Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
North Stoke air source heat pumps
For heat pump installation in North Stoke, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before work begins, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- No space for a hot water cylinder
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- Ageing boilers that will need replacing
Air source heat pumps in North Stoke, done properly
Heat pumps run at lower flow temperatures than most boilers which means some radiators may need upsizing. We check each radiator against the room’s heat loss and anything that needs changing is in the quote. Typical jobs include replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home, across air-to-water heat pumps, underfloor heating and hot water cylinders.
Older and listed homes in villages like North Stoke need extra care, and permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings, so consent comes first.
If a fault appears while the equipment is under the manufacturer’s warranty, tell us the make, model and installation date. We will explain how the manufacturer’s terms are likely to apply before any chargeable work goes ahead.
- Where
- North Stoke (OX10)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Approvals
- F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Before you call an engineer
Good habits make our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and a clear outdoor unit help the system run as it should, but the inside of the units, the refrigerant and the electrics still need a qualified engineer.
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: is the system in the right mode, is the set temperature sensible, are the remote’s batteries working and has the breaker tripped. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and ring us on 07833 053749.
FAQs for North Stoke
Is a heat pump in North Stoke permitted development?
It comes down to the building and the spot chosen for the outdoor unit. The North Stoke Conservation Area is close to the centre of North Stoke. 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 local planning authority (for North Stoke, usually South Oxfordshire council).
Is North Stoke within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and hamlets get the same service as the bigger towns. A few photos and the postcode are enough to get things started.
How does the warranty work?
The manufacturer provides it, on its own terms. Some terms depend on regular servicing by a qualified engineer, so keep your service records.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
The F-gas rules share it between the equipment’s operator and the engineers who work on it. The interval depends on the refrigerant charge, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least yearly for 5 to under 50 tCO2e, and every 6 months for 50 to under 500 tCO2e.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
For some brands, yes. Send us the make and model and we will tell you what the manufacturer expects, and book the service at the interval they recommend.
Which brands do you work with?
Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and others. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and tell you why.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before work begins, and we tidy up as we go. At the end, we clear up and show you what we’ve done.
After we’ve gone
After the visit, a few habits help:
- Seal draughts where you can
- Book a yearly service
- Check what your manufacturer’s warranty asks of you
We show you how to use the controls and explain how a heat pump works differently from a boiler. Heat pumps tend to work best running steadily rather than in short bursts, and we will explain the settings for your home.
Keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and stored items. It needs good airflow to collect heat from outside, so keep it clear all year.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts, a bit like a doctor’s appointment: look, put right and sign off. First comes a careful look at the system or the space, then we do the work, and finally everything is tested, recorded and explained. Most of the time goes on the middle part, and that takes several days for an air-to-water system with a new cylinder, less for an air-to-air system. Somewhere like North Stoke, it helps to know about lanes, gates and where to park.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- A heat loss survey works out how much heat each room needs, and we look at the radiators, the cylinder space and where the outdoor unit could go.
- A fixed-price quote follows, setting out the system, any grant that applies and the VAT.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- Commissioning, MCS certification and a handover of the controls finish the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know where the consumer unit is
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
- Move furniture away from the wall where we’ll be working
How to get a quote
For a fixed-price quote, ring us on 07833 053749 or use the quote form with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. A few photos make it quicker. You will hear back from us the same working day.
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What a heat pump looks like in North Stoke
Valuation Office Agency council tax records show about 42% of homes in North Stoke and the neighbourhoods around it were built in 2000 or later, and about 72% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. Lower heat loss in recent homes often means a smaller heat pump and fewer radiator changes. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
Period properties close to St Mary the Virgin can suit a heat pump, though insulation and any heritage protection are checked first. Brightwell Manor, roughly 3.5 miles north-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development does not cover listed buildings.
North Stoke is about 6 miles south-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Homes and businesses alike in North Stoke, our engineers can help with air source heat pumps. We reply to enquiries the same working day and our emergency line runs 24/7. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, North Stoke among them. Guildford, roughly 32 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Our working area takes in OX10 in full. We cover homes and businesses on The Street, Cook Lane and Wallingford Road and nearby roads. Places around North Stoke that are also on our list: Winterbrook (1 mile north-west), Cholsey (1 mile west), Mongewell (1 mile north), Newnham Murren (2 miles north) and South Stoke (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (13 miles north), Didcot (6 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles north-west) and Thame (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in North Stoke
Around North Stoke, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Kinecroft, among other places. The nearest railway station is Cholsey station, about 1.7 miles west. Nearby you will also find Wallingford Castle (2.2 miles north). The countryside around North Stoke includes Wittenham Clumps and Cholsey Marsh.
How the job changes from property to property
VAT on heat pumps
Installing an air source heat pump in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, then 5%, under HMRC Notice 708/6. Businesses pay the standard rate.
Radiators and underfloor heating
Underfloor heating works well with heat pumps because it uses lower temperatures, and we can connect to it where it’s already in.
A customer’s words
“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