Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Grove, Oxfordshire
For heat pump installation in Grove, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before work begins, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
Grove questions
Can I fit a heat pump in Grove without planning permission?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The Grove Conservation Area is close to the centre of Grove. 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 necessary, we check with the planning department at Vale of White Horse council, normally the authority for Grove.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Grove?
Grove is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Who is responsible for leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what’s needed, where things go and what access we need and the fixed price is built on it.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
Yes. We work on systems fitted by other installers as well as our own from all the leading brands. Send us the make and model, and any records you have.
How long will it take to install a heat pump?
As a guide, it takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. The programme is planned to keep time without heating short, and we explain it in advance.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
That depends on the room’s heat loss and the radiator’s size. We check them all during the survey and the quote shows what’s needed.
Air source heat pumps in Grove, done properly
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. It has to replace the fossil-fuel heating, cover the whole heating demand, be fitted by an MCS certified installer and be in a home; adding it alongside a boiler doesn’t qualify. Common call-outs are for radiators that may be too small for a heat pump and moving away from fossil-fuel heating, across air-to-water heat pumps, air-to-air heat pumps and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas.
Cottages and older homes near Grove can lose heat faster, which a heat loss calculation will show. Sometimes insulation first is the better investment.
Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of their warranty. Where yours does, a regular service with us keeps that side in order, and every service is written up.
- Where
- Grove (OX12)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Response
- On the working day you ask
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Costs
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in Grove
System by system
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
There’s one grant per property, and you cannot get a grant to replace a low-carbon system, and hybrid systems are not eligible.
Air-to-air heat pumps
The £2,500 grant for air-to-air applies only when the system replaces the fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s demand. It also has to be fitted by an MCS certified installer, in a home.
Do you need air source heat pumps in Grove?
An ageing boiler is often the moment people start thinking about a heat pump. Planning the change before the boiler fails gives you time to survey, design and apply for any grant, rather than rushing a replacement in winter.
If any of these sounds familiar, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Live in one of the older houses around St. John the Baptist? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you’ll receive afterwards
- If the quote is based on a survey, pictures or a diagnosis
- What’s in the price and what is not
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: check the plan with you, protect the area, carry out the job, test what we have done and talk you through it. On site, the work takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Around Grove, access is usually simple, though gates and garden access are worth mentioning.
- 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.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
To get a fixed-price quote, call us on 07833 053749 or send an email with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few photos make it quicker. You will hear back from us the same working day.
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Air source heat pumps around Grove
About 38% of homes across Grove and its surrounding area have been built since 2000, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and about 65% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the last census (2021). Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
A heat loss calculation decides the size of heat pump your home needs.
Grove is about 8 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Homes and businesses alike in Grove, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Grove is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for homes and businesses. Guildford, roughly 44 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Our working area takes in OX12 in full. Millbrook Square, Main Street and Station Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Places around Grove that are also on our list: Denchworth (1 mile north-west), West Hanney (2 miles north), Lyford (3 miles north), Goosey (3 miles west) and Charney Bassett (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (13 miles north-east), Didcot (8 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-east) and Witney (13 miles north).
What’s near Grove
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around The Bell pub, King Alfred's and St Mary's School, among other places. A little further out are Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (0.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.
Owner checks or an engineer?
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: check the mode, the set temperature, the remote’s batteries and the breaker. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and ring us on 07833 053749 or send an email.
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
What a customer said
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager