East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Horney Common, East Sussex
Heat pump installation, for Horney Common and the surrounding area. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll reply the same working day.
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
Why act early in Horney Common
Getting the sizing wrong causes problems that are hard to fix later. A room-by-room survey gets it right first time. For a village like Horney Common, booking ahead lets us plan the trip properly.
The cost depends on the system and the number of rooms or units, the access and what the work involves. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- One contact for properties across the South East and London
- We work on all the leading brands
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- Members of Checkatrade
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Horney Common
Air source heat pumps collect heat from outdoor air and bring it inside with electricity running the compressor and fans. It works on the same principle as air conditioning, run the other way and the Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning. If the problem is checking eligibility for a heat pump grant and checking whether planning permission is needed, we can help.
Space for an outdoor unit is rarely an issue near Horney Common, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. Keep the records with the manual and the warranty documents, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Where
- Horney Common (TN22)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Replies
- We reply the same working day
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Questions from Horney Common
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Horney Common?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Around 5 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Horney Common. 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 Wealden council, which is typically the planning authority for Horney Common.
Will you come out to Horney Common?
Yes. Horney Common is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for problems that can’t wait for a planned visit. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. It’s the record a manufacturer or the next engineer will ask to see: the date, the work, and any refrigerant added or recovered.
How much VAT is charged on a heat pump in a home?
For homes, currently none: HMRC zero-rates heat pumps installed in residential accommodation until 31 March 2027, and 5% applies after that. Businesses and hotels pay the standard rate, and for air-to-air systems we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
Not the refrigerant work. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards when we finish.
For landlords and property managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the property, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed-price quote.
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. In a let or managed building, it’s worth agreeing who that operator is, and we can work for either side.
What a heat pump looks like in Horney Common
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 43% of homes in Horney Common and the neighbourhoods around it before 1919, and about 87% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Older homes can lose heat faster, so a room-by-room heat loss calculation, and sometimes insulation or larger radiators, comes before sizing a heat pump. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs. Older homes near Christ Church may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Horney Common is about 3 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Our engineers cover Horney Common for air source heat pumps and across the rest of East Sussex. Count every place we list in East Sussex and you reach 289, with Horney Common on the list. For properties nearby, see our East Grinstead page, about 9 miles away.
Our nearest recent job to Horney Common was on High Street, Uckfield (TN22), about 3 miles south: installing a Samsung multi-split system serving three bedrooms and the home office.
Postcode districts we cover here: TN22. From Old Forge Lane and Tylers Lane to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Places around Horney Common that are also on our list: Nutley (2 miles north-west), Duddleswell (2 miles north), Furner's Green (3 miles west), Chelwood Common (3 miles north-west) and Chelwood Gate (4 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Lewes (10 miles south), Hailsham (13 miles south-east), Crowborough (5 miles north-east) and Uckfield (3 miles south).
Landmarks near Horney Common
In Horney Common, that means homes and buildings near The Foresters Arms and the streets around them. Horney Common’s nearest station is Buxted station, roughly 2.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Uckfield Community Hospital (3.5 miles south) and Tickerage Castle (4.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Horney Common includes Brickfield Meadow.
What we do, step by step
We keep the work area tidy as we go, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. If we need to drill through a wall, we agree the spot with you first. The visit takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Horney Common.
- 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.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed-price quote
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it on the quote. To get one, ring us on 07833 053749.
Related advice
System by system
Radiators and underfloor heating
At lower water temperatures, radiators give out less heat so we check them against each room’s heat loss.
Hot water cylinders
An older cylinder may not suit a heat pump and we tell you if it needs replacing.
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