Oxfordshire · Heat pump installation
Air Source Heat Pumps in Tilehurst
For air source heat pumps in Tilehurst, choose an F-Gas certified, NICEIC approved company. A fixed price before we start, and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Checking emitters for a heat pump
- An oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life
- Working out where a cylinder could go
Your questions about air source heat pumps in Tilehurst
Do I need planning permission for a heat pump in Tilehurst?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. Historic England lists about 5 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Tilehurst. Heat pumps on houses are often permitted development, but listed buildings need consent and conservation areas restrict outdoor units facing a road. Where it’s needed, we check with Reading council, which is typically the planning authority for Tilehurst.
Can I get the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant in Tilehurst?
Tilehurst is in England, where the Boiler Upgrade Scheme runs. Whether your home qualifies, and for how much, depends on the type of heat pump and the heating it replaces. We hold MCS certification, so the application is ours to make for you.
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 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.
Do you cover Tilehurst?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of the South East, and that includes Tilehurst.
Does servicing affect my warranty?
That depends on the brand. Where servicing is a condition, a missed service could give the manufacturer grounds to refuse a claim and we’ll tell you what your brand asks for.
Which manufacturers do you install and repair?
The main ones, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. For new systems, we recommend a brand and model to suit the job and explain why.
About our air source heat pumps in Tilehurst
We begin with a room-by-room heat loss survey. It shows how much heat each room needs on a cold day so the system is sized to match. Sizing by rule of thumb is not good enough. We’re often asked to deal with an oil, LPG or gas boiler near the end of its life and radiators that may be too small for a heat pump, across hot water cylinders, radiator systems and homes heated by oil, LPG or gas.
If your home near Tilehurst has no mains gas, the grant can be bigger. Until March 2027, homes on oil or LPG without mains gas can get an extra £1,500 through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, with MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership. Our engineers hold the F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
- Location
- Tilehurst (RG31, RG30)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Price guide
- £8,000–£16,000 before the grant, 0% VAT on homes
- Quotes
- Fixed, in writing
- Credentials
- NICEIC and F-Gas, MCS
- Enquiries
- Same working day
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Tilehurst
Other services in Tilehurst
How the job changes from property to property
Heat loss surveys
The survey works out the heat needed room by room. It’s the basis for sizing the heat pump and the radiators.
Air-to-air heat pumps
Since 2025, air-to-air heat pumps can also be permitted development in England, subject to the conditions. Cooling-only units are not included and need a check with the council.
What a heat pump looks like in Tilehurst
The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures date about 54% of homes in Tilehurst and the neighbourhoods around it to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and the 2021 Census found about 66% of households in detached or semi-detached houses. Homes of that age often have cavity walls that may or may not be insulated, which the survey checks. Houses usually have space for an outdoor unit and a hot water cylinder.
With Mapledurham House about 1.6 miles north, it’s worth asking whether your own home is listed before planning a heat pump. If your home is one of the older properties near Tilehurst Methodist Church, the survey checks whether it’s listed or in a conservation area before the outdoor unit position is chosen.
Tilehurst is about 3 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. If you need air source heat pumps in Tilehurst, please ring 07833 053749 or drop us a line for a fixed-price quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Tilehurst included. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Guildford, roughly 25 miles off, has its own page on this site.
Ash Road, Tyle Road and Riley Road and the roads off them are all inside our area. Postcode districts we cover here: RG31 and RG30. If you are just outside Tilehurst, we cover Tilehurst Within (1 mile south-east), Norcot (1 mile east), Little Heath (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile south-east) and Purley on Thames (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Didcot (14 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles north-east), Benson (11 miles north) and Wallingford (10 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Tilehurst
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Round Copse, The Butchers Arms and Little Heath School. The closest station to Tilehurst is Tilehurst station, roughly 0.8 miles north. A little further out are Battle Hospital (1.7 miles east) and Broad Street Mall (2.6 miles east). The countryside around Tilehurst includes South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
What owners can safely do
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. The law requires anyone working on equipment containing F gas to hold the right qualifications, and the company to be certified, and escaping refrigerant can cause cold burns. If you suspect a leak, switch the system off and call us.
What we do, step by step
Testing is the last part of the visit wherever the system can be switched on. Then we show you what we have done and answer any questions, and anything that needs a follow-up is pointed out there and then. The visit takes a few days for most air-to-water installations, with air-to-air systems often quicker. Let us know how to reach the outside wall or outdoor unit at your property near Tilehurst.
- We find out about your home and the heating you have now.
- We measure heat loss for every room.
- From those figures we size the heat pump and decide on radiators, cylinder and outdoor position.
- Cost, grant and VAT appear on one fixed-price quote.
- We install, commission and register the system under MCS.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any managing agent or landlord rules we need to follow
- Clear a path to the units and the space around them
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
How to get a quote
To get a fixed-price quote, phone 07833 053749, or email if that’s easier with the address and a few details about the rooms or units involved. Photos help a lot. You’ll hear back from us the same working day.
Related advice
Rented and managed buildings
Bigger systems bring extra duties: a TM44 inspection by an accredited energy assessor is required at least every 5 years for systems over 12 kW. We can arrange it, prepare the system for it and fix what it finds.
Records are where property maintenance often slips. Each visit produces a dated record, with F-Gas records wherever refrigerant work is involved, ready for a tenant, a buyer or an inspection.
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