Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Kiddington
Air source heat pumps in Kiddington from an F-Gas certified company, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. Enquiries answered the same working day.
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Questions about where the outdoor unit can go
- Comparing heat pump types
Questions from Kiddington
Can I fit a heat pump in Kiddington without planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Around 20 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Kiddington. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with the planning department at West Oxfordshire council, typically the authority for Kiddington.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Kiddington?
Kiddington is covered, as the scheme runs across England and Wales. For an air-to-water heat pump the amount is £7,500; an air-to-air system can get £2,500 if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating outright, meets the home’s full heating demand and is not an add-on to a boiler. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns that cannot wait. Ring 07833 053749 any time and explain the problem.
What does F-Gas certified mean?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. That isn’t optional: it’s required by law, and we hold it.
Should I choose air-to-water or air-to-air?
Air-to-water suits homes with radiators and a cylinder; air-to-air suits rooms that need heating and cooling. The survey helps decide. We install both types.
Do you work in Kiddington?
Yes. We work in Kiddington and the rest of Oxfordshire, within the London and South East area we cover. To book, ring 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
That depends on the room’s heat loss and the radiator’s size. The survey compares each radiator with the room’s needs and the quote shows what’s needed.
About our air source heat pumps in Kiddington
Air-to-water heat pumps heat your hot water through a cylinder. Homes with a combi boiler may not have a cylinder, so finding space for one is part of the survey. With air-to-air, hot water has to come from something else. If you’re dealing with an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and checking whether planning permission is needed, we can help.
For a home around Kiddington that’s off mains gas and heated by oil or LPG, an extra £1,500 is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme until March 2027.
For a fault on a system that may still be under warranty, send us the make, model and installation date. We will tell you how the manufacturer’s warranty is likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Place
- Kiddington (OX20)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Quote
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Kiddington
What else we do in Kiddington
Common problems we fix in Kiddington
When a home is being extended or renovated, it’s a good moment to look at heat pumps. Pipework, radiators and space for a cylinder are easier to plan while work is going on.
Reasons to give us a call include:
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air
Blenheim Palace lies about 4.6 miles south. Owners of listed homes need consent before a heat pump is fitted, so it’s one of our first questions.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is based on a survey, photos or a diagnosis
- Whether a new circuit is included and who certifies it
- Whether extra work needs your approval first
How the job changes from property to property
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 what applies to you.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
There’s one grant per property, and you can’t get a grant to replace a low-carbon system. Hybrids are excluded.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for you to do on the day. Just let us in and point us to the units, or to where they’ll be fitted, and we take it from there. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. Somewhere like Kiddington, it helps to know about lanes, gates and where to park.
- First we find out about the property, the heating you have now and what you are hoping for.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- 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.
- The system is commissioned and registered under MCS, and we show you how to use it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Keep pets out of the rooms we’re working in
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the room or the existing unit, the outside wall or roof where the outdoor unit sits or would go, and the label on any existing unit. Tell us the address and what you need, and many jobs can be priced from that.
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Keeping the system healthy
Every system needs looking after, and most of it is easy. A few tips:
- Leave indoor units unobstructed
- Store the MCS certificate and warranty documents together
- Clear leaves and debris from the outdoor unit
Equipment warranties come from the manufacturer. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
Leave space around the outdoor unit. It needs good airflow to collect heat from outside so keep it unobstructed.
Heat pumps in Kiddington: local notes
The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures put about 41% of homes in and around Kiddington before 1919, and about 78% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to the 2021 Census. Period properties can still suit a heat pump, but the design has to start from accurate heat loss figures. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Nicholas? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status.
Kiddington is about 7 miles north-west of Kidlington, in Oxfordshire. We cover Kiddington for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Oxfordshire. Kiddington is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for homes and businesses. Guildford, roughly 58 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Our working area takes in OX20 in full. Places around Kiddington that are also on our list: Enstone (2 miles west), Church Enstone (3 miles north-west), Little Tew (4 miles north-west), Great Tew (4 miles north) and Swerford (6 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (13 miles south-east), Banbury (11 miles north), Bicester (10 miles east) and Witney (9 miles south-west).
Around Kiddington
For rail, the closest station is Charlbury station, roughly 4.4 miles south-west of the centre. Not far away are Blenheim Farm.
A customer’s words
“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