East Sussex · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in South Heighton, East Sussex
For heat pump installation in South Heighton, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before work begins, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
What the work involves, system by system
Heat loss surveys
Without a proper survey, a heat pump can be too big or too small and that matters for comfort and running.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Under permitted development, the outdoor unit must be 1.5 m³ or less, compliance with MCS 020(a), and use for more than cooling alone. Listed building curtilages are excluded.
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in South Heighton
For an air-to-water heat pump, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. In England and Wales, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers a £7,500 grant towards an eligible air-to-water installation, and as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Eligibility depends on the property, so we confirm it before anything is agreed. The work covers radiator systems, underfloor heating and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and people most often call us about deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home and checking eligibility for a heat pump grant.
Homes around South Heighton normally have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, MCS certified for heat pumps and a Checkatrade member. Refrigerant work is done by engineers who hold the F-gas qualifications the law requires.
- Place
- South Heighton (BN9)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Costs
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Response
- We reply the same working day
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in South Heighton
A sudden boiler failure rarely leaves room to plan a heat pump properly. Planning ahead gives time for the heat loss survey, the design and the grant application before you need the heat. Small faults tend to grow, so it’s worth dealing with them early.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Faults and wear in a system tend to grow, and a system working harder than it should costs more to run. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed price.
Why us?
- MCS certified heat pump installers
- Covering London and the South East
- An F-Gas certified company, as the law requires
- 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Homes in South Heighton and heat pumps
At about 2 miles from the coast, South Heighton is close enough for sea air to matter. For a heat pump near the sea, ask about any coastal protection option the manufacturer offers.
If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Leonard, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen. For a home near Newhaven Town station, the survey looks at whether an air-to-water or air-to-air heat pump suits better.
South Heighton is about 1 mile north of Newhaven, in East Sussex. Across the BN9 area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. Our list for East Sussex has 289 entries, and South Heighton is one. The nearest of our city pages is Brighton, around 8 miles from South Heighton.
Not far from South Heighton, a recent job of ours was on Bridge Street, Newhaven (BN9), about 1 mile south: installing a Daikin precision cooling system with close temperature control for a production area where component quality was sensitive to temperature variation.
Here we cover the BN9 postcode area. If you’re just outside South Heighton, we cover Denton (1 mile south), Piddinghoe (1 mile west), Rodmell (3 miles north-west), Telscombe (3 miles west) and Firle (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (10 miles east), Seaford (3 miles south-east), Lewes (5 miles north-west) and Hailsham (10 miles north-east).
Around South Heighton
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Castle Hill, Hampden Arms and UTC@Harbourside and the streets around them. South Heighton’s nearest station is Newhaven Town station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Planet Earth Museum (under half a mile south-west) and Arlington Castle (4.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Itford Hill and Southerham Farm.
What happens on the day
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before any work starts, so you can plan around it. For businesses, we can usually work room by room or zone by zone. The work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Visits to South Heighton are agreed with you in advance and planned so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- 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.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
How to get a quote
To get a fixed-price quote, call 07833 053749 with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few pictures make it quicker. You’ll hear back from us the same working day.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in South Heighton
For anyone managing more than one building, we can plan visits across the portfolio and price them together. Each property gets its own records, so each one has its own history.
Under the GB F-gas rules, responsibility for leak checks is shared between whoever operates the equipment and the engineers who work on it. Where a building is let or managed, the lease or contract should make clear who looks after the system and we are happy to deal with whoever it is.
Your questions about air source heat pumps in South Heighton
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in South Heighton?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The centre of South Heighton is in the South Heighton Conservation Area. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the local planning authority (for South Heighton, normally Lewes council).
Is the heat pump grant available in South Heighton?
South Heighton is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. The installer applies, and we’re MCS certified.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
Air-to-water systems are £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before any grant. The final price depends on the heat loss survey, the radiators and the cylinder, and you get a fixed-price quote.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. Homeowners, landlords, agents and businesses all book us in South Heighton and across East Sussex. Let us know who the records should go to.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record a manufacturer or the next engineer will ask to see: a dated note of the work, with refrigerant details where they apply.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re an F-Gas certified company, with NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps. We are members of Checkatrade too.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
Anything that involves the refrigerant needs an F-Gas qualified engineer from a certified company. That’s a legal requirement, and it also matters for the manufacturer’s warranty. We can quote for the whole job, from supply to commissioning.
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From one of our customers
“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