Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Newington, Oxfordshire
Looking for air source heat pumps in Newington? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around you, then sign it off with written records.
- Not knowing whether a grant applies
- Replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
What a heat pump looks like in Newington
About 40% of homes in Newington and the neighbourhoods around it date from 1945 to 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records, and about 85% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Whether the walls and loft have been insulated makes a real difference to the heat pump size for homes of that period. Detached and semi-detached houses normally have room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder.
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Giles? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status. If your home is listed, like Garsington Manor about 3.6 miles north-west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Newington is about 7 miles north-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Newington gets the same approach as every job we take on: a look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list. Guildford, roughly 37 miles off, has its own page on this site.
If your postcode is in OX10, we can take the job on. If you are just outside Newington, we cover Great Holcombe (1 mile south), Drayton St Leonard (1 mile west), Brookhampton (1 mile north-west), Stadhampton (1 mile north) and Berrick Salome (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Oxford (8 miles north-west), Didcot (7 miles south-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles west) and Thame (8 miles north-east).
Near you in Newington
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to The Catherine Wheel pub and the streets around them. Nearby you will also find Littlemore Hospital (5.7 miles north-west) and Brightwell Castle (4.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Wittenham Clumps and Wells Farm.
About our air source heat pumps in Newington
Air-to-air heat pumps can qualify for a £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant, but only in some cases. 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; adding it alongside a boiler does not qualify. If the problem is working out where a cylinder could go and questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, we can sort it out.
Homes around Newington usually have room outside for a heat pump, so the design focuses on heat loss and radiators.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. Keep the records with the manual and the warranty documents, ready for the next service or a warranty query.
- Where
- Newington (OX10)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Enquiries
- We reply the same working day
- Quotes
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Prices
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified, MCS
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Newington
Also in Newington
Questions from Newington
Can I fit a heat pump in Newington without planning permission?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Around 12 listed entries sit within 0.5 miles of central Newington. The permitted development rules for heat pumps leave out listed buildings and stop outdoor units going on road-facing walls or roofs in conservation areas. Anything outside the rules needs an application, and we raise it with the local planning authority (for Newington, usually South Oxfordshire council) first.
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in Newington?
Yes, if the home and the heat pump meet the scheme’s rules: Newington 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. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We offer maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is recorded and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a system failing in a server room or water leaking from a unit, ring our 24/7 line and we’ll tell you what to do first.
How does the warranty work?
It’s the manufacturer’s, and the terms are theirs. Some terms depend on regular servicing by a qualified engineer so it’s worth keeping the service records.
Who is responsible for 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 will work out which band applies to yours.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We work on systems fitted by other installers as well as our own, on all the main brands. Send us the make and model, and any records you have.
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from tools and test equipment to ladders and dust sheets. All we ask is clear access to the units, or to where they’ll go, and to the consumer unit. On site, the work takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Newington.
- First, a chat about the property and your goals for the heating.
- The survey checks heat loss, emitters, hot water and the outdoor unit position.
- You get our view on the right type for the house, and on whether the Boiler Upgrade Scheme applies.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- The job ends with commissioning, the MCS certificate and a walk through the controls.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
How to get a quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your pictures and details. Then you get a fixed price so you know the cost before we begin.
Advice
System by system
Air-to-air heat pumps
A £2,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant is available for air-to-air only if it replaces the fossil-fuel heating and meets the full heating demand. It must be installed by an MCS certified installer and be in a home.
Air-to-water heat pumps
An air-to-water heat pump heats water for your radiators or underfloor heating and your hot water cylinder. It replaces the boiler as the main heat source, and is MCS certified when we install it.
What air conditioning will not do
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Gas boiler work, such as disconnecting the old boiler, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Improving the building’s insulation
- A grant for a home that does not meet the scheme rules
Not sure which it is? You can call 07833 053749 and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Newington
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Hot water cylinders
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
Safe owner checks
Write down what you notice: error codes, noises, drips, smells or a drop in performance. It helps us diagnose quickly, and a photo or a short video of the display is even better.
Never try to top up, release or handle refrigerant yourself. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and escaping refrigerant can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
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