Kent · Heat pump installation
Swanley air source heat pumps
Expert air source heat pumps for Swanley: diagnosis first, then a fixed-price quote, the work and written records. Call for a fixed-price quote.
- Working out where a cylinder could go
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Swanley
An air-to-water heat pump costs £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. Typical jobs include questions about where the outdoor unit can go and checking eligibility for a heat pump grant, on homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, radiator systems and air-to-air heat pumps.
Whether a home near Swanley has mains gas makes a difference to the grant. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: commissioning details for an installation, a fault and repair note for a repair, or a record of the service. File it with the manual so it’s to hand next time.
- Place
- Swanley (BR8)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Pricing
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from property to property
Air-to-air heat pumps
Since 2025, air-to-air heat pumps can also be permitted development in England, subject to the conditions. Cooling-only units are not included and need a check with the council.
Radiators and underfloor heating
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators may need to be larger so we check them against each room’s heat loss.
What affects the cost of air source heat pumps
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- What electrical work the job needs
- Whether it’s a one-off job or part of a maintenance contract
- The distance and route between the indoor and outdoor units
Every job is different, so we price each one individually. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Simple jobs can often be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The remote or wall controller showing any error
- A close-up of the unit’s label showing the model number
- Any previous service or F-Gas records
Here’s what helps us quote: where the property is and what kind of building it is, pictures of the rooms or units, the make and model of any existing system and any symptoms, from error codes to drips. Then ring 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier.
Heat pumps in Swanley: local notes
The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures date about 41% of homes across Swanley and its surrounding area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972. For homes of that age, the survey checks the insulation, the radiators and the hot water setup.
Homeowners near Swanley 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 Lullingstone Castle about 2.9 miles south, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Swanley is about 3 miles east of Orpington, in Kent. Our engineers cover Swanley for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Kent. Swanley is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 7 miles from Swanley.
Our nearest recent job to Swanley was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 3 miles west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
From London Road, Station Road and High Street to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Swanley is on the A20 and B258, so it’s easy for us to get to. Places around Swanley that are also on our list: Crockenhill (1 mile south-west), Kevington (2 miles south-west), Derry Downs (3 miles west), St Mary Cray (3 miles west) and St Paul's Cray (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Dartford (4 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (8 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east) and Tonbridge (14 miles south).
Local landmarks in Swanley
Typical jobs here are in properties near Orchards Academy and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Swanley itself: Swanley station. Other landmarks nearby include London Borough of Bromley Museum (3.2 miles south-west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Not far away are The Warren and Summer Hill.
Safe owner checks
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the inside of the units, the refrigerant and the electrics still need a qualified engineer.
More services for Swanley
FAQs for Swanley
Do you cover smaller places like Swanley?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Can I fit a heat pump in Swanley without planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Central Swanley sits inside a conservation area. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask the local planning authority (for Swanley, normally Sevenoaks council).
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, typically whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. In Great Britain, that certification is a legal requirement, not an optional extra, and we hold it.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water replaces the boiler for heating and hot water, while air-to-air heats and cools rooms, and we help you choose. Both are part of what we install.
Which brands do you work with?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and explain why.
How does the warranty work?
It’s the manufacturer’s warranty, which varies by brand. Daikin, for example, gives a standard 2 years on split air conditioning and we explain the terms for your brand on the quote.
What we do, step by step
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before work begins, so you can plan around it. For businesses, we can typically work room by room or zone by zone. On site, it takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Seeing the property in photos first helps us plan the trip to Swanley.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a price
Want a quote for air source heat pumps? Please give us a ring on 07833 053749 or email us with a few details about the property. We will talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
Advice
From one of our customers
“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