Kent · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Romney Street
Heat pump installation, in Romney Street and nearby. Ask us for a fixed-price quote; we reply the same working day.
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Homes in Romney Street and heat pumps
About 43% of homes in the Romney Street area date from 1945 to 1972, according to VOA council tax data, and the last census (2021) found about 82% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Older homes near Church of Saint Mary the Virgin may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed. With Lullingstone Castle about 2.3 miles north-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Romney Street is about 4 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Our engineers cover Romney Street for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 10 miles from Romney Street.
Not far from Romney Street, a recent job of ours was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 6 miles north-west: 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 TN15, you’re inside the area we cover. That includes properties on Bower Lane and Romney Street and the roads around them. Close to Romney Street, our area also takes in East Hill (1 mile north-east), Knatts Valley (1 mile east), Woodlands (1 mile south-east), Cotman's Ash (1 mile south-east) and Kemsing (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-west) and Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south).
Local landmarks in Romney Street
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Kemsing Down, among other places. The closest station to Romney Street is Shoreham (Kent) station, roughly 1.6 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Otford Heritage Centre (2.1 miles south-west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1.7 miles south).
Air source heat pumps in Romney Street, done properly
We install air source heat pumps in Romney Street and across Kent, and we are MCS certified. Air-to-water systems feed your radiators or underfloor heating and hot water cylinder, while air-to-air systems heat rooms directly through indoor units and can cool them too. We help you work out which suits your home. The work covers underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and radiator systems, and people most often call us about replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air.
Older and listed homes in villages like Romney Street need extra care, because permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, so consent comes first.
Think of the paperwork as the system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. It makes the next visit quicker and any warranty question simpler and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Place
- Romney Street (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Romney Street
Can I fit a heat pump in Romney Street without planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The centre of Romney Street is in a conservation area. 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 cannot face a road. Where necessary, we check with Sevenoaks council, which is usually the planning authority for Romney Street.
Is the heat pump grant available in Romney Street?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Romney Street 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.
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.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. 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.
Are you F-Gas certified?
We hold F-Gas company certification, which the law requires for any business working on refrigerant. NICEIC approval, MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership sit alongside it.
How quickly will you reply?
We reply to enquiries the same working day. For a breakdown that can’t wait, call our 24/7 emergency line.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
It depends on your home, your heating and whether you want cooling. The grant is £7,500 for eligible air-to-water systems and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases, and we set out the options after the survey.
Before you call an engineer
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. Under the F-gas rules, engineers need their own qualifications and the company must be certified, and refrigerant lines can cause cold burns. If you suspect a leak, switch the system off and call us.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
Leave it or put it right?
Radiators that are too small for a heat pump’s lower flow temperature leave rooms cool. Checking and upsizing them as part of the installation avoids that. Planning ahead for a job in Romney Street means we can bring everything needed.
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose AirCon Doctor in Romney Street
- Warranty terms set out brand by brand
- Emergency calls taken 24/7
- Every job looked at before it’s priced
- Covering London and the South East
Read how installs are priced and our accreditations.
Nearby places to Romney Street
What else we do in Romney Street
The process
We keep the work area tidy as we go, with sheets down and mess cleared as we go. If we need to drill through a wall, we agree the spot with you first. On site, it takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. We plan the trip to Romney Street around you.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- 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.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Let us know where we can park and unload
Getting a price
For a fixed-price quote, call 07833 053749 or drop us a line with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. Photos help a lot. You will hear back from us the same working day.
Advice
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by air source heat pumps, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
Not sure which it is? You can call 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
What a customer said
“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