Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installation in Shellingford, Oxfordshire
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Shellingford for MCS certified installation of air source heat pumps for heating and hot water, with the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for. A fixed price before we start, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Shellingford
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Shellingford?
Shellingford is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. 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. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Will you come out to Shellingford?
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.
Can landlords and managing agents book you?
Yes. From one rented home to commercial buildings, we work the same way: survey or diagnosis, a fixed price and proper paperwork.
What’s the price of a heat pump installation?
For air-to-water, it’s £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes) before any Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant. Air-to-air systems are priced after a survey, with the VAT confirmed on your quote.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
Air-to-water heats radiators or underfloor heating and hot water; air-to-air heats rooms through indoor units and can cool them. With air-to-air, hot water needs another source, and we explain which suits your home.
Do I get paperwork after the visit?
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.
Will you make a mess?
Floors and furniture near the work are covered with dust sheets before we start, and the area is kept tidy throughout. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Shellingford
An air-to-water heat pump costs £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme can provide £7,500 towards an eligible air-to-water system in England and Wales, and as the installer we apply for it on your behalf. Not every home qualifies, so we check eligibility before you commit. The work covers hot water cylinders, homes heated by oil, LPG or gas and underfloor heating, and the jobs we see most are replacing a combi boiler with a heat pump and planning and permitted development questions.
If your home in or near Shellingford is heated by oil, LPG or electric heaters with no mains gas, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme adds an extra £1,500 until March 2027 for an air source or ground source heat pump.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, with MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership. Refrigerant work is done by engineers who hold the F-gas qualifications the law requires.
- Place
- Shellingford (SN7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Credentials
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Typical price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Quote
- Fixed, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Shellingford
The process
The visit goes in the diary at a time that works for you, and we let you know if plans need to move. When we arrive, we check the job against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, the work takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. A few photos help us make the most of a visit to Shellingford.
- We talk through your home, your current heating and what you want from a heat pump.
- The survey measures heat loss room by room and looks at radiators, hot water and the best spot for the outdoor unit.
- The price comes back fixed and in writing, with the grant and VAT shown line by line.
- The outdoor unit, the indoor equipment and the controls are installed and connected.
- Once it’s running correctly, the MCS certificate is issued and we show you the settings.
How to prepare
- Plan for pets to be kept clear during the visit
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
Get a fixed-price quote
Want a quote for air source heat pumps? Please phone us on 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the job. We’ll talk you through the options and give you a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What affects the cost of air source heat pumps
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The number of rooms, units or zones
- What kind of system it is
- How far the pipework has to run, and where
Typical ranges are on our prices page, but each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Photos showing the indoor unit and the space around it
- Where the property is and what kind of building it is
- The fuse board and where it is in the property
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the inside and outside of the property where the work is, plus the rating plate of any unit already there. Tell us the address and what you need, and many jobs can be priced from that.
Homes in Shellingford and heat pumps
About 32% of homes in and around Shellingford have been built since 2000, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax records. Lower heat loss in recent homes often means a smaller heat pump and fewer radiator changes. The middle of Shellingford is part of the Shellingford Conservation Area. Historic England lists about 9 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Shellingford, including Church of St Faith (grade I). So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area?
Older homes near Church of St Faith may need extra checks for planning and heat loss before a heat pump is designed.
Shellingford is about 6 miles north-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Our engineers cover Shellingford for air source heat pumps, along with the rest of Oxfordshire. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire. Guildford, roughly 50 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Postcode districts we cover here: SN7. Church Street and Fernham Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Nearby, we also cover air source heat pumps in Stanford in the Vale (1 mile east), Hatford (2 miles north-east), Baulking (2 miles south), Bow (2 miles east) and Fernham (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (15 miles north-east), Didcot (13 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles east) and Witney (10 miles north).
Near you in Shellingford
Around Shellingford, our work takes us to homes and businesses near Faringdon Community College and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Faringdon Castle (1.9 miles north-west) and Faringdon Museum (2.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Badbury Hill.
Do you need air source heat pumps in Shellingford?
Some homes heated by electric heaters or storage heaters consider a heat pump instead. A survey shows whether a heat pump suits the property and what would need to change, and we explain the grant position for your home.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Planning and permitted development questions
Sizing comes from the heat each room loses on a cold day, not from the size of the old boiler.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you get at the end
- Whether the quote shows VAT clearly
- Whether they looked at the job before pricing it
Leave it or put it right?
If the emitters can’t give out enough heat, some rooms will not get warm enough. The survey picks this up before installation. A dirty or faulty system works harder and costs more to run.
Height, access and the distance between the indoor and outdoor units all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- We reply to enquiries the same working day
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A 24/7 emergency line
- Every job looked at before it’s priced
Read how installs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
From one of our customers
“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