Can a solid-wall terrace here really run a heat pump?

Yes, in most cases at a 45 degree design once the loft is insulated properly and draughts are sealed. Being mid-terrace helps considerably, since two walls are shared with heated neighbours.

Where does the outdoor unit go in a small back yard?

Usually against a wall with clear space in front for airflow, sometimes raised or wall-mounted. The position is agreed at survey with the lane and the neighbours' windows taken into account.

What does it cost in Eastbourne?

£8,000 to £14,000 before funding, with mid-terrace properties often in the middle of the band. After the £7,500 grant, £2,000 to £5,000 is typical.

Is internal wall insulation necessary?

Not usually. It improves the figures but rarely pays for itself on its own, so it is priced as an option and left as your decision.

Which postcode covers Eastbourne?

DL1, shared with Haughton, Whinfield and the town centre streets.

Heat pumps in Eastbourne

Air source quotes across Eastbourne and the terraced grid off Yarm Road in DL1. Solid-wall Edwardian terraces convert well at 45 degrees once the loft and draughts are handled, and back-yard siting is settled at survey rather than on the day. Systems run £8,000 to £14,000 before the £7,500 grant.

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Terraces built for a working town

The streets running off Yarm Road and around the Eastbourne park were laid out for railway and engineering families, and the housing reflects it: two up two down and larger, brick throughout, solid nine inch walls, decent ceiling heights, small rear yards opening onto back lanes. They are better candidates than their age suggests. Mid-terrace properties are flanked on both sides by heated neighbours, which cuts exposed wall area dramatically, and the compact footprint keeps measured demand around 5kW to 8kW for most of them.

Fabric before kit

With no cavity to fill, the useful work is elsewhere. Loft insulation to a full depth is the big one and is nearly always cheap. After that: sealing the draught paths around suspended timber floors, sash windows and the letterbox-and-loft-hatch category of gaps that collectively cost more than anyone credits. Do those two and a 45 degree design becomes comfortable. Internal wall insulation transforms the numbers further but rarely justifies itself outside a full renovation, so it is presented as an option with figures attached rather than pushed.

Siting in a back yard

This is the detail that separates a good installation from a complaint here. A small walled yard opening onto a shared lane can still take a machine, but the unit needs clear airflow rather than a face full of brickwork two feet away, and the fan should not be aimed at the neighbour's back window across the lane. Wall-mounted and raised positions are sometimes the answer. Occasionally a front-of-property position is the only workable one, and where that conflicts with a conservation area designation it gets checked before anything is ordered.

Cylinders where there is no cupboard

Many of these houses lost their airing cupboard to a bathroom extension decades ago. Practical solutions include a slim cylinder boxed in on the landing, a corner of the smallest bedroom, or occasionally a loft position where the joists and access allow. It is worked out during the survey and shown on the design, because a quote that ignores where the cylinder lives is a quote that will change later.

What gets quoted here

Full air source installations, hybrid systems where wall insulation is not realistic, servicing, heat loss surveys and BUS grant applications.