Kent · Heat pump installation
Shorne Ridgeway air source heat pumps
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Shorne Ridgeway for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
The process
Protection comes first: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work and nothing is moved without asking you. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. It takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system, and we tidy up before we leave. If a lane or gateway near Shorne Ridgeway is tight for a van, let us know and we will plan for it.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
Get a fixed-price quote
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please call 07833 053749 or use the quote form and tell us about the job. We’ll explain what we’d recommend and why, then send a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Air source heat pumps in Shorne Ridgeway
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. The work covers homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, air-to-air heat pumps and radiator systems, and common reasons people get in touch are finding a place for the outdoor unit and working out where a cylinder could go.
If your home in or near Shorne Ridgeway is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Each brand sets its own conditions, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Where
- Shorne Ridgeway (DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Accreditations
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Homes in Shorne Ridgeway and heat pumps
Roughly a third of a mile or less from central Shorne Ridgeway, you reach the Chestnut Green, Shorne Conservation Area. 2 conservation areas lie within a mile of central Shorne Ridgeway. Church of St Peter and St Paul, listed at grade II*, is one of roughly 12 protected buildings and structures in the half-mile around Shorne Ridgeway’s centre. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with Gravesham council, typically the planning authority here before the heat pump design is finished. Valuation Office Agency council tax records date about 54% of homes across Shorne Ridgeway and its surrounding area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and the last census (2021) found about 84% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
If your home is listed, like Cobham College about 1.9 miles south-west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Shorne Ridgeway is about 3 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. Homes and businesses alike in Shorne Ridgeway, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. You will hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Shorne Ridgeway among them. Bromley, roughly 18 miles off, has its own page on this site.
The closest recent job we can point to from Shorne Ridgeway was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 14 miles west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
If you need air source heat pumps at a property on Racefield Close, The Ridgeway and Tanyard Hill or anywhere close by, we can help. Jobs in DA12 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close to Shorne Ridgeway, our area also takes in Shorne (1 mile north), Upper Ifield (1 mile north-west), Higham (1 mile north-east), Gadshill (1 mile east) and Thong (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles west) and Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west).
What’s near Shorne Ridgeway
Around Shorne Ridgeway, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Strood Academy, Shorne Woods Country Park and The Rose and Crown pub. Shorne Ridgeway’s nearest station is Higham station, about 2 miles north-east. A little further out are French Hospital (3.4 miles south-east) and Rochester Castle (3.2 miles east). The countryside around Shorne Ridgeway includes Gad's Hill and Sawyers Lake.
When to call us in Shorne Ridgeway
A common reason is wanting to stop burning gas, oil or LPG. With a heat pump, the heat comes from the air outside and the system runs on electricity and that is the appeal for many households.
The things we’re asked about most include:
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
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.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is based on a survey, pictures or a diagnosis
- Who does the electrical work, and whether they can certify it
- Whose warranty applies, and on what terms
Also in Shorne Ridgeway
FAQs for Shorne Ridgeway
Will you come out to Shorne Ridgeway?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Shorne Ridgeway?
Shorne Ridgeway is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. The grant is £7,500 for an air source (air-to-water) heat pump and £2,500 for an air-to-air system that replaces the existing fossil-fuel heating. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule with a fixed price. That can include the leak checks the F-gas rules require for larger systems.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. 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.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Companies working on equipment that contains F gas must be certified by an approved body, and the engineers need their own qualifications. It’s how you know the refrigerant is being handled legally and safely.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump?
Under the Planning Portal rules, a heat pump on a house can often be permitted development. Listed buildings are excluded, and listed building consent is separate. We check what applies to you.
How does the warranty work?
Warranty is the manufacturer’s own, on its terms. Each brand sets its own conditions and periods, so we explain them on your quote.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the property but the landlord owns the system, it’s worth checking the agreement for who looks after the system. We are happy to deal with either side, and the paperwork can go to both.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed-price quote.
What the work involves, system by system
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
There’s one grant per property, and you can’t get a grant to replace a low-carbon system. Hybrids are excluded.
Radiators and underfloor heating
Any radiator changes are set out in the quote, so you know the full scope.
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