Kent · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Westwood, Kent
Air source heat pumps in and around Westwood, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off with the price fixed before work begins.
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
Air source heat pumps in Westwood
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, cover the whole heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer and be in a home; adding it alongside a boiler does not qualify. The work covers air-to-air heat pumps, air-to-water heat pumps and underfloor heating, and the jobs we see most are deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home and not knowing whether a grant applies.
Homes around Westwood usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Aftercare is simple, and most of it is in the manual: keep the outdoor unit clear, follow the manufacturer’s guidance on cleaning and book a service at the interval they recommend. That also helps where the warranty terms ask for regular servicing.
- Location
- Westwood (DA13, DA2)
- Region
- Kent
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Westwood
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Westwood?
Westwood is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. 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. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Will you come out to Westwood?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
Yes, 24/7. When you call, tell us the make, what’s happening and any error code, and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We look at it first and tell you what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. You get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Are you F-Gas certified?
We hold F-Gas company certification, which the law requires for any business working on refrigerant. NICEIC approval, MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership sit alongside it.
Do you look at the job first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it, and the quote is based on that.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
Not the refrigerant work. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
What we are called out for in Westwood
Many enquiries start with a question about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. Eligibility depends on the property, the system and the scheme rules and we confirm it before you go ahead.
The things we are asked about most are:
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
If your home is listed, like Cobham College about 4.6 miles east, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
What your quote should include
- Whether you get F-Gas records where refrigerant is involved
- Whether they hold F-Gas company certification, not just individual qualifications
- Which VAT rate the quote uses, and why
Homes in Westwood and heat pumps
Ivy House, listed at grade II, is one of roughly 8 protected buildings and structures in the half-mile around Westwood’s centre. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with Dartford council, normally the planning authority here before the heat pump design is finished. About 48% of homes in the Westwood area date from 1945 to 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and the last census (2021) found about 86% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Detached and semi-detached houses typically have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Live in one of the older houses around Church of Saint Mary Magdalene? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Westwood is about 3 miles south of Swanscombe, in Kent. Anywhere in DA13, we cover air source heat pumps. In Kent alone we list 922 places and Westwood is among them. The nearest of our city pages is Bromley, around 12 miles from Westwood.
Our nearest recent job to Westwood was on Station Road, Orpington (BR6), about 9 miles west: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main office area and a wall-mounted unit in the client meeting room.
If your postcode is in DA13 and DA2, the property is within reach. Streets in the area include Westwood Road and Highcross Road, all of which are in our area. Places around Westwood that are also on our list: Grubb Street (1 mile south-west), Green Street Green (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile north-west), St Margarets (2 miles west) and Darenth (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west) and Gravesend (4 miles east).
Near you in Westwood
Around Westwood, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Longfield Academy, Longfield Chalk Bank and Railway Tavern and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Longfield station, about 1 mile south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Stone Museum of Geology (3.3 miles north-west) and Bluewater (2.3 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Sawyers Lake.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Improving the building’s insulation
- Formal advice on VAT for your situation
- Disconnecting or servicing a gas boiler
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
Managing agents and facilities teams in Westwood
Where a tenant occupies the property but the landlord owns the system, it’s worth checking the agreement for who looks after the system. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the records to whoever needs them.
From a single flat to a whole estate, the approach is the same: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote, work booked with the occupier and written records afterwards.
The process
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby and nothing is moved without asking you. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. It takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system, and we clear up before we go. For a place like Westwood, the timing is set with you and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- Installation, commissioning and MCS registration complete the job.
How to prepare
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Keep pets out of the rooms we are working in
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
Get a fixed-price quote
For a fixed-price quote, call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. Photos help a lot. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
Advice
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From one of our customers
“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