Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Heat pump installers in South Hinksey
Need air source heat pumps in South Hinksey? We look at the job first, give you a fixed-price quote and do the work at a time that suits you, then sign it off with written records.
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
- Deciding which kind of heat pump suits the home
- A boiler that is getting old
How it works
Protection comes first: sheets over the floor and any furniture nearby and nothing is moved without asking you. After that, anything electrical is made safe and we start. The work on site takes from a couple of days to around a week, depending on the system and how much of the heating changes, and we tidy up before we leave. Rural lanes and tight entrances are worth mentioning before a visit to South Hinksey.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- A heat loss survey is carried out, room by room.
- The design covers the heat pump, emitters, hot water and outdoor unit.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- Then it’s fitted, commissioned and registered with MCS.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the indoor unit, or where it will go
- Make sure we can reach the consumer unit or fuse board
- Name a contact who can meet us at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Getting a quote is straightforward. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits you.
Advice
About our air source heat pumps in South Hinksey
Many air source heat pumps can be installed as permitted development in England, without a planning application. Conditions include a maximum outdoor unit size of 1.5 m³, compliance with MCS 020(a), use for more than cooling alone and a site outside the curtilage of a listed building. We check the rules for your property as part of the survey. If you are dealing with choosing between air-to-water and air-to-air and not knowing whether a grant applies, we can sort it out.
In a place like South Hinksey, some homes are listed, and permitted development does not cover listed buildings, so we check consent first.
Any work on the refrigerant circuit is recorded: what was done, the refrigerant type and any amount added or recovered. File them with the system’s paperwork, as a manufacturer or a future engineer may ask to see them.
- Where
- South Hinksey (OX1)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Guide price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Accreditations
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved, MCS
- Pricing
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Replies
- We reply the same working day
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near South Hinksey
Other services in South Hinksey
How the job changes from property to property
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
In England and Wales, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme offers grants towards heat pumps: £7,500 for air-to-water (and ground source), and £2,500 for air-to-air with strict conditions. The application goes through the installer.
Heat loss surveys
The survey covers the building fabric and how air moves through it, and the size of each room.
Common questions in South Hinksey
Does the Boiler Upgrade Scheme cover homes in South Hinksey?
South Hinksey is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. Air-to-water and ground source systems attract £7,500. Air-to-air gets £2,500, but only where it takes over from fossil-fuel heating and covers the whole home’s heating demand. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
Will you come out to South Hinksey?
Yes, and the size of the place makes no difference to how we work. A few pictures and the postcode are enough to get things started.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for breakdowns that can’t wait. Call 07833 053749 and tell us what’s happened.
Which type of heat pump is right for my home?
Air-to-water suits homes with radiators and a cylinder; air-to-air suits rooms that need heating and cooling. The survey helps decide. Both are part of what we install.
Can I do the refrigerant work myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. The F-gas rules require certified companies and qualified engineers for it, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, usually whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. 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.
Can you look at a system you didn’t fit?
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.
Signs you need air source heat pumps in South Hinksey
When a home is being extended or renovated, it’s a good moment to look at heat pumps. Pipework, radiators and space for a cylinder are easier to plan while work is going on.
Customers normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- Wanting to stop using oil, LPG or gas for heating
- A boiler that is getting old
- Questions about listed buildings or conservation areas
If your home is listed, like Holywell Manor about 1.8 miles north, listed building consent comes before any heat pump work.
What to look for in a quote
- How VAT is shown, and which rate applies
- Who does the electrical work, and whether they can certify it
- Whether they looked at the job before pricing it
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Don’t block radiators or indoor units with furniture
- Look at insulation alongside the heat pump
- Diary the next service
The warranty on the heat pump is the manufacturer’s, on its own terms. We explain the terms for your brand, including any servicing conditions.
Leave space around the outdoor unit. It needs good airflow to collect heat from outside so keep it unobstructed.
What a heat pump looks like in South Hinksey
VOA council tax data put about 39% of homes across South Hinksey and its surrounding area before 1919, and about 41% of households live in terraced houses, according to the last census (2021). Older homes can lose heat faster, so a room-by-room heat loss calculation, and sometimes insulation or larger radiators, comes before sizing a heat pump. In a terrace, the outdoor unit position and the MCS noise check need particular care. Historic England lists about 11 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of South Hinksey, including Church of St Lawrence (grade II*). That affects heat pumps: listed buildings need consent, and conservation areas limit where the outdoor unit can go under permitted development. Where needed, we check with Vale of White Horse council, normally the planning authority here.
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.
South Hinksey is about 2 miles south-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX1 postcode area, our engineers can take on air source heat pumps. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, South Hinksey among them. Our Guildford page covers places nearby (45 miles or so).
Our engineers cover all of the OX1 postcode area and the streets around it. From Barleycott Lane, St Lawrence Road and Church Close to the smaller roads in between, the whole area is covered. If you are just outside South Hinksey, we cover Hinksey Hill (1 mile south), New Hinksey (1 mile north-east), Redbridge (1 mile east), Grandpont (1 mile north) and Chilswell (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (8 miles south), Bicester (13 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles south) and Witney (10 miles west).
Around South Hinksey
Locally, jobs take us to houses, flats and workplaces close to Alexander Library of Ornithology, Greyfriars Catholic School and Oxford Media & Business School and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Raleigh Park (1.3 miles north-west) and The General Elliot pub (less than half a mile north). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, about 1.5 miles north. Nearby you will also find Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (1.4 miles north) and The Story Museum (1.3 miles north). The countryside around South Hinksey includes Lashford Lane Fen and Harcourt Hill.
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