Air-to-air heat pumps in Gravesend
Ask at your Gravesend survey whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant could apply to your home. Hot spells reach the South East early, which makes spring the easiest time to arrange an installation.
Homes in Gravesend on electric, oil or LPG heating are the ones most likely to benefit from an air-to-air heat pump. We cover Gravesend as part of Kent, roughly 14 miles from Maidstone. Homes in DA12 are all within our coverage.
Prices in Gravesend
Budget around £3,595–£13,945 for 2–5 rooms including VAT for air-to-air heat pumps in and around Gravesend. Prices here sit above the national middle, reflecting South East England labour rates and parking and access costs. Concealed pipework, access equipment for high walls and any electrical work are what push prices towards the upper figure. On our South East England figures, the Small home option (three or four rooms heated and cooled) is about £5,445–£9,095.
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
England's rules let most houses fit an outdoor unit without a planning application, as long as the size, number and MCS 020(a) noise conditions are met. Flats, listed buildings and roof-mounted units are treated differently.
If your home in Gravesend 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
A survey in Gravesend usually takes one to two hours. We measure the rooms, check the walls and the consumer unit, agree the outdoor unit position with you and photograph the pipe routes. At the survey we look at how each room is used, where the sun hits it and how the pipes can reach the outside wall, then put it all in a written quote.
What is included
Here is what is included on every job in Gravesend:
- Indoor units sized for winter heating, not just cooling
- Pressure test, vacuum and commissioning
- Outdoor unit placed for airflow and noise compliance
- Grant eligibility check for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Advice on running settings and tariffs
Nearby
Nearby, we also cover Grays (3 miles), Strood (6 miles) and South Ockendon (6 miles). See all services in Gravesend or air-to-air heat pumps across Kent.