Kent · Heat pump installation
Southfleet air source heat pumps
Air source heat pumps across Southfleet and nearby, from the first look to the final check with the price fixed before work begins.
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
Why deal with it now?
From 1 April 2027, VAT on heat pumps in homes rises from 0% to 5%. If you are thinking about a heat pump, that date is worth knowing alongside your own plans for the property. Waiting rarely makes an air conditioning problem smaller.
Leaving a fault or an overdue service rarely makes the work cheaper. Small problems, from blocked filters to slow leaks, tend to get worse, and a system working harder than it should costs more to run. If you are unsure, ring 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form for straight advice and a fixed price.
Why choose AirCon Doctor in Southfleet
- MCS certification for heat pump work
- Fixed-price quotes after a survey or pictures
- Listed on Checkatrade
- We reply to enquiries the same working day
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
About our air source heat pumps in Southfleet
Hot water from an air-to-water system is stored in a cylinder. If you have a combi boiler and no cylinder, the survey looks at where one could go. With air-to-air, hot water has to come from something else. We’re often asked to deal with wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home, across air-to-air heat pumps, hot water cylinders and underfloor heating.
For a home around Southfleet that’s off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump.
The records are your system’s health record: what was fitted or found, what was done and when. It makes the next visit quicker and any warranty question simpler and it’s worth keeping safe.
- Where
- Southfleet (DA13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Quotes
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby and nothing is moved without asking you. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. The work on site 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. Rural lanes and tight entrances are worth mentioning before a visit to Southfleet.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the property is and what kind of building it is, a few pictures, the brand and model of anything already fitted and any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Once you have those, ring 07833 053749 or drop us a line.
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What else we do in Southfleet
Safe owner checks
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Simple care keeps the air moving through the system, but the refrigerant circuit, the electrics and the parts you can’t see still need an engineer at the interval the manufacturer recommends.
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Common questions in Southfleet
Is the heat pump grant available in Southfleet?
Southfleet is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Do you cover smaller places like Southfleet?
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.
Do you protect the property while you 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 long does a heat pump installation take?
As a guide, it takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. We plan the work so you’re without heating for as little time as possible and agreed before work begins.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. You get a written record of every visit, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. Keep them with the manual and the warranty documents.
Can landlords and managing agents book you?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size in Southfleet and across Kent. Let us know who the records should go to.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. Maintenance contracts are part of what we do, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is written up and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help:
- Don’t block radiators or indoor units with furniture
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Check eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme early
Equipment warranties come from the manufacturer. We go through the conditions with you, including any servicing they ask for.
Keep insulation and draught-proofing in good order because it reduces the heat the system needs to supply.
Air source heat pumps in Southfleet: the local picture
The middle of Southfleet is part of the Red Street Conservation Area. 3 conservation areas lie within a mile of central Southfleet. On the National Heritage List, around 29 entries fall within 0.5 miles of the middle of Southfleet; Church of St Nicholas (grade I) is one. For a heat pump, permitted development does not 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 the local planning authority (usually Dartford council) where needed. The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures date about 48% of homes in the Southfleet area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and about 86% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the last census (2021). Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Older homes near Church of St Nicholas may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed. Cobham College, roughly 3.6 miles south-east, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Southfleet is about 2 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. Whatever kind of property you have in Southfleet, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. Our list for Kent has 922 entries and Southfleet is among them. You can also see our page for Bromley, about 13 miles away.
Not far from Southfleet, a recent job of ours was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 10 miles west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
That includes properties on Red Street, Gloxinia Road and Brakefield Road and the roads around them. Every address in DA13 is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Hook Green (1 mile south-west), Northfleet Green (1 mile east), Betsham (1 mile north-west), Painters Ash (1 mile north-east) and Springhead (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west) and Gravesend (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Southfleet
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Northfleet School for Girls, Black Lion pub and Longfield Chalk Bank and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Longfield station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Community Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and Bluewater (2.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Southfleet include Sawyers Lake.
From one of our customers
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager