Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Sinkhurst Green
Need air source heat pumps in Sinkhurst Green? 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.
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Air source heat pumps in Sinkhurst Green
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, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. The work covers hot water cylinders, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and underfloor heating, and people most often call us about wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life.
If your home in or near Sinkhurst Green is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump, on top of the £7,500.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: commissioning details for an installation, a fault and repair note for a repair, or a record of the service. File it with the manual, because it helps with any later warranty question.
- Place
- Sinkhurst Green (TN17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Pricing
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Enquiries
- Answered the same working day
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Planning decisions, which rest with the council
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
- Radiator systems
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
What the work involves, system by system
Heat loss surveys
The survey works out the heat needed room by room. Everything else is sized from it.
Air-to-water heat pumps
Flow temperatures are lower than with a typical boiler, so radiator sizes matter.
Sinkhurst Green questions
Is a heat pump in Sinkhurst Green permitted development?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. Central Sinkhurst Green sits inside a conservation area. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights do not reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask the local planning authority (for Sinkhurst Green, normally Tunbridge Wells council).
Will you come out to Sinkhurst Green?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
It can, for some brands. Send us the make and model and we will tell you what the manufacturer expects and stick to the interval they set.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and we tidy up as we go. At the end, we clear up and show you what we’ve done.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
Expect it to take several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. How much of the heating changes decides most of the time, and we confirm the timing with your quote.
Is there a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant for air-to-air?
The scheme offers £2,500 for air-to-air, but the conditions are strict. It will not apply if the system is an add-on next to a boiler as it has to meet the full heating demand.
Which accreditations do you hold?
As the law requires for refrigerant work, we are an F-Gas certified company. We’re also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Homes in Sinkhurst Green and heat pumps
About 31% of homes in the Sinkhurst Green area have been built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and about 74% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Newer homes typically lose less heat, which tends to suit a heat pump well. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs. If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Mary, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Sinkhurst Green is about 8 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Whatever kind of property you have in Sinkhurst Green, we can help with air source heat pumps. You will hear back from us the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. In Kent alone we list 922 places and Sinkhurst Green is among them. East Grinstead, roughly 26 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Work in TN17 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in Frittenden (1 mile south), Knox Bridge (2 miles south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles north), Staplehurst (2 miles north-west) and Cranbrook Common (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles north), Ashford (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east) and Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west).
Around Sinkhurst Green
In Sinkhurst Green, that means homes and buildings near Bell And Jorrocks Public House. The closest station to Sinkhurst Green is Headcorn station, roughly 2 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Kent Firefighting Museum (1.6 miles south-east) and Benenden Hospital (4.6 miles south).
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What affects the cost of air source heat pumps
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Access, including height, roofs and ladders
- The electrical supply and whether a new circuit is needed
- What kind of system it is
No two properties are the same, so we price each one individually. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last service, if you have it
- Wide photos of the room or the existing unit
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
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.
The process
Protection comes first: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work and nothing is moved without asking you. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. It takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker, and we tidy up before we leave. If a lane or gateway near Sinkhurst Green is tight for a van, let us know and we’ll plan for it.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address and the type of property, a few photos, the make and model of any existing system and anything you’ve noticed, such as an error code or a noise. Then phone 07833 053749 or send an email.
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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