£9,000 heat pump grant in Boston
2,541 oil and 304 LPG heated homes in Boston sit off the gas grid, 11.1% of local properties.
How Boston compares
More off-grid than most
Oil and LPG heating is far more common in Boston than across England and Wales, so the £9,000 uplift applies to more homes here.
11% of homes here run on oil or LPG, against 4% across England and Wales. That ranks Boston 49 of 318 councils for off-grid heating.
How Boston heats its homes
Of 25,544 properties with a current certificate.
What the grant is worth here
£9,000 towards an air source heat pump for an eligible off-gas property. A home on the gas grid gets £7,500, so being off the grid is worth £1,500 more.
Eligible off-gas-grid properties. The installer must be MCS-certified and applies on the owner's behalf. Landlords are eligible.
Rented property in Boston
268 of the oil and LPG heated homes here are privately rented. Landlords are eligible for the grant, and these properties also face the EPC C deadline in 2030.
Postcode districts in Boston
Districts that sit mostly or wholly inside Boston.
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