Kent · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Oversland
For air source heat pumps in Oversland, one call is all it takes, from the first look to sign-off. An F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, on Checkatrade.
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Oversland
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. The system must replace the existing fossil-fuel heating and meet the home’s full heating demand, it must be installed by an MCS certified installer, and it must be in a home; adding it alongside a boiler doesn’t qualify. We’re often asked to deal with replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and radiators that may be too small for a heat pump, across underfloor heating, radiator systems and air-to-water heat pumps.
Space for an outdoor unit is rarely an issue near Oversland, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
The records are your system’s health record: what was fitted or found, what was done and when. If anything goes wrong later, it helps the next engineer and the manufacturer and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Where
- Oversland (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Response
- Answered the same working day
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Oversland
Is the heat pump grant available in Oversland?
Oversland is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Will a heat pump in Oversland need planning permission?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. Around 12 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Oversland. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with Swale council, which is typically the planning authority for Oversland first.
How does the warranty work?
The manufacturer’s warranty, on the manufacturer’s terms. Each brand sets its own conditions and periods, so we explain them on your quote.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
We find out during the survey. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays, and any that need upsizing are set out in the quote.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
Anything that involves the refrigerant needs an F-Gas qualified engineer from a certified company. That’s the law, not just our preference, and it also matters for the manufacturer’s warranty. We can quote for the whole job, from supply to commissioning.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. In Great Britain, that certification is a legal requirement, not an optional extra, and we hold it.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. 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.
Towns and villages near Oversland
Other services in Oversland
Air source heat pumps in Oversland: the local picture
Valuation Office Agency council tax records put about 39% of homes in and around Oversland before 1919, and Census 2021 figures found about 74% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. 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. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Homeowners near Selling station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that. Period properties close to Church of St Peter and St Paul can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
Oversland is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Across the ME13 area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. Oversland is one of 922 places in Kent where we work. Our Bromley page covers places nearby, about 41 miles away.
From Dunkirk Road and South Street to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. We work across the ME13 postcode area for air source heat pumps and the streets around it. Places around Oversland that are also on our list: Winterbourne (1 mile north-east), South Street (1 mile west), Hickmans Green (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west) and Whitstable (6 miles north-east).
Near you in Oversland
Typical jobs here are in properties near Mount Ephraim Gardens and The Sondes Arms. For rail, the closest station is Selling station, roughly 0.6 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.3 miles east) and Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.6 miles south). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
System by system
Air-to-water heat pumps
Air-to-water systems take heat from the air and put it into your central heating and hot water. It replaces the boiler as the main heat source and we install it to MCS standards.
Heat loss surveys
Getting the survey right avoids undersized or oversized systems, and both cause problems.
Aftercare tips
How well a system lasts depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep to regular servicing
- Keep radiators clear
- File the MCS certificate safely
After commissioning, the installation is registered under MCS and you receive the certificate. Keep it with the manufacturer’s paperwork, as you may need it later.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running, using the settings agreed at handover.
How it works
Our engineers bring the tools, gauges and access equipment the job needs. 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 anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. A note on how to find the property and where to park makes a visit to Oversland easier.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
How to prepare
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
How to get a quote
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Bigger systems, commercial sites and awkward pipe routes are normally surveyed on site. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
Related advice
Let and managed properties
Larger air conditioning systems in buildings need more than servicing: a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor is required at least every 5 years for systems over 12 kW. We can arrange it, prepare the system for it and fix what it finds.
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Each visit is written up, plus the F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
What a customer said
“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