Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Speed Gate, Kent
Looking for air source heat pumps in Speed Gate? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, then sign it off with written records.
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
How we handle air source heat pumps in Speed Gate
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 the installer makes the application. Eligibility depends on the property, so we confirm it before anything is agreed. Typical jobs include a boiler that’s getting old and replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump, across hot water cylinders, air-to-water heat pumps and radiator systems.
Older and listed homes in villages like Speed Gate need extra care, because permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, so we check consent first.
If a fault appears while the equipment is under the manufacturer’s warranty, tell us the make, model and installation date. We’ll tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Place
- Speed Gate (DA3)
- Region
- Kent
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Price guide
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from property to property
Radiators and underfloor heating
If radiators need upsizing, the quote lists them, so the work is clear.
Air-to-air heat pumps
Air-to-air heat pumps are now covered by permitted development rules in England, subject to conditions. A unit used solely for cooling is not covered, so check with the council.
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Speed Gate
Is the heat pump grant available in Speed Gate?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Speed Gate, if they qualify. 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.
Will a heat pump in Speed Gate need planning permission?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. Central Speed Gate sits inside a conservation area. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t face a road. Where needed, we check with the local planning authority (for Speed Gate, normally Sevenoaks council).
Do you cover Speed Gate?
Yes. We cover Speed Gate and the rest of Kent, as part of our area across London and the South East. To book, give us a ring on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, usually whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
Companies working on equipment that contains F gas must be certified by an approved body, and the engineers need their own qualifications. It means the refrigerant in your system is handled legally.
Will skipping a service affect the warranty?
It can, for some brands. Send us the make and model and we’ll tell you what the manufacturer expects, and book the service at the interval they recommend.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
£8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) for air-to-water, before the grant. The final price depends on the heat loss survey, the radiators and the cylinder and the quote is fixed.
What air source heat pumps can’t fix
Air source heat pumps cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Grants for hybrid systems or replacements of low-carbon systems
- Insulation work, such as loft or cavity wall insulation
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
If you are not sure, just call 07833 053749 and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you and check the plan with you first. Dust sheets go down over floors and anything close to the work, and anything electrical is made safe before work starts. The work itself takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Somewhere like Speed Gate, it helps to know about lanes, gates and where to park.
- You tell us about the home and what you want from a heat pump.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
- Clear access to the fuse board
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is straightforward. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day. If we need to see the property first, we book a survey at a time that works for you.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Speed Gate
Bigger systems bring extra duties: a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor is required at least every 5 years for systems over 12 kW. We can arrange it, prepare the system for it and fix what it finds.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated record, with F-Gas records wherever refrigerant work is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
What a heat pump looks like in Speed Gate
The last census (2021) found about 57% of households in terraced houses. Shared walls keep a terrace’s heat loss down, while gardens next door make the noise check on the outdoor unit important.
If your home is listed, like Lullingstone Castle about 3.2 miles west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work. Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation.
Speed Gate is about 5 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. If you need air source heat pumps in Speed Gate, please call 07833 053749 or drop us a line for a fixed-price quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Speed Gate. Speed Gate is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 11 miles from Speed Gate.
The closest recent job we can point to from Speed Gate was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 7 miles west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
All of DA3 is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you are just outside Speed Gate, we cover Fawkham Green (1 mile south-east), West Yoke (1 mile east), Ash (1 mile south-east), Maplescombe (2 miles south-west) and West Kingsdown (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north), Sevenoaks (7 miles south-west) and Gravesend (6 miles north-east).
What’s near Speed Gate
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Rising Sun pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Longfield station, about 2.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Darent Valley Hospital (4.5 miles north) and Eynsford Castle (2.4 miles west).
Towns and villages near Speed Gate
What else we do in Speed Gate
A customer’s words
“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