Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Tackley air source heat pumps
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Tackley for heat pump installation. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- A boiler that’s getting old
- Moving away from fossil-fuel heating
- Radiators that may be too small for a heat pump
Heat pumps in Tackley: local notes
The last census (2021) found about 66% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Finding room for the outdoor unit and a cylinder is seldom a problem in homes like these.
Homeowners near Tackley station often ask whether a heat pump can take over from the boiler, and the heat loss survey answers that. Blenheim Palace, roughly 3.8 miles south-west, is a reminder to check your home’s listing status: permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings.
Tackley is about 6 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX5, we can help with air source heat pumps. Count every place we list in Oxfordshire and you reach 443, with Tackley on the list. The nearest of our city pages is Guildford, around 54 miles from Tackley.
Streets in the area include Nethercote Road, St Nicholas Road and St Johns Road, and we cover them all. If your postcode is in OX5, you’re inside the area we cover. We also cover the places around Tackley: Bunkers Hill (2 miles south), Shipton-on-Cherwell (2 miles south), Wootton (3 miles west), Thrupp (3 miles south) and Woodstock (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (10 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north), Bicester (6 miles east) and Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south).
Around Tackley
In Tackley, that means homes and buildings near The Gardiner Arms. There’s a railway station in Tackley itself: Tackley station. A little further out are Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (3.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Woodsides Meadow.
How we handle air source heat pumps in Tackley
Until 31 March 2027, a heat pump installed in residential accommodation carries 0% VAT, with 5% from 1 April 2027. This is HMRC’s energy-saving materials relief, which applies to homes rather than businesses, and for air-to-air systems we confirm the VAT on your quote. This is general information, not tax advice. If you’re dealing with not knowing whether a grant applies and plans to switch to electric heating with a heat pump, we can sort it out.
Older and listed homes in villages like Tackley need extra care, and permitted development doesn’t cover listed buildings, so consent comes first.
Looking after a system is mostly common sense: clear space around the outdoor unit, the cleaning the manual describes and a service at the recommended interval. It also keeps you on the right side of any warranty terms that ask for servicing.
- Where
- Tackley (OX5)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- Fixed, in writing
- Typical price
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Approvals
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for you to do on the day. Just let us in and point us to the units, or to where they’ll be fitted, and we take it from there. At the end, we tidy up and run through the work with you. Photos of the room and the outside of the property help us plan a visit to Tackley.
- We start with your plans and the property.
- A survey covers heat loss, radiators, hot water and where the outdoor unit could sit.
- We explain which type of heat pump suits the home and whether a grant could apply.
- Installation follows on the agreed dates.
- We commission it, complete the MCS certificate and show you how to use it.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
Getting a quote
Our prices page gives typical ranges, but your quote is based on your job, because every property is different. Once we have looked at the job, from pictures or on a survey, you get a fixed price. To start, call us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form.
Advice
Also in Tackley
What you can do yourself, and what needs us
For air conditioning, cleaning the indoor unit’s filters is the main job owners can do, if the manual says so. With the power off, they lift out, can be vacuumed or rinsed and must be fully dry before they go back. On a heat pump, the equivalent is keeping the outdoor unit clear and checking the controls.
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Moving a unit involves the refrigerant circuit, so it needs an F-Gas qualified engineer, and the electrical side needs a competent person. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Questions from Tackley
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Tackley?
It depends on the property. The Tackley Conservation Area is close to the centre of Tackley. 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 do not 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 planning department at West Oxfordshire council, normally the authority for Tackley.
Is Tackley within the area you cover?
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.
What does an air-to-water heat pump cost?
Air-to-water systems are £8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before any grant. Your price depends on the survey, the emitters and the hot water, and you get a fixed-price quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Maintenance contracts are part of what we do, set at the interval the system and the manufacturer’s terms need. Each visit is written up and F-Gas records kept where they apply.
What’s the difference between air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps?
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.
How do you keep the place clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: dust sheets over floors and anything close to the work. Holes and fixings are agreed with you, and we clean up afterwards when we finish.
Why use an F-Gas certified company?
For refrigerant work, both the engineer and the company need the right F-gas credentials. Ask to see proof before you book anyone and we’ll gladly show you ours.
What air conditioning won’t do
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Promising eligibility for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
- Getting planning permission or listed building consent on your behalf
- Tax advice on your own circumstances
If you are not sure, just phone us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Tackley
- Radiator systems
- Air-to-water heat pumps
- Air-to-air heat pumps
- Underfloor heating
- Hot water cylinders
- Homes heated by oil, LPG or gas
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed-price quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and public buildings book us too across Oxfordshire. Larger buildings can be done in stages around the people who use them.
What a customer said
“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