Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Herne Bay
Heat pump installation, for Herne Bay and the surrounding area. Call for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
Air source heat pumps in Herne Bay, done properly
Air source heat pumps collect heat from outdoor air and bring it inside with electricity running the compressor and fans. The technology is close to air conditioning, which is why we install both, and air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes simply called air conditioning. If you are dealing with comparing heat pump types and moving away from fossil-fuel heating, we can sort it out.
In a town like Herne Bay, most heat pump enquiries are for houses heated by a gas boiler. A survey looks at heat loss, radiators, the hot water cylinder and where the outdoor unit can go, then design the system.
We are an F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved for electrical work, with MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership. Refrigerant work is done by engineers who hold the F-gas qualifications the law requires.
- Location
- Herne Bay (CT6)
- Region
- Kent
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Herne Bay
Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air is easier with the facts. 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. We explain which makes sense for you. Planning ahead in Herne Bay avoids waiting during a hot spell.
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but your price depends on the job in front of us. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for homes and businesses across London and the South East
- Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba and more
- We reply to enquiries the same working day
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Herne Bay
Every job gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether the existing supply is suitable
- How easy the units are to reach
- The condition of any existing system
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.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits or would go
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
Every quote starts with a look at the job, from a site survey or, where the job is straightforward, from pictures and measurements. Then you get a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
FAQs for Herne Bay
Is the heat pump grant available in Herne Bay?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Herne Bay, if they qualify. 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 is not an add-on to a boiler. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Will a heat pump in Herne Bay need planning permission?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. The Herne Bay Conservation Area takes in the middle of Herne Bay. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask Canterbury City council, which is typically the planning authority for Herne Bay.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
Expect £8,000–£16,000 for an air-to-water system, with 0% VAT on homes, before the grant is taken off. Where you land depends on the size of heat pump, any radiators that need changing and the hot water cylinder. Air-to-air is priced after a survey.
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. Then you get a fixed-price quote.
Will my radiators work with a heat pump?
It varies from room to room. We check them all during the survey, so the quote covers any changes.
Will you make a mess?
We start with protection: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards before we leave.
Is Herne Bay in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Herne Bay included.
Also near Herne Bay
What else we do in Herne Bay
How the visit works
Where something has to be switched off during the work, we agree it with you first, so you can plan around it. In a business, work can often be done one area at a time. The work takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Let us know about side gates, ladders or locked areas at your property in Herne Bay.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Ask for a quote
Published ranges are a starting point; the quote is built on your property, because every property is different. Once we’ve looked at the job, from pictures or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To get going, phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line.
Advice
Air source heat pumps around Herne Bay
At about 1 mile from the coast, Herne Bay 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 put about 59% of homes in and around Herne Bay before 1919, and about 59% of households live in flats, according to the 2021 Census. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Flats are often harder for air-to-water systems, so we look at whether air-to-air suits better.
If you live near Herne Bay station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted. Older homes near Christ Church may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Herne Bay is about 7 miles north of Canterbury, in Kent. Properties in Herne Bay get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Herne Bay is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. For properties nearby, see our Bromley page, about 48 miles away.
With the A299 and B2205 close by, Herne Bay is simple for us to get to for visits of every kind. Here we cover the CT6 postcode area. Places around Herne Bay that are also on our list: Hunters Forstal (1 mile south-east), Eddington (1 mile south-west), Broomfield (1 mile south-east), Herne (1 mile south) and Beltinge (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles south), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east) and Broadstairs (13 miles east).
Near you in Herne Bay
Typical jobs here are in properties near Herne Bay High School, Queen's Head Public House and Curtis Wood. Herne Bay’s nearest station is Herne Bay station, roughly 0.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Tankerton Castle (4.3 miles west) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Rented and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the agreement for who looks after the system. We are happy to deal with either side, and the paperwork can go to both.
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Each visit produces a dated record, with F-Gas records wherever refrigerant work is involved, so you can show what was done and when.
From one of our customers
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath