Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire
We cover Lower Heyford for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
What happens on the day
The work area is kept tidy throughout, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. If we need to drill through a wall, we agree the spot with you first. The visit takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. For a village like Lower Heyford, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we talk through the property and the current system.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- We design the system, check the radiators and cylinder and look at the outdoor unit position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Tell us about parking and loading
- Arrange for someone to be there to let us in
Getting a price
Photos are enough for some jobs; others need a visit first. 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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How we handle air source heat pumps in Lower Heyford
As an MCS certified installer, we fit air source heat pumps for homes in Lower Heyford 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 help you work out which suits your home. If the problem is working out where a cylinder could go and an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life, we can sort it out.
Older and listed homes in villages like Lower Heyford need extra care, because permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, so we check consent first.
Whatever the visit, you get a written record: commissioning details for an installation, a fault and repair note for a repair, or a record of the service. Keep it with the system’s paperwork, because it helps with any later warranty question.
- Place
- Lower Heyford (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Pricing
- Fixed, in writing
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Response
- Answered the same working day
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Lower Heyford questions
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Lower Heyford?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Lower Heyford, if they qualify. 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. You don’t apply yourself: the MCS certified installer does, which is us.
Is Lower Heyford within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. We are based in East Grinstead and plan each visit so the job can be finished in one trip where possible.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes. Every visit is written up, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. Keep them with the manual and the warranty documents.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
Anything that involves the refrigerant needs an F-Gas qualified engineer from a certified company. That is a legal requirement, and it also matters for the manufacturer’s warranty. We are happy to quote for the full job, supply to commissioning.
Will I need planning consent for an air source heat pump?
Under the Planning Portal rules, a heat pump on a house can often be permitted development. Listed buildings are excluded, and listed building consent is separate. We check what applies to you.
Do you work on all makes?
We install and work on the leading makes, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. Send us the make and model if you have it.
Will you work on another installer’s system?
Yes. We work on systems fitted by other installers as well as our own from all the leading brands. Tell us the make and model and send any paperwork you have.
Rented and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the property, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed-price quote.
Landlords, letting agents and managing agents book us, not only the people who live or work in the property. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to, and we’ll keep everyone informed.
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A grant for a home that does not meet the scheme rules
- Tax rulings, which only HMRC can give
- Improving the building’s insulation
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
What a heat pump looks like in Lower Heyford
The centre of Lower Heyford lies within the Rousham Conservation Area. There are 2 conservation areas within a mile of the centre of Lower Heyford. Historic England lists about 29 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Lower Heyford, including Church of St Mary (grade II*). For a heat pump, permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, and in a conservation area the outdoor unit cannot go on a wall or roof facing a road, so we check with the local planning authority (typically Cherwell council) where needed. About 34% of homes in and around Lower Heyford have been built since 2000, according to the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures, and the 2021 Census found about 79% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Better insulated, newer homes are often a good match for a heat pump. Houses typically have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Period properties close to Church of St Mary can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first. For a home near Heyford station, the survey looks at whether an air-to-water or air-to-air heat pump suits better.
Lower Heyford is about 6 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For air source heat pumps in and around Lower Heyford, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form. We work across London and the South East, Lower Heyford included. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Lower Heyford is one of them. We also work in Guildford, around 56 miles away.
If you need air source heat pumps at a property on Station Road, Market Square and Freehold Street or a nearby road, we can help. If your postcode is in OX25, the property is within reach. Close by, we work in Caulcott (1 mile east), Upper Heyford (1 mile north-east), Somerton (3 miles north), Middleton Stoney (3 miles east) and Fritwell (4 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (12 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north), Bicester (6 miles east) and Witney (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Lower Heyford
Around Lower Heyford, our work takes us to homes and businesses near The Bell Inn, among other places. There’s a railway station in Lower Heyford itself: Heyford station. Well-known places in the area include Bicester Community Hospital (5.9 miles east) and Ardley Castle (3.5 miles north-east).
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Aftercare tips
Systems last better with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
- File the MCS certificate safely
- Use the settings explained at handover
In cold, damp weather the outdoor unit runs a defrost cycle from time to time. It may give off steam or sound different for a few minutes and it’s part of how the system works.
Let the heat pump run steadily rather than switching it on and off, using the settings agreed at handover.
What a customer said
“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