Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Kirtlington air source heat pumps
MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the boiler upgrade scheme grant applied for, in Kirtlington and nearby. Ask us for a fixed-price quote, and we will reply the same working day.
- Working out whether radiators need upsizing
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
Why it’s worth doing now in Kirtlington
Getting the sizing wrong causes problems that are hard to fix later. A room-by-room survey gets it right first time. A dirty or faulty system works harder and costs more to run.
Putting several jobs into one visit often makes better use of the time. Mention every unit or room you need covered and we will price it together.
Why people in Kirtlington choose us
- MCS certification for heat pump work
- We work on all the leading brands
- A 24/7 emergency line
- Electrical work covered by our NICEIC approval
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Air source heat pumps in Kirtlington
A £2,500 grant is available for some air-to-air heat pumps, with conditions. The system must replace the existing fossil-fuel heating and meet the home’s full heating demand, it must be installed by an MCS certified installer, and it must be in a home, so an add-on next to a boiler is not eligible. If the problem is replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and questions about listed buildings or conservation areas, we can help.
Space for an outdoor unit is rarely an issue near Kirtlington, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: commissioning details and F-Gas records for a new system, a note of the fault and the fix for a repair, or a service record. File it with the manual so it’s to hand next time.
- Location
- Kirtlington (OX5)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Prices
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Response
- On the working day you ask
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Let and managed properties
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the agreement for who looks after the system. We can quote either party, and the paperwork can go to both.
Portfolio owners often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so work at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Homes in Kirtlington and heat pumps
The last census (2021) found about 64% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
With Blenheim Palace about 4.3 miles south-west, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump. Older homes near Church of St Mary may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Kirtlington is about 6 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Whether you’re in the middle of Kirtlington or further out, we cover air source heat pumps, from small jobs to large ones. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Kirtlington is one of them. For properties nearby, see our Guildford page, about 53 miles away.
That includes properties on South Green, Church Lane and Hatch Way and nearby roads. Our engineers cover all of OX5 for air source heat pumps. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Bletchingdon (1 mile south), Enslow (1 mile south-west), Weston-on-the-Green (2 miles east), Hampton Poyle (3 miles south) and Weston Otmoor (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (9 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north), Bicester (6 miles east) and Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south).
Near you in Kirtlington
The nearest railway station is Tackley station, about 1.1 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Bicester Community Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (3.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Woodsides Meadow.
Common questions in Kirtlington
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Kirtlington?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Kirtlington is in England, where it applies. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. The installer applies, and we are MCS certified.
Is planning permission needed for a heat pump in Kirtlington?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Central Kirtlington sits inside the Kirtlington Conservation Area. On a house, an air source heat pump can often go ahead under permitted development, with an outdoor unit of no more than 1.5 cubic metres and an installation that meets MCS 020(a), which includes a noise check. Those rights don’t reach the grounds of a listed building, and conservation areas rule out walls or roofs facing a road. If that might affect you, we ask the planning department at Cherwell council, typically the authority for Kirtlington.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night. When you call, tell us the make, what’s happening and any error code, and we will advise on what to do next.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job for simple work, while bigger systems and repairs that need testing get a visit.
Do you work on all makes?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and explain why.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The operator of the equipment, working with qualified engineers. Larger systems need regular checks: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e. We can tell you which band your system falls into.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. It’s the record a manufacturer or the next engineer will ask to see: a dated note of the work, with refrigerant details where they apply.
How the visit works
Our engineers arrive at the time agreed with you and check the plan with you first. Dust sheets go down over floors and anything close to the work, and anything electrical is made safe before work starts. On site, it takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Pictures of the space and where the outdoor unit could go let us plan the work in Kirtlington.
- It begins with your house and the heating it relies on now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- You get a fixed price, with any grant and the VAT set out.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. 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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Keeping the system healthy
How well a system lasts depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep radiators clear
- File the MCS certificate safely
- Find out the grant position at the survey
Now and then in cold weather, the outdoor unit defrosts itself. It may give off steam or sound different for a few minutes and it’s part of how the system works.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running, using the settings agreed at handover.
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