Kent · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Penshurst
Looking for air source heat pumps in Penshurst? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, finishing with proper records.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
- A boiler that’s getting old
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Penshurst
For an air-to-water heat pump, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme can provide £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water system in England and Wales, and as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Eligibility depends on the property, so we confirm it before anything is agreed. The work covers air-to-air heat pumps, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and radiator systems, and people most often call us about finding a place for the outdoor unit and checking eligibility for a heat pump grant.
Homes around Penshurst usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight and each visit is recorded.
- Where
- Penshurst (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after your system
To keep the system working properly:
- Keep the outdoor unit clear all year
- Know the servicing conditions in your warranty
- Check eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme early
If you were eligible for a grant, we handle the application and keep you updated since the grant goes through the installer.
Leave space around the outdoor unit. Airflow is what it runs on so keep it unobstructed.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you and check the plan with you first. Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets, and anything electrical is made safe before work starts. On site, it takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Somewhere like Penshurst, it helps to know about lanes, gates and where to park.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- 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.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
How to prepare
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Tell us the address and what you need, and many jobs can be priced from that.
Related advice
Homes in Penshurst and heat pumps
VOA council tax data put about 46% of homes across Penshurst and its surrounding area before 1919, and about 73% 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 normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
If your home is listed, like Penshurst Place about 0.4 miles north-east, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work. Live in one of the older houses around Church of St John the Baptist? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Penshurst is about 5 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Properties in Penshurst get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we have finished. Penshurst is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for homes and businesses. The nearest of our city pages is East Grinstead, around 9 miles from Penshurst.
The closest recent job we can point to from Penshurst was on Hartfield Road, Forest Row (RH18), about 8 miles south-west: installing a Mitsubishi Electric multi-split system serving four bedrooms and a study.
Every address in TN11 is covered. High Street, The Warren and Beckets Field and the roads off them are all inside our area. If you are just outside Penshurst, we cover Chiddingstone Hoath (2 miles west), Walter's Green (2 miles south), Chiddingstone Causeway (2 miles north), Fordcombe (2 miles south) and Teasley Mead (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (8 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-east), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Penshurst
In Penshurst, that means homes and buildings near Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens and The Leicester Arms Hotel, among other places. Penshurst’s nearest station is Penshurst station, roughly 1.8 miles north. Nearby you will also find Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (4.2 miles east) and Chiddingstone Castle (1.8 miles north-west). Open spaces near Penshurst include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
Places near Penshurst
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Questions from Penshurst
Do you cover smaller places like Penshurst?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Penshurst?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. A conservation area takes in the middle of Penshurst. 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 Sevenoaks council, which is typically the planning authority for Penshurst first.
Am I eligible for a heat pump grant?
Quite possibly. The scheme runs in England and Wales and pays £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 for an air-to-air system that meets stricter conditions. Until March 2027 there’s an extra £1,500 for air source or ground source heat pumps in homes on oil or LPG with no mains gas. The survey is where we check your home against them.
Does the grant cover air-to-air heat pumps?
Yes, but only where it becomes the home’s main heating. The £2,500 applies when it replaces the fossil-fuel heating, covers the full heating demand, is fitted by an MCS certified installer and serves a home; as an add-on to a boiler it does not qualify.
When will I hear back?
On the same working day you contact us. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, with a fixed price before work starts.
Do you work on all makes?
We work with the leading brands, from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin and Fujitsu to Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Tell us the make and model and we’ll take it from there.
How much VAT is charged on a heat pump in a home?
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, then 5%. It doesn’t apply to businesses. This is general information, not tax advice.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Planning approval where permitted development does not apply
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
If in doubt, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
What happens if it’s left?
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. Waiting rarely makes an air conditioning problem smaller.
A single unit or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and what it needs. You will have a fixed price before we start, and the quote sets out the VAT.
Why people in Penshurst choose us
- Leading brands including Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu
- Fixed-price quotes after a survey or pictures
- Covering London and the South East
- Manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote
See what air conditioning costs or how to check a contractor.
From one of our customers
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager