Cotswolds Heating

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Heating engineers in Stow-on-the-Wold

6 heating engineers we list cover Stow-on-the-Wold. All cover the town from nearby. 4 are on a trade register.

Also coversMaugersburyBroadwellDonningtonLongboroughLower SwellUpper SwellOddingtonAdlestrop

See the 6 firmsCotswold District Council

6 of 6 firms

Firms based in the area first, then by distance from Stow-on-the-Wold. Nobody pays for position.

Heating engineers that cover Stow-on-the-Wold
FirmBased inDoesChecksContact
C Wyatt Heating Ltd Chipping Norton OX7
8 mi
Covers Witney, Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh +2		 Boiler installation, Boiler servicing, Boiler repairs, Gas heating, +4
OFTEC Registered business
 01608 670183Website
A&P Plumbing & Heating (Cotswolds) LtdLtd company 13226996 Cirencester GL7
18 mi
Covers Cirencester, Bourton-on-the-Water, Fairford and Lechlade +2		 Boiler installation, Boiler servicing, Boiler repairs, Gas heating, +8
Gas Safe RegisterOFTEC Registered business
 01285 670322Website
Prestige Heating & Electrical ServicesLtd company 12567110 Cirencester GL7
18 mi
Covers Cirencester, Stroud, Witney +7		 Heat pumps, Commercial, Boiler installation, Boiler servicing, +14 Trading, no register found 0800 228 9574Website
CP Jefferies LimitedLtd company 07614791 Ampney Crucis GL7
Covers Cirencester, Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford		 Boiler installation, Boiler servicing, Boiler repairs, Gas heating, +11
Gas Safe RegisterOFTEC Registered businessMCS Certified installer
 01285 851268Website
Fosse Fires Ltd Greet GL54
Covers Stroud, Chipping Norton, Winchcombe +3		 Stoves and flues
HETAS Registered business
 01242 620662Website
Pete Crapper & Sons LimitedLtd company 06849961 Ramsden OX7
Covers Witney, Chipping Norton, Fairford and Lechlade +2		 Central heating, Gas heating, Oil heating, General plumbing, +2 Trading, no register found 01993 868759Website

Short answer

Stow-on-the-Wold sits on an 800-foot hill, so homes face cold winds. About two in three households use mains gas alone, and more than one in ten use oil. Tight streets and old stone buildings make the siting of tanks and heat pumps harder. Warm and Well gives free advice.

Heating engineers in Stow-on-the-Wold by service

How do Stow homes heat?

In the 2021 Census, 784 of the 1,217 households in Stow ward used mains gas alone. That is 64.4 per cent, well below the England share.

Oil heated 145 households, or 11.9 per cent, nearly four times the England share. Another 92 households used electric heating only.

The villages around Stow, such as Broadwell, Donnington and the Swells, are mostly rural. Ask each firm if it services oil boilers there.

Does the hilltop affect a heat pump?

It can. Stow stands on a hill about 244 metres above sea level. The MCS heat load calculator uses the height of a home to estimate air leakage in exposed buildings.

A heat pump must meet the room-by-room heat loss on the coldest design day. In an exposed stone house, draught-proofing first can lower the size you need.

The narrow alleys into the Market Square, called tures, limit access. Ask how the engineer will bring in a new boiler, a cylinder or an outdoor unit.

Which planning rules apply in Stow?

Stow is inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, and its centre is a conservation area. In both, a new flue on a road-facing front or side wall is not permitted development.

A heat pump must not stand nearer a road than the house. Many Stow houses open straight onto the street, so the rear is often the only place for a unit.

If your house is listed, you need permission for a heat pump or an oil tank. Ask Cotswold District Council first.

What else should Stow residents know?

Stow and Maugersbury share one conservation area, and Cotswold District Council publishes its map. Many buildings around the Market Square are listed.

About 13 per cent of Stow households used two or more types of heating in 2021. Another 14 used tank or bottled gas alone.

A heat pump close to a neighbour must still pass the MCS 020a noise calculation. On tight plots, ask the installer to show you the result.

Questions

Can I get extra grant money if my Stow home uses oil?

Yes, until March 2027. GOV.UK adds £1,500 to the £7,500 heat pump grant for homes with oil or LPG and no mains gas.

Who gives free energy advice in Stow?

Warm and Well, for Cotswold District Council, on 0800 500 3076. It can check if you qualify for the Warm Homes Local Grant.

Can a heat pump sit near my neighbour's wall?

Since 29 May 2025, England has no 1 metre boundary rule for heat pumps. The unit must still pass the MCS 020a noise calculation.

Nearby towns

Sources

  1. ONS Census 2021, table TS046 Central heating (Nomis)
  2. Wikipedia: Stow-on-the-Wold
  3. MCS Heat Load Calculator: property information page
  4. Natural England: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England) boundaries
  5. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 1 (article 2(3) land)
  6. Cotswold District Council: conservation area maps
  7. Cotswold District Council: listed buildings
  8. General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 1 (oil tanks, chimneys and flues)
  9. General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 14 Class G (air source heat pumps)
  10. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2025 (SI 2025/560)
  11. GOV.UK: Boiler Upgrade Scheme, what you can get
  12. Cotswold District Council: Warm and Well