Greater London · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Slade Green
Air source heat pumps for Slade Green and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed-price quote, the work and written records. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Planning and permitted development questions
Air source heat pumps in Slade Green: the local picture
About 37% of households live in terraced houses, according to Census 2021 figures. In a terrace, the outdoor unit position and the MCS noise check need particular care. London homes can be short of space for an outdoor unit and cylinder, which affects the choice of heat pump.
If you live near Slade Green station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted. Hall Place and Gardens, roughly 2.1 miles south-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings.
Slade Green is about 1 mile south-east of Erith, in Greater London. From the centre of Slade Green to the outskirts, our engineers cover air source heat pumps, from a single room to a whole building. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Slade Green among them. Bromley, roughly 9 miles off, has its own page on this site.
The closest recent job we can point to from Slade Green was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 7 miles south-west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
Oak Road, Elm Road and Moat Lane and the roads off them are all inside our area. Work in DA8, DA1 and DA7 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Places around Slade Green that are also on our list: North End (1 mile west), Barnes Cray (1 mile south), Bexley Riverside (1 mile west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Northumberland Heath (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (13 miles west), City of Westminster (15 miles west), Marylebone (15 miles west) and St Pancras (14 miles west).
Landmarks near Slade Green
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Braeburn Park, Railway Tavern and Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy. There’s a railway station in Slade Green itself: Slade Green station. Other landmarks nearby include Broadway Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west) and Erith Museum (1.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit.
About our air source heat pumps in Slade Green
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit cannot be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. Typical jobs include questions about where the outdoor unit can go and choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air, on underfloor heating, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and air-to-water heat pumps.
Terraced houses in a London area like Slade Green can suit a heat pump well, as long as there’s a sensible spot for the outdoor unit and its noise is checked against the MCS planning standard.
Aftercare is simple, and most of it is in the manual: keep the outdoor unit clear, follow the manufacturer’s guidance on cleaning and book a service at the interval they recommend. It also keeps you on the right side of any warranty terms that ask for servicing.
- Place
- Slade Green (DA8, DA1, DA7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Slade Green
Planning rules have specific conditions. We look at the planning position early, so there are no surprises, including conservation areas, listed buildings and Article 4 directions. Allow time for any approvals your building in Slade Green needs.
Homes, offices, shops and public buildings are all priced the same way: what’s needed, how we reach it, the parts and the labour. Call for a fixed-price quote and we’ll explain each part.
What you get with us
- NICEIC approved electrical contractors
- We work on all the leading brands
- We diagnose before we treat
- Clear warranty information from the manufacturer
Questions from Slade Green
Can I have air conditioning in a flat in Slade Green?
Usually, yes, though leaseholders normally need the freeholder’s agreement. We look at where the outdoor unit could go, such as a balcony, flat roof or rear wall, and write it up for the freeholder or agent.
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Slade Green?
That depends on the building and where the outdoor unit goes. Central Slade Green is a short walk from the Oak Road 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 Slade Green, typically Bexley council).
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Air-to-water work is in the £8,000–£16,000 range (0% VAT on homes), with any grant still to come off. Where you land depends on the size of heat pump, any radiators that need changing and the hot water cylinder, and air-to-air systems are priced after a survey.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule and quote for it. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Does the grant cover air-to-air heat pumps?
The air-to-air grant is £2,500, and only some homes qualify. The system has to replace the fossil-fuel heating and heat the whole home, installed by an MCS certified installer.
Will you make a mess?
Protection goes down first: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Any drilling is agreed with you first, and we clear up the dust and offcuts before we leave.
Nearby places to Slade Green
What else we do in Slade Green
How it works
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before any work starts so it doesn’t catch you out. In a business, work can often be done one area at a time. The work takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. Photos of the room and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan most of a visit to Slade Green in advance.
- 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.
- A fixed-price quote explains the cost, the grant position and the VAT.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
Ask for a quote
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: the inside and outside of the property where the work is, plus the rating plate of any unit already there. Tell us the address and what you need, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
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Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A grant for a home that does not meet the scheme rules
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
If you’re not sure, just call 07833 053749 and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
What the work involves, system by system
VAT on heat pumps
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, then 5%, under HMRC Notice 708/6. It does not apply to businesses.
Hot water cylinders
Cylinder size is based on your household’s needs.
From one of our customers
“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