Brighton and Hove · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Stanmer
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, in Stanmer and nearby. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll reply the same working day.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
Air source heat pumps in Stanmer
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. If you’re dealing with not knowing whether a grant applies and no space for a hot water cylinder, we can sort it out.
If your home in or near Stanmer is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump, on top of the £7,500.
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
- Stanmer (BN1)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Quotes
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Response
- We reply the same working day
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Stanmer
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Stanmer?
It depends on the property. The Stanmer Conservation Area takes in the middle of Stanmer. 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 necessary, we check with the local planning authority (for Stanmer, normally Brighton and Hove council).
Will you come out to Stanmer?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day.
Are you F-Gas certified?
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company, with NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps. We are also Checkatrade members.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
The law says any company working on equipment containing F gas has to be certified, and each engineer needs the right qualifications too. It means the refrigerant in your system is handled legally.
Will my radiators work with a heat pump?
The heat loss survey answers that, room by room. Where a radiator is already large enough, it stays and any changes are in the quote.
How does the warranty work?
Warranty comes from the manufacturer and depends on the brand and product. For instance, Daikin’s standard warranty on split air conditioning is 2 years, and we explain the terms for whichever brand you choose.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheets over the floor and nearby furniture. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards before we leave.
What affects the quote in Stanmer
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether it’s a one-off job or part of a maintenance contract
- The equipment or parts the job needs
- The type of system, from a single split to a larger system
A single unit or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the equipment. You will have a fixed price before work begins, with VAT shown clearly.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The remote or wall controller showing any error
- The outdoor side of the property, including any roof or flat area
- Your installation or service records
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Tell us the address and what you need, and simple jobs can often be priced without a visit.
What a heat pump looks like in Stanmer
About 40% of homes across Stanmer and its surrounding area have been built since 2000, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and the 2021 Census found about 62% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Homeowners near Falmer station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that. If your home is listed, like Preston Manor & Gardens about 2.8 miles south-west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Stanmer is about 3 miles north-east of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Properties in Stanmer get the same service as everywhere we cover: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. 30 places in Brighton and Hove are on our list, large and small.
Not far from Stanmer, a recent job of ours was on New Road, Brighton (BN1), about 3 miles south-west: installing individual wall-mounted Panasonic units in all 22 guest rooms, plus two cassette units in the restaurant and a dedicated unit for the server room at basement level.
If your postcode is in BN1, we can take the job on. We also cover Hollingbury (1 mile south-west), Moulsecoomb (2 miles south), Bevendean (2 miles south), Patcham (2 miles west) and Hollingdean (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Brighton (3 miles south-west), Brighton and Hove (4 miles south-west), Hove (4 miles south-west) and Carlton Hill (3 miles south).
What’s near Stanmer
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Stanmer Park, University of Sussex Library and Brighton Aldridge Community Academy. The nearest railway station is Falmer station, roughly 0.8 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Clayton Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Churchill Square (3.7 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Ditchling Beacon and Ladies Mile.
The process
Wherever the system can be run before we leave, we run it and check it in operation. Then we explain what was done and answer your questions, and anything that needs a follow-up is pointed out there and then. All told, 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. For a place like Stanmer, the timing is set with you and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First, a chat about the property and your goals for the heating.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- After commissioning, you get the MCS certificate and a handover.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
Get a fixed-price quote
For a fixed-price quote, phone us on 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few photos make it quicker. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
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VAT on heat pumps
Please treat this as general guidance rather than tax advice.
Radiators and underfloor heating
At lower water temperatures, radiators give out less heat so we check them against each room’s heat loss.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one property or many, the approach is the same: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote, work booked with the occupier and written records afterwards.
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.
What a customer said
“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