Medway · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Sharnal Street
Air source heat pumps in and around Sharnal Street, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off with the price fixed before work begins.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
Safe owner checks
Owners can handle the everyday basics: 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.
Do not move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Air source heat pumps in Sharnal Street, done properly
A £2,500 grant is available for some air-to-air heat pumps, with conditions. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, cover the whole heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer and be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. Common call-outs are for a boiler that’s getting old and finding a place for the outdoor unit, on radiator systems, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and air-to-air heat pumps.
Space for an outdoor unit is rarely an issue near Sharnal Street, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, MCS certified for heat pumps and a Checkatrade member. Our engineers hold the F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
- Place
- Sharnal Street (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
If you were eligible for a grant, we handle the application and keep you updated, as the installer applies for it.
Leave space around the outdoor unit. Airflow is what it runs on so keep it unobstructed.
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Sharnal Street: your questions answered
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Sharnal Street?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Sharnal Street, if they qualify. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Does being near the sea make a difference to air source heat pumps in Sharnal Street?
It can, as Sharnal Street is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on coils and fixings. The outdoor unit position, its fixings and regular servicing all help near the sea.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
£8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) for air-to-water, before the grant. The final price depends on the heat loss survey, the radiators and the cylinder, and you get a fixed-price quote.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
Anything that involves the refrigerant needs an F-Gas qualified engineer from a certified company. That is the law, not just our preference, and manufacturers expect it for their warranty too. We are happy to quote for the full job, supply to commissioning.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule and quote for it. That can include the leak checks the F-gas rules require for larger systems.
Whose job is it to check the system for leaks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We can tell you which band your system falls into.
Will I need planning consent for an air source heat pump?
Many installations on houses in England fall under permitted development, subject to the rules. Listed buildings and their curtilages are excluded, and listed building consent is a separate matter. We check what applies to you.
Air source heat pumps in Sharnal Street: the local picture
At about 2 miles from the coast, Sharnal Street is close enough for sea air to matter. For a heat pump near the sea, ask about any coastal protection option the manufacturer offers. About 41% of homes in Sharnal Street and the neighbourhoods around it have been built since 2000, according to VOA council tax data, and about 69% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the last census (2021). Lower heat loss in recent homes often means a smaller heat pump and fewer radiator changes. Detached and semi-detached houses normally have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
With Restoration House about 4.9 miles south-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump. Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Margaret? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Sharnal Street is about 5 miles north of Gillingham, in Medway. Whether you are in the middle of Sharnal Street or further out, our engineers cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. Count every place we list in Medway and you reach 68, with Sharnal Street on the list. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 24 miles from Sharnal Street.
Every address in ME3 is within our area, from busy streets to back roads. Other places close to Sharnal Street include Fenn Street (1 mile north-east), High Halstow (1 mile north-west), Tunbridge Hill (1 mile south-east), Kingsnorth (1 mile south-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (5 miles south), Chatham (6 miles south), Rochester (5 miles south-west) and Rainham (6 miles south).
Local landmarks in Sharnal Street
Typical jobs here are in properties near The Hundred of Hoo Academy and The Red Dog Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 3.9 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Upnor Castle (3.2 miles south-west) and Medway Maritime Hospital (4.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Bishop Saltings.
How it works
There’s very little for you to do on the day. Someone needs to let us in and show us the units, or where they’re going, and we take it from there. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. If a lane or gateway near Sharnal Street is tight for a van, let us know and we’ll plan for it.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
How to get a quote
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but your quote is based on your job, because every property is different. After a look at the job, by pictures or a survey, the price is fixed. To get going, ring us on 07833 053749 or send an email.
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When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
- Planning approval where permitted development doesn’t apply
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Sharnal Street
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
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