Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Hethe, Oxfordshire
Air source heat pumps for Hethe, from F-Gas certified engineers, with warranty terms explained brand by brand. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Checking eligibility for a heat pump grant
What owners can safely do
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and refrigerant lines can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
About our air source heat pumps in Hethe
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Hethe and the rest of Oxfordshire. Air-to-water systems feed your radiators or underfloor heating and hot water cylinder, while air-to-air systems heat rooms directly through indoor units and can cool them too. We’ll explain which type fits your home and why. We’re often asked to deal with replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and finding a place for the outdoor unit, across air-to-air heat pumps, underfloor heating and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas.
Space for an outdoor unit is rarely an issue near Hethe, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Some warranty terms depend on the system being serviced regularly by a qualified engineer. If that applies to your system, booking the service on time keeps the record straight, and every service is written up.
- Place
- Hethe (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Response
- Answered the same working day
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Approvals
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Hethe questions
Is the heat pump grant available in Hethe?
Hethe is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. 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.
Is Hethe within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We’re based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
Will you work on another installer’s system?
Yes. Systems fitted by other companies are fine, on all the main brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
Will my radiators work with a heat pump?
It varies from room to room. We check them all during the survey, so the quote covers any changes.
When will I hear back?
On the same working day you contact us. After that, we agree a survey, diagnosis or installation date that suits you, with a fixed price before work starts.
Can you set up regular servicing?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system and the manufacturer need. Every visit is recorded and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. In Great Britain, that certification is a legal requirement, not an optional extra, and we hold it.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby and nothing is moved without asking you. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. It takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system, and we clear up before we go. We agree a date with you and plan the visit to Hethe so we arrive with what’s needed.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- We measure heat loss for every 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
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
- Move furniture away from the wall where we will be working
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, high walls or locked plant areas
Getting a quote
Photos are the fastest route to a quote: the inside and outside of the property where the work is, plus the rating plate of any unit already there. Add the address and what you’d like done, and many jobs can be priced from that.
Related advice
What a heat pump looks like in Hethe
The centre of Hethe lies within the Hethe Conservation Area. In the mile around Hethe’s centre, 2 conservation areas have been designated. About 17 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Hethe, Hethe House (grade II) among them. Where a home is affected, the outdoor unit position is settled with the local planning authority (typically Cherwell council) before the heat pump design is finished. VOA council tax data show about 36% of homes in Hethe and the neighbourhoods around it were built in 2000 or later, and the 2021 Census found about 71% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Newer homes normally lose less heat, which tends to suit a heat pump well. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Edmund and George? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status. Every heat pump design starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation.
Hethe is about 4 miles north of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of property you have in Hethe, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. You will hear back from us the same working day, and there’s a 24/7 emergency line. Count every place we list in Oxfordshire and you reach 443, with Hethe on the list. Our London page covers places nearby (55 miles or so).
If your postcode is in OX27, the property is within reach. From Main Street and Hardwick Road to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Neighbouring places we cover include Fringford (1 mile south-east), Hardwick (1 mile west), Stoke Lyne (2 miles south-west), Stratton Audley (2 miles south-east) and Caversfield (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (15 miles south), Banbury (11 miles north-west), Bicester (4 miles south) and Kidlington (12 miles south-west).
What’s near Hethe
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Whitmore Arms Public House and the streets around them. Hethe’s nearest station is Bicester North station, roughly 4 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Bicester Community Hospital (4.6 miles south) and Beaumont Castle (3 miles north).
System by system
Hot water cylinders
An older cylinder may not suit a heat pump, and we explain whether yours can stay.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats and blocks of flats have different limits, and Article 4 directions can remove rights. Listed buildings also need separate consent, and we check the position for your property.
What else we do in Hethe
Pricing air source heat pumps in Hethe
The quote reflects the job in front of us. We take into account:
- The condition of any existing system
- The equipment or parts the job needs
- Whether it’s a simple split or a larger system
No two properties are the same, so we price each one individually. The equipment, how we reach it, the route between units and the work needed all make a difference.
What we need to know
Good pictures often save a visit. The most useful are:
- A photo of the consumer unit with the cover closed
- Where the outdoor unit is, or where you’d like it
- A short video of any fault, such as a noise or a flashing light
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please phone us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form and tell us about the job. We’ll explain what we’d recommend and why, then send a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
A customer’s words
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath