Kent · Heat pump installation
Sole Street air source heat pumps
One call covers MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for in Sole Street: diagnosis, fixed price, work and sign-off. An F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, on Checkatrade.
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
How we handle air source heat pumps in Sole Street
An air-to-water heat pump costs £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme can provide £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water system in England and Wales, and as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Not every home qualifies, so we check eligibility before you commit. We’re often asked to deal with checking emitters for a heat pump and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life, on underfloor heating, hot water cylinders and radiator systems.
In a place like Sole Street, some homes are listed, and permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings, so we check consent first.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: the work carried out, the refrigerant involved and the quantities. File them with the system’s paperwork, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Place
- Sole Street (DA13, DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Certified
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Price
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Book a yearly service
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
The warranty on the heat pump is the manufacturer’s, on its own terms. We go through the conditions with you, including any servicing they ask for.
A well-insulated home helps a heat pump, as lower heat loss means the system has less to do.
Pricing air source heat pumps in Sole Street
Every job gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- What state the existing equipment is in
- Whether it’s a one-off job or part of a maintenance contract
- The brand, model and parts involved
Whatever the property, the quote works the same way: what’s needed, how we reach it, the parts and the labour. Ask for a fixed-price quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The paperwork from the last service, if you have it
- The remote or wall controller showing any error
- The postcode and whether it’s a home, flat or business
To get a fixed-price quote, phone us on 07833 053749 or drop us a line and tell us about the property and what you need. Photos help a lot. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
Questions from Sole Street
Will you come out to Sole Street?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Sole Street?
Sole Street is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. The amount depends on the type of heat pump, and the survey confirms which applies. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do you protect the property while you work?
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.
Are you F-Gas certified?
F-Gas company certification, NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps, plus Checkatrade membership. Our engineers also hold the individual F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
The work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. The survey lets us set a firm programme, and you can call us on 07833 053749 or email us to book it.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system and the manufacturer need. Each visit is written up and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
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.
How it works
You do not need to do much on the day. Someone needs to let us in and show us the units, or where they’re going, and the rest is down to us. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. We agree a date with you and plan the visit to Sole Street so we arrive with what’s needed.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Before we arrive
- Let us know where we can park and unload
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
Getting a price
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. Then you get a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
Advice
Let and managed properties
Landlords, letting agents and managing agents book us, not only the people who live or work in the property. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to, and we’ll keep everyone informed.
If you look after several properties, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Every address has its own paperwork, so each one has its own history.
Air source heat pumps in Sole Street: the local picture
Yeomans House, listed at grade II, is one of roughly 8 protected buildings and structures in the half-mile around Sole Street’s centre. For a heat pump, permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with Gravesham council, usually the planning authority here where needed. VOA council tax data date about 70% of homes across Sole Street and its surrounding area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and the 2021 Census found about 89% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Houses normally have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Cobham College lies about 0.9 miles east. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions. If you live near Sole Street station, the survey compares air-to-water and air-to-air for your home before anything is quoted.
Sole Street is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Our engineers cover Sole Street for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Kent. Count every place we list in Kent and you reach 922, with Sole Street on the list. We also work in Bromley, about 16 miles from Sole Street.
Not far from Sole Street, a recent job of ours was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 12 miles 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 DA13 and DA12, the property is within reach. That includes properties on Scratton Fields, Sole Street and Manor Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Gold Street (1 mile east), Round Street (1 mile north), Henley Street (1 mile south-east), Meopham (1 mile south-west) and Foxendown (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west) and Gravesend (3 miles north).
Local landmarks in Sole Street
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around The Railway Inn, Meopham School and Camer Park Country Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Sole Street itself: Sole Street station. Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Museum (3.9 miles north) and Gravesham Community Hospital (4 miles north). The countryside around Sole Street includes Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
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A customer’s words
“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