Cotswolds Plumbers

Oxfordshire

Plumbers in Chipping Norton

6 plumbers we list cover Chipping Norton. 1 is based in the area. 1 is on a trade register.

Also coversCharlburyOver NortonKinghamChurchillEnstoneGreat Rollright

See the 6 firmsWest Oxfordshire District Council

6 of 6 firms

Firms based in the area first, then by distance from Chipping Norton. Nobody pays for position.

Plumbers that cover Chipping Norton
FirmBased inDoesChecksContact
Thompson Heating and Plumbing LtdLtd company 04425672 Chipping Norton OX7
Covers Chipping Norton		 Central heating, Commercial, General plumbing, Bathrooms, +11
Gas Safe RegisterOFTEC Registered business
 01608 646575Website
Seasons Plumbing and Heating Moreton-in-Marsh GL56
7 mi
Covers Chipping Norton, Moreton-in-Marsh		 General plumbing, Leaks and repairs, Drains, Hot water cylinders, +10 Trading, no register found 07876 288288Website
Greens Plumbing & Heating Carterton OX18
11 mi
Covers Witney, Chipping Norton, Burford		 Bathrooms Trading, no register found 01993 840767Website
A & J Viles Plumbing & Heating LimitedLtd company 08340192 Middle Barton OX7
Covers Chipping Norton		 General plumbing, Leaks and repairs, Bathrooms, Boiler installation, +1 Trading, no register found 01869 347608Website
JH Plumbing Hailey OX29
Covers Witney, Chipping Norton, Burford		 General plumbing, Leaks and repairs, Bathrooms, Drains, +6 Trading, no register found 07515 284286Website
Pete Crapper & Sons LimitedLtd company 06849961 Ramsden OX7
Covers Witney, Chipping Norton, Fairford and Lechlade +2		 General plumbing, Leaks and repairs, Bathrooms, Central heating, +2 Trading, no register found 01993 868759Website

Short answer

Thames Water supplies Chipping Norton and Charlbury from one supply zone, with hard water at 244 mg/l. Chipping Norton mixes old stone houses with homes built since 2000. Both towns are inside the Cotswolds National Landscape, so a soil pipe on a wall that faces a road needs planning permission.

Plumbers in Chipping Norton by service

What water does Chipping Norton get?

Hard water from Thames Water. The town is in the Charlbury, Over Norton and Woodstock supply zone. Thames Water gives 244 mg/l of calcium carbonate there, or 17.1 degrees Clark.

Charlbury is in the same zone, so the two towns have the same figure.

At this level, Approved Document L asks for scale treatment on the feed to a new water heater or combi boiler. A small inline scale reducer often does the job.

Where are lead pipes most likely?

In the older streets. In the Chipping Norton area, 20.2 per cent of homes on the Council Tax list date from before 1900. In all, 36.1 per cent date from before 1965.

The newer edge of town is different. In the same area, 29.2 per cent of homes were built in 2000 or later.

In the Charlbury and North Leigh area, 42.7 per cent of homes date from before 1965. The Drinking Water Inspectorate says homes built before 1970 may have lead pipes.

How do the conservation areas affect plumbing?

The centre of Chipping Norton has been a conservation area since 1970, and Charlbury since 1974. Both towns are also inside the Cotswolds National Landscape.

In these areas, a new soil and vent pipe on a road-facing front or side wall is not permitted development. Inside work is not affected, unless the house is listed.

For a listed house, ask West Oxfordshire District Council about consent before you add a bathroom or move a waste pipe.

Which plumbing jobs need notice to Thames Water?

Regulation 5 of the Water Fittings Regulations lists them. They include a bath that holds more than 230 litres and a pump or booster that draws more than 12 litres a minute.

A garden watering system that is not worked by hand, and a water softener that uses water to regenerate, also need notice. Thames Water then has 10 working days to reply.

Questions

What lead level did Thames Water find in this zone?

In 2025, Thames Water took 8 lead samples in the Charlbury, Over Norton and Woodstock zone. Each was under 0.9 micrograms a litre. The limit is 10.

Does a plumber need building control sign-off for an unvented cylinder?

Yes. Approved Document G requires a competent person to fit an unvented cylinder over 15 litres, and the work is notifiable.

How do I find a plumber who knows the water rules?

WaterSafe lists plumbers in contractor schemes. The Drinking Water Inspectorate points to WaterSafe for work on lead pipes.

Nearby towns

Sources

  1. Thames Water: check your water quality (postcode checker)
  2. Thames Water: water quality report 2026, Charlbury, Over Norton and Woodstock supply zone
  3. GOV.UK: Approved Document L, volume 1 dwellings, 2021 edition with 2023 amendments (hard water, paragraph 8.8)
  4. Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax stock of properties 2025 (build period, table CTSOP4.1)
  5. House of Commons Library: MSOA names
  6. Drinking Water Inspectorate: lead in drinking water
  7. West Oxfordshire District Council: conservation area maps
  8. West Oxfordshire District Council: list of conservation areas with the year of designation (PDF)
  9. West Oxfordshire District Council: listed buildings
  10. Natural England: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England) boundaries
  11. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, Schedule 1 (article 2(3) land)
  12. General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2 Part 1, Class G (chimneys, flues and soil and vent pipes)
  13. The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, regulation 5 (notification)
  14. GOV.UK: Approved Document G, sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency
  15. WaterSafe: the national register of plumbing contractor schemes