Kent · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Hillborough
Air source heat pumps for Hillborough, from F-Gas certified engineers, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help:
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
Equipment warranties come from the manufacturer. We go through the conditions with you, including any servicing they ask for.
Keep radiators and indoor units unobstructed, as the system relies on them giving out heat.
About our air source heat pumps in Hillborough
We begin with a room-by-room heat loss survey. It shows how much heat each room needs on a cold day so the system is sized to match. Sizing by rule of thumb isn’t good enough. The work covers underfloor heating, air-to-water heat pumps and radiator systems, and people most often call us about choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating.
Older homes around Hillborough can be draughty or have solid walls, which a heat loss calculation will show. Sometimes insulating first makes more sense.
Aftercare is simple, and most of it is in the manual: clear space around the outdoor unit, the cleaning the manual describes and a service at the recommended interval. It also keeps you on the right side of any warranty terms that ask for servicing.
- Location
- Hillborough (CT6)
- Region
- Kent
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Different systems, different jobs
Heat loss surveys
We look at walls, windows, floors, roofs and ventilation along with the room sizes.
Air-to-water heat pumps
An air-to-water heat pump costs £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. A £7,500 grant may be available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for eligible homes, and we apply for it as the installer.
What happens if it’s left?
Getting the sizing wrong causes problems that are hard to fix later. Doing the survey properly from the start avoids that. An early booking makes the visit to Hillborough easier to arrange.
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?
- Fixed-price quotes after a survey or pictures
- F-Gas certified company
- We diagnose before we treat
- Checkatrade member
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Hillborough
Is a heat pump in Hillborough permitted development?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The half-mile around the middle of Hillborough holds about 5 listed buildings and structures. 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 the planning department at Canterbury City council, normally the authority for Hillborough.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Hillborough?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Hillborough is in England, where it applies. 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Should I choose air-to-water or air-to-air?
It depends on your home, your heating and whether you want cooling. Air-to-water can attract a £7,500 grant where eligible; air-to-air only qualifies for £2,500 under strict conditions. We explain the options after the survey.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a system failing in a server room or water leaking from a unit, ring our 24/7 line and we’ll agree what happens next.
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.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
That depends on the room’s heat loss and the radiator’s size. The survey compares each radiator with the room’s needs and the quote shows what’s needed.
Do you cover Hillborough?
Yes. We cover Hillborough and across Kent, within the London and South East area we cover. For a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line.
Air source heat pumps in Hillborough: the local picture
Hillborough is within about 1 mile of the coast. 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. The last census (2021) found about 82% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Older homes near Church of St Mary the Virgin may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed. Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation.
Hillborough is about 2 miles east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Hillborough gets the same approach as every job we take on: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. Hillborough is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for homes and businesses. For properties nearby, see our Bromley page, about 50 miles away.
Jobs in CT6 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Main roads around Hillborough include the A299, which makes travel easy. If you’re just outside Hillborough, we cover Hawthorn (1 mile south-east), Bishopstone (1 mile north), Beltinge (1 mile north-west), Broomfield (1 mile south-west) and Highstead (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Ramsgate (11 miles east) and Broadstairs (11 miles east).
Near you in Hillborough
Around Hillborough, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Bishopstone Cliffs and The Huntsman And Horn Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Herne Bay station, about 2.2 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.2 miles west). For a walk, there’s West Blean and Thornden Woods.
How it works
There’s very little for you to do on the day. Someone needs to let us in and show us the units, or where they’re going, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and we explain what we have done. Let us know how to reach the outside wall or outdoor unit at your property near Hillborough.
- 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.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Tell us about parking and loading
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the inside and outside of the property where the work is, plus the rating plate of any unit already there. Tell us the address and what you need, and many jobs can be priced from that.
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From one of our customers
“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