Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in Shillingford
Air source heat pumps for Shillingford and the surrounding area: a survey or diagnosis, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed-price quote.
- Finding a place for the outdoor unit
- Questions about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Checking whether planning permission is needed
Air source heat pumps for homes and businesses in Shillingford
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 cannot be used solely for cooling or sit within the curtilage of a listed building. We look at the planning position for your home during the survey. If you are dealing with plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump and deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home, we can help.
Older and listed homes in villages like Shillingford need extra care, because permitted development does not apply within the grounds of a listed building, so consent comes first.
Refrigerant work is written up in the F-Gas records: 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
- Shillingford (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Guide price
- Air-to-water £8,000–£16,000 before any grant (0% VAT for homes)
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
The extra £1,500 for homes heated by oil or LPG with no mains gas is available until March 2027. For homes that qualify, that’s a reason to look into it now. Booking before summer means the work in Shillingford is done before the hot weather.
Our prices page shows typical ranges, but each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed-price quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- Checkatrade member
- NICEIC approved electrical contractors
- Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba and more
- F-Gas company certification
Heat pumps in Shillingford: local notes
Roughly a third of a mile or less from central Shillingford, you reach the Shillingford Conservation Area. In the mile around Shillingford’s centre, 3 conservation areas have been designated. On the National Heritage List, around 49 entries fall within 0.5 miles of the middle of Shillingford; The Manor House (grade II*) is one. So the heat pump survey asks two extra questions here: is the home listed, and is it inside a conservation area? At about 46 miles from central London, Shillingford sits inside the area we cover across London and the South East.
Live in one of the older houses around Church of St Lawrence? Expect the survey to look closely at heat loss and at the building’s planning status. If your home is listed, like Brightwell Manor about 1.8 miles south-west, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
Shillingford is about 5 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Our engineers cover Shillingford for air source heat pumps and across the rest of Oxfordshire. Count every place we list in Oxfordshire and you reach 443, with Shillingford on the list. Guildford, roughly 36 miles off, has its own page on this site.
If your postcode is in OX10, we can take the job on. Warborough Road, New Road and Hartley Close and the roads off them are all inside our area. Close to Shillingford, our area also takes in Warborough (1 mile north), Dorchester (1 mile north-west), Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (1 mile south-west), Benson (2 miles south-east) and Berrick Salome (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (9 miles north-west), Didcot (5 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles north-west) and Thame (11 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Shillingford
In Shillingford, that means homes and buildings near The Six Bells Inn and Wallingford School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Cholsey station, about 4.3 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum (1.9 miles north) and Brightwell Castle (1.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Ewelme Watercress Beds and Wittenham Clumps.
Common questions in Shillingford
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Shillingford?
Yes, the scheme covers homes in England, including Shillingford, 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. As an MCS certified installer, we apply for it on your behalf.
Do you cover smaller places like Shillingford?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. Visits to smaller places are planned so the engineer arrives with what the job needs.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Call the emergency line and tell us the make, the symptoms and any error code, and we will advise on what to do next.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes, on every job. A new system comes with commissioning details, F-Gas records and the manufacturer’s warranty information, and repairs and services get a record of the work.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, normally whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Should I choose air-to-water or air-to-air?
Air-to-water suits homes with radiators and a cylinder; air-to-air suits rooms that need heating and cooling, and we help you choose. We install both types.
Will you make a mess?
We put dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work first, and the area is kept tidy throughout. Before we leave, we clear up and run through the work with you.
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What we do, step by step
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before work begins so it does not catch you out. For businesses, we can typically work room by room or zone by zone. The work takes a few days on site, depending on the cylinder, the radiators and the pipework involved. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Shillingford.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- We survey for heat loss and look at radiators, cylinder space and outdoor unit options.
- We recommend air-to-water or air-to-air and check the grant position.
- 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
- Tell us about any building rules, permits or sign-in
- Unlock any gate, garage or side passage we need
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
Get a fixed-price quote
Need a price for air source heat pumps? Please phone 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk with a few details about the property. We’ll explain what we’d recommend and why, then send a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
Advice
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Any gas work on the existing boiler
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Formal advice on VAT for your situation
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
- Underfloor heating
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Hot water cylinders
What owners can safely do
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 a breaker trips again after you reset it, leave it off and phone us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
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