Kent · Heat pump installation
Horns Green air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps, for Horns Green and the surrounding area. Ask us for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll reply the same working day.
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Comparing heat pump types
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
About our air source heat pumps in Horns Green
Hot water from an air-to-water system is stored in a cylinder. Homes with a combi boiler may not have a cylinder, so finding space for one is part of the survey. With air-to-air, hot water has to come from something else. Typical jobs include replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and moving away from fossil-fuel heating, on underfloor heating, air-to-air heat pumps and air-to-water heat pumps.
Homes around Horns Green typically have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Some warranty terms depend on the system being serviced regularly by a qualified engineer. Where yours does, a regular service with us keeps that side in order, and every service is written up.
- Place
- Horns Green (TN14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
System by system
Outdoor unit position and planning
Where the outdoor unit goes depends on airflow, access and the route into the house. Noise is part of the MCS 020(a) check, so we consider nearby homes too.
Air-to-air heat pumps
The £2,500 grant for air-to-air applies only when the system replaces the fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s demand. It also has to be fitted by an MCS certified installer, in a home.
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. On site, the work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Pictures of the space and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan the work in Horns Green.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. Bigger systems, commercial sites and awkward pipe routes are normally surveyed on site. Either way, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
Advice
FAQs for Horns Green
Do you cover smaller places like Horns Green?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Is the heat pump grant available in Horns Green?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Horns Green is in England, where it applies. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump?
Often not in England, as many heat pumps on houses are permitted development provided 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.
Do you protect the property while you work?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before we start, and we tidy up as we go. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
Can landlords and managing agents book you?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size across London and the South East. Tell us who should receive the paperwork.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, usually whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. Maintenance contracts are part of what we do, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Every visit is recorded, with F-Gas records where refrigerant work is involved.
Before you call an engineer
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrical side needs a competent person. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Before you call us about a fault, a few checks can save a visit: check the mode, the set temperature, the remote’s batteries and the breaker. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line.
Homes in Horns Green and heat pumps
There are 2 conservation areas within a mile of the centre of Horns Green. Historic England lists about 8 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Horns Green, including Flint House (grade II). For a heat pump, permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with Bromley council, usually the planning authority here where necessary. Census 2021 figures found about 75% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
If your home is listed, like Down House about 2.1 miles north-west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work. Older homes near Church of St Peter and St Paul may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Horns Green is about 5 miles west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We cover Horns Green for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Horns Green is one of them. Our Bromley page covers places nearby, about 7 miles away.
The closest recent job we can point to from Horns Green was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 5 miles north: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
If your postcode is in TN14, we can take the job on. If you need air source heat pumps at a property on Cudham Lane South and Thrift Lane or anywhere close by, our engineers can take on the work. Close to Horns Green, our area also takes in Burlings (1 mile north-east), Cudham (1 mile north-west), Berry's Green (1 mile north-west), Single Street (1 mile north-west) and Aperfield (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Dartford (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (5 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-east) and Gravesend (15 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Horns Green
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around The Blacksmith's Arms and the streets around them. The closest station to Horns Green is Knockholt station, about 3.4 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Orpington Hospital (3.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Downe Bank and Betsom's Hill.
Also near Horns Green
Other services in Horns Green
Why it’s worth doing now in Horns Green
Replacing a boiler in a hurry when it breaks leaves little time to consider a heat pump. Surveying and designing in advance means the system is sized right and any grant is applied for before you need the heat. A system that’s left with a fault, or without a service, usually costs more to run.
Every job is different, so we price each one individually. The system, the access, the pipe routes and the parts involved all make a difference.
Why book with us
- 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns
- Warranty terms set out brand by brand
- Members of Checkatrade
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
A customer’s words
“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