Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Cholsey
Need air source heat pumps in Cholsey? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, finishing with proper records.
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
How we handle air source heat pumps in Cholsey
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers, so radiators may need to be larger to give out the same heat. The survey shows which rooms are fine and which need changes, and the quote sets it out. The work covers homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, radiator systems and hot water cylinders, and common reasons people get in touch are working out whether radiators need upsizing and comparing heat pump types.
Whether a home near Cholsey has mains gas makes a difference to the grant. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Looking after a system is mostly common sense: 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
- Cholsey (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Replies
- We reply the same working day
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Cholsey
Is Cholsey within the area you cover?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Cholsey?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The half-mile around the middle of Cholsey holds about 27 listed buildings and structures. A heat pump on a house can be permitted development if it meets the conditions, including the MCS noise check, but not within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit can’t face a road. Where needed, we check with the planning department at South Oxfordshire council, normally the authority for Cholsey.
Is there a Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant for air-to-air?
Only in limited cases, with a grant of £2,500. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, meet the full heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer, and be in a home.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
The right choice depends on the property and what you need. The grant is £7,500 for eligible air-to-water systems and £2,500 for air-to-air in limited cases. We explain the options after the survey.
Do you protect the property while you work?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and we tidy up as we go. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
How quickly will you reply?
The same working day. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
For air-to-water, the price is £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers £7,500 to eligible homes in England and Wales, and we confirm eligibility before you commit.
Air source heat pumps in Cholsey: the local picture
About 42% of homes in and around Cholsey have been built since 2000, according to VOA council tax data, and about 72% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
If your home is near Cholsey station and heated by a gas boiler, an air-to-water heat pump can replace it where the survey shows it suits. Brightwell Manor, roughly 2.9 miles north, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Cholsey is about 5 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We cover Cholsey for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Oxfordshire. Cholsey is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for homes and businesses. Our Guildford page covers places nearby (33 miles or so).
If you need air source heat pumps at a property on Station Road, Church Road and Lapwing Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Postcode districts we cover here: OX10. Close to Cholsey, our area also takes in Winterbrook (1 mile north-east), North Stoke (1 mile east), Moulsford (1 mile south), South Stoke (2 miles south) and Mongewell (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Oxford (13 miles north), Didcot (5 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles north-west) and Thame (14 miles north-east).
What’s near Cholsey
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Wallingford School, Cranford House School and Morning Star pub. Cholsey has its own railway station: Cholsey station. Well-known places in the area include Wallingford Castle (2.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Cholsey includes Cholsey Marsh and Wittenham Clumps.
Let and managed properties
From a single flat to a whole estate, the approach is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, access agreed with the people on site and paperwork at the end.
We also work for facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, zone or building to keep disruption down.
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How the job changes from property to property
Radiators and underfloor heating
Any radiator changes are set out in the quote, so the work is clear.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Permitted development conditions in England include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), and use for more than cooling alone. It cannot be within the curtilage of a listed building.
What air conditioning will not do
We’d rather tell you now than sell you work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A grant for a home that does not meet the scheme rules
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
What happens on the day
Where something has to be switched off during the work, we agree it with you first so it does not catch you out. In a business, work can often be done one area at a time. On site, it takes anything from a couple of days for air-to-air to the best part of a week for air-to-water with radiator changes. Visits to a place like Cholsey are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the job needs.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
How to get a quote
For air source heat pumps in Cholsey, call 07833 053749 or send an email. Let us know the type of property and what you need, and send a few pictures if you can. We reply the same working day.
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A customer’s words
“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