Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Kennington, Oxfordshire
Air source heat pumps for Kennington and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed-price quote, the work and written records. Ask us for a fixed-price quote.
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
What we’re called out for in Kennington
Homes with electric heating sometimes look at heat pumps as an alternative. A survey shows whether a heat pump suits the property and what would need to change, and we explain the grant position for your home.
What we are most often called about:
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
Period properties close to St Swithun's Church can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first.
What your quote should include
- How extra work would be agreed if they find something unexpected
- The make and model of any parts or equipment being quoted
- What paperwork you will receive afterwards
How we handle air source heat pumps in Kennington
In England, an air source heat pump on a house can often go in under permitted development rights. The conditions include an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 m³ and compliance with MCS 020(a), and the unit cannot 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. If you are dealing with wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating and working out where a cylinder could go, we can sort it out.
If your home near Kennington has no mains gas, the grant can be bigger. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, for an air source or ground source heat pump.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: the work carried out, the refrigerant involved and the quantities. Keep the records with the manual and the warranty documents, ready for the next service or a warranty query.
- Place
- Kennington (OX1, OX14)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Response
- Answered the same working day
- Quotes
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Air source heat pumps in Kennington: the local picture
About 4 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Kennington, Jasmine Cottage (grade II) among them. So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area? Kennington is about 51 miles from central London, well within the area we cover from our base in East Grinstead.
Holywell Manor, roughly 3.1 miles north, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings.
Kennington is about 3 miles south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. If you need air source heat pumps in Kennington, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please ring 07833 053749 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, Kennington included. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Kennington is one of them. Guildford, roughly 43 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Whether you are on Simpsons Way, The Avenue and Liddiard Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Work in OX1 and OX14 follows the same survey, fixed-price quote and written records as everywhere else we cover. Close to Kennington, our area also takes in Sandford-on-Thames (1 mile east), Littlemore (1 mile north-east), Redbridge (1 mile north), Hinksey Hill (1 mile north-west) and Bayworth (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (3 miles north), Didcot (7 miles south), Bicester (14 miles north) and Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Kennington
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Oxford Academy, Emmanuel Christian School and The Tandem pub. The nearest railway station is Radley station, roughly 1.8 miles south. Nearby you will also find Templars Square (1.9 miles north-east) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (2.9 miles north). Open spaces near Kennington include Lashford Lane Fen and Harcourt Hill.
Kennington questions
Do you cover smaller places like Kennington?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Kennington?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Kennington, if they qualify. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do you work on all makes?
We install and work on the leading makes, from Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin and Fujitsu to Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Send us the make and model if you have it.
How much does an air source heat pump cost?
Expect £8,000–£16,000 for an air-to-water system, with 0% VAT on homes, before the grant is taken off. Where you land depends on the size of heat pump, any radiators that need changing and the hot water cylinder, and air-to-air systems are priced after a survey.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. It’s your proof of what was done: a dated note of the work, with refrigerant details where they apply.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re an F-Gas certified company, with NICEIC approval for electrical work and MCS certification for heat pumps. We are members of Checkatrade too.
Do I need to service the system to keep the warranty?
Check the manufacturer’s terms. Some manufacturers make regular servicing by a qualified engineer a condition of the warranty, so it’s worth checking. Keep every service record either way.
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
- Draught-proofing and insulation upgrades
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, give us a ring on 07833 053749 or send an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Kennington
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Radiator systems
- Hot water cylinders
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
Nearby places to Kennington
What else we do in Kennington
What the work involves, system by system
VAT on heat pumps
Heat pumps in homes carry 0% VAT until 31 March 2027, and 5% after that, under HMRC Notice 708/6. Businesses pay the standard rate.
Outdoor unit position and planning
Flats have tighter limits, and an Article 4 direction can remove permitted development rights. Listed building consent is a separate matter, and we check the position for your property.
What we do, step by step
We book the visit for a day and time that suit you, and we keep you posted if anything changes. When we arrive, we check the job against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, the work takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Everything the job in Kennington needs is worked out beforehand.
- 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.
- The price comes back fixed and in writing, with the grant and VAT shown line by line.
- We fit the outdoor unit and connect it to the heating, hot water and controls.
- We commission the heat pump, complete the MCS paperwork and talk you through the controls.
Before we arrive
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Let us know where we can park and unload
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your pictures and details. After that, we send a fixed price before any work starts.
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What a customer said
“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