the price includes, from supply and fitting to commissioning
What owners can safely do
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrics need care too. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
Owner care supports servicing; it does not replace it. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the refrigerant circuit, the electrics and the parts you cannot see still need an engineer at the interval the manufacturer recommends.
What a customer said
“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