Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Tenterden
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, for Tenterden and the surrounding area. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll reply the same working day.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Planning and permitted development questions
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
Why it’s worth doing now in Tenterden
Replacing a boiler in a hurry when it breaks leaves little time to consider a heat pump. Surveying and designing in advance means the system is sized right and any grant is applied for before you need the heat. Booking before summer means the work near Tenterden is done before the hot weather.
A single unit or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the equipment. The price is fixed before we start, and the quote sets out the VAT.
Why book with us
- Checkatrade member
- Warranty terms set out brand by brand
- We diagnose before we treat
- NICEIC approved for electrical work
Air source heat pumps in Tenterden
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 as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Not every home qualifies, so we check eligibility before you commit. If you’re dealing with no space for a hot water cylinder and wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating, we can sort it out.
Older homes around Tenterden can be draughty or have solid walls, so a proper heat loss calculation matters. Sometimes insulation first is the better investment.
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. Keep it with the system’s paperwork so it’s to hand next time.
- Place
- Tenterden (TN30)
- Region
- Kent
- Quotes
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Replies
- Answered the same working day
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Tenterden: your questions answered
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Tenterden?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The centre of Tenterden is in a 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 planning department at Ashford council, normally the authority for Tenterden.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Tenterden?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Tenterden is in England, where it applies. It gives £7,500 towards an air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump that replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the whole home’s heating need. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Will you make a mess?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before work begins, and the area is kept tidy throughout. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold F-Gas company certification, which the law requires for any business working on refrigerant. We’re also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
The right choice depends on the property and what you need. The grant is £7,500 for eligible air-to-water systems and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases, and we set out the options after the survey.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
Some radiators may be fine as they are, and some may need to be larger. Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures, so radiators give out less heat, and the survey checks each one.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes, always. New installations come with commissioning details, F-Gas records and warranty information, and repairs and services get a record of the work.
Homes in Tenterden and heat pumps
Census 2021 figures found about 69% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Historic houses such as Smallhythe Place, about 2.2 miles south, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in. Older homes near Parish Church of St Mildred may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Tenterden is about 9 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Properties in Tenterden get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we’ve finished. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent. There’s also a page for Eastbourne, roughly 26 miles from Tenterden.
The closest recent job we can point to from Tenterden was on Mermaid Street, Rye (TN31), about 8 miles south: installing three Fujitsu wall-mounted units in guest bedrooms, with the outdoor units positioned in the hotel’s walled rear garden.
From Golden Square, High Street and Station Road to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. The A28 and B2067 pass through or close to Tenterden, which keeps journeys to surveys and visits simple. Other places close to Tenterden include Broad Tenterden (1 mile south), St Michaels (1 mile north), Strood (2 miles west), London Beach (2 miles north) and Parkgate (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (15 miles north-west) and Bearsted (15 miles north).
Near you in Tenterden
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Turners Field, The Vine Inn and Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre. Nearby you will also find Tenterden and District Museum (within half a mile west) and Benenden Hospital (3.4 miles west).
Fixed-price quotes for air source heat pumps in Tenterden
Typical ranges are on our prices page, and your quote is built on your job. The quote depends on:
- Whether it’s a simple split or a larger system
- The electrical supply and whether a new circuit is needed
- Which make and model is being fitted or worked on
Several rooms, units or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed price.
Before you get in touch
Simple jobs can often be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Your consumer unit or fuse board
- A short video of any fault, such as a noise or a flashing light
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
Safe owner checks
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrics need care too. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
Owner care supports servicing; it doesn’t replace it. 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.
What we do, step by step
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. On site, it takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Tell us about any gates or steps at your property near Tenterden when you book.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- Every room’s heat loss is worked out on site.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- 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 where the consumer unit is
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
Ask for a quote
For air source heat pumps in Tenterden, ring 07833 053749 or email us. Let us know the type of property and what you need, plus some photos if they’re to hand. Enquiries get a reply the same working day.
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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