Air-to-air heat pumps in Gillingham
In the South East, loft rooms and glazed extensions can climb well above the outside temperature on a sunny afternoon. Ask at your Gillingham survey whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant could apply to your home.
We size every heat pump in Gillingham for a cold winter day, then check the cooling side is right for summer. Gillingham is about 9 miles from Maidstone and falls within our Kent coverage. Postcode districts we cover here include ME7.
Prices in Gillingham
Our South East England guide price for air-to-air heat pumps is £3,595–£13,945 for 2–5 rooms, VAT included. Prices here sit above the national middle, reflecting South East England labour rates and parking and access costs. What moves a quote in Gillingham up or down is mostly pipe length, how high the outdoor unit goes, and whether a new electrical circuit is needed. Typical Small home work (three or four rooms heated and cooled) lands around £5,445–£9,095 in this area.
Two rooms
Living room and main bedroom on one outdoor unit.
Small home
Three or four rooms heated and cooled.
Whole home
Five or more rooms, sized to replace the existing heating.
Prices are shown before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. The £2,500 air-to-air grant applies only to eligible homes in England and Wales, using an MCS-certified heat pump installed by an MCS-certified installer, who applies for the grant and deducts it from the price. We confirm eligibility, and which installer applies, before you commit.
Guide prices show VAT at 20%. HMRC treats most fixed air conditioners and air-to-air heat pumps installed in homes as energy-saving materials, zero-rated until 31 March 2027 when we supply and fit them. If your installation qualifies, your quote shows 0% VAT and a lower price. Servicing, repairs, cleaning and controls are charged at 20%.
Planning and permissions
In England, most houses can have an outdoor unit under permitted development if it is no larger than 1.5 m³, meets the MCS 020(a) noise limit of 37 dB(A) at the nearest neighbour's window, and there are no more than two on a detached house or one on other houses. Listed buildings need consent.
If your home in Gillingham is replacing fossil fuel or electric heating, and no gas, oil or LPG boiler stays in use, an MCS-certified air-to-air heat pump may qualify for the £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, which the MCS-certified installer claims and deducts from the price.
The survey
The free survey is where the real price is set: room measurements, pipe and drain routes, electrical checks and the outdoor unit position, all written into your quote. On a survey in Gillingham the engineer looks at room size, glazing, the route for pipes and drains, the electrics and where the outdoor unit can sit quietly, then the written quote follows.
What is included
What a job in Gillingham covers:
- Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning
- Advice on running settings and tariffs
- Indoor units sized for winter heating, not just cooling
- Free survey with a room-by-room heat-loss calculation
- Grant eligibility check for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Nearby
Neighbouring places we cover include Chatham (1 mile), Rochester (2 miles) and Strood (3 miles). See all services in Gillingham or air-to-air heat pumps across Kent.