Kent · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Tyler Hill
For air source heat pumps in Tyler Hill, one call is all it takes, from the first look to sign-off. An F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, on Checkatrade.
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- A boiler that is getting old
Common questions in Tyler Hill
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Tyler Hill?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. The centre of Tyler Hill is in the Tyler Hill 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 do not 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 planning department at Canterbury City council, typically the authority for Tyler Hill.
Is the heat pump grant available in Tyler Hill?
Tyler Hill is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. For an air-to-water heat pump the amount is £7,500; an air-to-air system can get £2,500 if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating outright, meets the home’s full heating demand and isn’t an add-on to a boiler. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
It depends on each radiator and the room it heats. At the lower temperatures a heat pump uses, radiators need more surface, and the survey checks each one.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
Expect £8,000–£16,000 for an air-to-water system, with 0% VAT on homes, before the grant is taken off. Where you land depends on the size of heat pump, any radiators that need changing and the hot water cylinder. Air-to-air is priced after a survey.
Is Tyler Hill in your area?
Yes. Our engineers work in Tyler Hill, within the South East and London area we cover. Our base is in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of the warranty, so check the terms or ask us. Either way, keep a record of every service.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water suits homes with radiators and a cylinder; air-to-air suits rooms that need heating and cooling, and we help you choose. Both are part of what we install.
Air source heat pumps in Tyler Hill, done properly
A £2,500 grant is available for some air-to-air heat pumps, with conditions. The system must replace the existing fossil-fuel heating and meet the home’s full heating demand, it must be installed by an MCS certified installer, and it must be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. If the problem is questions about where the outdoor unit can go and working out where a cylinder could go, we can help.
Homes around Tyler Hill typically have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
Equipment warranty comes from the manufacturer, on its own terms, and we set them out on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Where
- Tyler Hill (CT2)
- Region
- Kent
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Replies
- We reply the same working day
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Formal advice on VAT for your situation
If you’re not sure, just ring us on 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
How the visit works
Refrigerant work is done by qualified engineers working for an F-Gas certified company, while the electrical side is covered by our NICEIC approval. So on the day, you do not need a separate electrician for the electrical side. The work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Visits to Tyler Hill are agreed with you in advance and planned so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
- First we find out about the property, the heating you have now and what you are hoping for.
- A heat loss survey works out how much heat each room needs, and we look at the radiators, the cylinder space and where the outdoor unit could go.
- We send a fixed-price quote that shows the equipment, the grant position and the VAT.
- Installation covers the outdoor unit, the indoor connections and the controls.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
How to get a quote
Every quote shows the VAT clearly, with the rate that applies to your job. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it on the quote. To get one, ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
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Heat pumps in Tyler Hill: local notes
About 80% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the last census (2021). Detached and semi-detached houses typically have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation. Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Cosmus and St Damian? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Tyler Hill is about 2 miles north of Canterbury, in Kent. Homes and businesses alike in Tyler Hill, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. You will hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Count every place we list in Kent and you reach 922, with Tyler Hill on the list. Bromley is in our area too, around 46 miles away.
From St Johns Crescent, Link Road and Summer Lane to the smaller roads in between, nowhere is left out. If your postcode is in CT2, the property is within reach. Close to Tyler Hill, our area also takes in Hackington (1 mile south-east), Blean (1 mile west), Honey Hill (2 miles west), Radfall (2 miles north) and Denstroude (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (15 miles south-west), Margate (15 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east) and Sittingbourne (15 miles west).
Local landmarks in Tyler Hill
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Tyler Hill Meadow, The Archbishop's School and St Edmund's School, among other places. The closest station to Tyler Hill is Canterbury West station, roughly 1.6 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Whitefriars Shopping Centre (2.2 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (2.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system is mostly common sense. Our tips:
- Avoid switching the heat pump on and off often
- Diary the next service
- Know the servicing conditions in your warranty
Once commissioned, we register the installation with MCS and give you the certificate. File it with the warranty documents, as you may need it later.
Book a service every year. Your manufacturer’s warranty terms may say something about servicing.
How the job changes from property to property
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
In England and Wales, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers grants towards heat pumps: £7,500 for air-to-water and ground source, and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases. The installer applies.
VAT on heat pumps
Heat pumps in homes carry 0% VAT until 31 March 2027, and 5% after that following HMRC’s rules on energy-saving materials. It doesn’t apply to businesses.
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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