Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Longcot, Oxfordshire
Air source heat pumps in and around Longcot, from a site survey or diagnosis to sign-off and a fixed price agreed before we start.
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
- Planning and permitted development questions
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Draught-proofing and insulation upgrades
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 07833 053749 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Hot water cylinders
About our air source heat pumps in Longcot
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 can’t be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. Typical jobs include deciding on the outdoor unit position and deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home, across hot water cylinders, air-to-water heat pumps and air-to-air heat pumps.
Homes around Longcot typically have room outside for a heat pump, so the design comes down to heat loss, radiators and hot water.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. File them with the system’s paperwork, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Location
- Longcot (SN7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Different systems, different jobs
Air-to-air heat pumps
Since 2025, air-to-air heat pumps can also be permitted development in England, subject to the conditions. A unit used solely for cooling is not covered and need a check with the council.
Radiators and underfloor heating
Underfloor heating suits a heat pump’s lower flow temperature, and we can connect to it where it’s already in.
Longcot: your questions answered
Will you come out to Longcot?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. Send a few details and photos, and we reply the same working day.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Longcot?
Longcot is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. The amount depends on the type of heat pump, and the survey confirms which applies. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Are my radiators big enough for a heat pump?
Some radiators may be fine as they are, and some may need to be larger. At the lower temperatures a heat pump uses, radiators need more surface, and the survey checks each one.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is written up and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
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 AirCon Doctor is certified.
How much time does a heat pump install need?
A typical installation takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. We plan the work so you are without heating for as little time as possible and agreed before we start.
Do you work on commercial properties?
Yes. We work for homeowners, landlords, letting and managing agents, and businesses of every size in Longcot and across Oxfordshire. Let us know who the records should go to.
Looking after your system
Aftercare is straightforward, and it helps at the next service:
- Find out the grant position at the survey
- Use the settings explained at handover
- Read the manufacturer’s warranty terms for your brand
After commissioning, the installation is registered under MCS and you receive the certificate. Keep it with the manufacturer’s paperwork for future reference.
Heat pumps prefer steady, low-temperature running as explained at handover.
What a heat pump looks like in Longcot
About 13 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Longcot, Church of St Mary (grade II*) among them. That affects heat pumps: listed buildings need consent, and conservation areas limit where the outdoor unit can go under permitted development. Where needed, we check with the local planning authority (typically Vale of White Horse council). The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures show about 40% of homes across Longcot and its surrounding area were built in 2000 or later, and Census 2021 figures found about 81% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Detached and semi-detached houses usually have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Historic houses such as Buscot Park, about 4.1 miles north-west, are a reminder that listed homes need consent before a heat pump goes in. If your home is one of the older properties near Church of St Mary, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Longcot is in Oxfordshire. For air source heat pumps in and around Longcot, please ring us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk for a fixed-price quote. We work across London and the South East, including Longcot. Count every place we list in Oxfordshire and you reach 443, with Longcot on the list. Our Guildford page covers places nearby, about 51 miles away.
Jobs in SN7 are looked at, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. From The Green, Church Close and Hughes Crescent to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Fernham (1 mile north-east), Little Coxwell (2 miles north), Great Coxwell (2 miles north), Woolstone (2 miles south-east) and Uffington (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles east), Witney (13 miles north-east), Carterton (10 miles north) and Wantage (8 miles east).
Local landmarks in Longcot
Typical jobs here are in properties near Bricklayers Arms and Faringdon Community College, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Faringdon Day Hospital (2.9 miles north) and Uffington Museum (2.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Badbury Hill.
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What we do, step by step
Wherever the system can be run before we leave, we run it and check it in operation. Then we show you what we’ve done and answer any questions, and anything that needs attention later is pointed out. The visit takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. We plan the trip to Longcot around you.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- We install the heat pump and connect it up.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Make sure we can reach the outdoor unit, or where it will go
- Tell us about parking and loading
Getting a quote
Some jobs can be priced from pictures, while others need a survey. Multi-room systems, commercial buildings and anything with a long or hidden pipe route are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work is booked.
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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