Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Fernham
Heat pump installation, for Fernham and the surrounding area. Ask us for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll reply the same working day.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
About our air source heat pumps in Fernham
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. The work covers air-to-air heat pumps, underfloor heating and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas, and people most often call us about checking eligibility for a heat pump grant and working out where a cylinder could go.
For a home around Fernham that’s off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump, on top of the £7,500.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we set them out on your quote. Terms differ from brand to brand, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Where
- Fernham (SN7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Certified
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Pricing
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Rented and managed buildings
We work for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as homeowners and businesses. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to and we will copy in whoever needs it.
Where a tenant occupies the property but the landlord owns the system, the lease or tenancy agreement normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the records to whoever needs them.
Owner checks or an engineer?
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
Write down what you notice: error codes, noises, drips, smells or a drop in performance. It makes our diagnosis quicker, and a photo of the display helps even more.
Common questions in Fernham
Is the heat pump grant available in Fernham?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Fernham is in England, where it applies. It gives £7,500 towards an air-to-water or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump that replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the whole home’s heating need. You do not apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Will a heat pump in Fernham need planning permission?
It depends on the property. The half-mile around the middle of Fernham holds about 8 listed buildings and structures. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with Vale of White Horse council, which is usually the planning authority for Fernham first.
Can I fit air conditioning or a heat pump myself?
Not the refrigerant work. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P unless a registered electrician, such as a NICEIC approved contractor, does it.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
Air-to-water systems are £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before any grant. Your price depends on the survey, the emitters and the hot water, and you get a fixed-price quote.
How quickly will you reply?
You’ll hear from us the same working day. For a breakdown that cannot wait, call our 24/7 emergency line.
Which accreditations do you hold?
F-Gas company certification, NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps, and we are Checkatrade members. Our engineers also hold the individual F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
Do I need new radiators for a heat pump?
It varies from room to room. The survey compares each radiator with the room’s needs, so the quote covers any changes.
What we do, step by step
You don’t need to do much on the day. Just let us in and point us to the units, or to where they’ll be fitted, and the rest is down to us. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. If a lane or gateway near Fernham is tight for a van, let us know and we’ll plan for it.
- It starts with a conversation about the home, the existing heating and your plans.
- We survey the home room by room for heat loss, and check the emitters, hot water and outdoor unit position.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- Fitting day: the outdoor unit is placed, the indoor side connected and the controls set up.
- Commissioning, MCS certification and a handover of the controls finish the job.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
Getting a price
Some jobs can be priced from photos, while others need a survey. Bigger systems, commercial sites and awkward pipe routes are normally surveyed on site. Either way, the quote is fixed before anything goes ahead.
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Signs you need air source heat pumps in Fernham
Air-to-air systems interest people who want cooling in summer as well as heating. They heat rooms through wall, floor or ceiling units, and can cool them when it’s hot. Whether a grant applies depends on the scheme conditions.
What we are most often called about:
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Deciding on the outdoor unit position
With Buscot Park about 4.3 miles north-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of F-Gas company certification
- Which VAT rate the quote uses, and why
- How extra work would be agreed if they find something unexpected
Heat pumps in Fernham: local notes
About 32% of homes across Fernham and its surrounding area have been built since 2000, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump.
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St John? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Fernham is about 7 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the SN7 postcode area, we can help with air source heat pumps. Count every place we list in Oxfordshire and you reach 443, with Fernham on the list. For properties nearby, see our Guildford page (51 miles or so).
Work in SN7 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. From High Street, Church Lane and The Green to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Close to Fernham, our area also takes in Little Coxwell (1 mile north-west), Baulking (2 miles south-east), Uffington (2 miles south-east), Shellingford (2 miles north-east) and Faringdon (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (14 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles east), Witney (12 miles north) and Carterton (10 miles north).
Landmarks near Fernham
Other landmarks nearby include Faringdon Castle (2.4 miles north) and Uffington Museum (1.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Badbury Hill.
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